17-18 October 2026
Just about every runner in Slovenia appears to be on the streets of Ljubljana for the annual Ljubljanski maraton.
Held over a weekend in late October, the event attracts a crowd of over 25,000 athletes of all ages—an enormous number for a city of about 290,000 residents.
The 200m kids fun run takes place on Saturday morning, the 10k race on Saturday afternoon, and the half marathon and the marathon on Sunday morning.
Starting and finishing in the city centre, all three races boast a certified and mainly-flat single-loop course.
The half marathon route features 71 metres of ascent, the marathon 159 metres.
Participants in the half marathon run through northern portions of the city and then around Rožnik, a hill that rises to the west of the city centre.
The marathon route also visits southern and eastern districts.
The routes of the half and the full marathon split shortly after the 20km mark.
The finish line for all races is on Kongresni trg (Congress Square) in Ljubljana's beautiful Old Town.
Map of the venue (finish area):
30. Ljubljana Marathon:
Date, start time, race distance:
- 17 October 2026 (Saturday)
- 10:00-11:00: 200m non-competitive kids run
- 16:30: 10km
- 18 October 2026 (Sunday)
- 9:00: 21.1km and 42.2km
Event website (in Slovene and English):
Number of finishers:
| kids | 10km | 21.1km | 42.2km |
∑ | |
| 2025 | 8,874 | 6,468 | 7,418 | 2,834 | 25,594 |
| 2024 | 8,198 | 5,391 | 5,381 | 2,208 | 21,178 |
| 2023 | 7,460 | 5,121 | 4,972 | 1,611 | 19,164 |
| 2022 | 5,267 | 3,501 | 3,730 | 1,208 | 13,706 |
Archive:
Photos, results and race reports:
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