Saturday 15 May 2027
The Running Festival Karlovy Vary is held in the venerable Bohemian spa of Karlovy Vary (English: Carlsbad; German: Karlsbad) where many European notables such as Goethe, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Freud and Marx sought exercise and inspiration.
It's a family-friendly event that offers something for everyone:
- 100m, 150m, 200m bambini run
- 1-mile family run and walk
- 10km
- 21.1km half marathon
- 21.1km relay (teams of four runners: 3x5km+6.1km)
The start and the finish are on the edge of Smetanovy sady (Smetana Park) which is home to the monumental Alžbětiny Lázně (Elizabeth Baths):
The half marathon course is gently undulating and consists of three loops. The first and the third loop take the runners along the Teplá river through the spa area with its many magnificent historic buildings. The second loop runs through residential areas to the western outskirts of the city, passing the Hipodrom Holoubek racecourse and the KV Arena, Karlovy Vary's hockey arena.
Map of the venue:
Running Festival Karlovy Vary 2027:
Date:
- 15 May 2027 (Saturday)
Start time and race distance:
- 14:00: 10km
- 16:00: 1-mile (1.6km) non-competitive family run and walk
- 17:00: 100m, 150m, 200m bambini run
- 18:00: 21.1km half marathon and relay
Event website:
Number of finishers:
| 21.1km | 2-person relay | 4-person relay | 10km | |
| 2026 | 3,756 | --- | 82 teams | 1,196 |
| 2025 | 2,708 | --- | 80 teams | 828 |
| 2024 | 1,813 | 177 teams | 62 teams | 389 |
| 2023 | 1,786 | 173 teams | 47 teams | --- |
| 2022 | 1,796 | 139 teams | 56 teams | --- |
| 2021 | 787 | 71 teams | --- | --- |
| 2020 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 2,785 | 196 teams | 71 teams | --- |
| 2018 | 2,686 | 186 teams | 82 teams | --- |
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.