Sunday 25 October 2026
The Frankfurt Marathon is a road running event held annually in late October in Frankfurt am Main, the fifth-largest city in Germany with a population of more than 750,000.
Regarded as one of Europe's most prestigious marathon races, the event has attracted a large number of world-class athletes.
The 42.195km route begins and ends at Messe Frankfurt, one of the largest trade fair grounds in the world.
The start line is on Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage at the foot of the 257-metre-high Messeturm (pictured above). The finish line is inside the Festhalle, a multi-purpose hall with a magnificent steel-and-glass dome, completed in 1909.
With a difference of about 28 metres between the lowest and the highest point on the course, the route is generally flat and fast, and many runners have set a personal record in Frankfurt.
The race is open to marathon runners and relay teams of four.
Map of the venue:
43. Frankfurt Marathon:
Date:
- 25 October 2026 (Sunday)
Start time:
- 10:00: 42.2km marathon (start in four waves)
- 10:35: 42.2km relay
- 10:55: 4.2km Mini-Marathon (kids run)
Event website:
Number of finishers:
| 42.2km | relay | |
| 2025 | 12,329 | 1,616 teams |
| 2024 | 10,273 | 1,483 teams |
| 2023 | 9,674 | 1,446 teams |
| 2022 | 7,948 | 1,029 teams |
| 2021 | --- | --- |
| 2020 | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 10,553 | 1,611 teams |
| 2018 | 10,619 | 1,694 teams |
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