Sunday 19 April 2026
The Leipzig Marathon is a long-standing road running event that has been held since 1977 in the sports-mad city of Leipzig, capital of the state of Sachsen (Saxony) in eastern Germany.
It's a family-friendly event offering races for all ages:
- 600m kids run
- 4km run and walk
- 10km run and walk
- 21.1km half marathon
- 42.2km marathon
The start and the finish are at the Red Bull Arena (pictured above) in the Sportforum Leipzig, a vast complex of sports venues, situated approximately two kilometres west of Leipzig's historic centre.
The full marathon is two laps of the half marathon course. Participants must complete the first lap in two hours fourty minutes. The time limit to finish the race is six hours.
The route is certified and mainly flat and fast, and it passes several interesting sights such as the Augustusplatz in the city centre ...
... and the Völkerschlachtdenkmal, a colossal monument erected in 1913 to commemorate Napoleon's defeat in the ‘Battle of the Nations’ near Leipzig 100 years earlier:
Map of the venue:
48. Leipzig Marathon:
Date:
- 19 April 2026 (Sunday)
Event website:
Number of finishers (runners):
| 10km | 21.1km | 42.2km | |
| 2025 | 1,873 | 4,501 | 1,072 |
| 2024 | 1,324 | 3,036 | 788 |
| 2023 | 1,050 | 2,011 | 657 |
| 2022 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 1,458 | 2,300 | 668 |
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.