This marathon calendar provides you with an overview of the most beautiful marathons in the world. You can virtually run a marathon in every country, and in most countries there are several good options.
When you choose your marathon, think about:
- Timing: when will you be ready?
- Weather: what kind of weather do you prefer to train and race in?
- Size of marathon: do you like a race with many runners and a cheering crowd or do you prefer the opposite?
- Financial situation: did you save enough for your marathon trip or do you have a tight budget?
- Marathon goals: is this your first marathon and do you prefer a ‘fun’ race, or are you an experienced runner who wants to beat his PR?
Take these factors into account when deciding about the best marathon for you.
If you are interested in running a marathon in the United States I would recommend you to read my top 10 marathons in the United States article.
An ever-extending marathon guide full of great marathons around the world is definitely worth reading as well.
January
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Neujahrsmarathon Zürich | Zürich, Switserland | Website |
| Texas Marathon | Texas, USA | Website |
| Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen, China | Website |
| International Tiberias Marathon | Tiberias, Israël | Website |
| Honigkuchenmannmarathon | Kevelaer, Germany | Website |
| Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai, India | Website |
| Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon | Dubai, UAE | Website |
| Gran Canaria Maraton | Gran Canaria, Spain | Website |
| Khonkaen International Marathon | Khonkaen, Thailand | Website |
| Egyptian International Marathon | Luxor, Egypt | Website |
| ARR Desert Classic Marathon | Surprise, USA | Website |
| Marrakech Marathon | Marrakech, Morocco | Website |
February
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Death Valley Trail Marathon | Death Valley, USA | Website |
| Midwinter Marathon | Apeldoorn, The Netherlands | Website |
| Surf City USA Marathon | Huntington Beach, USA | Website |
| Limassol International Marathon | Limassol, Cyprus | Website |
| Lost Dutchman Marathon | Apache Junction, USA | Website |
| Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon | Hong Kong | Website |
| The IMS Arizona Marathon | Goodyear, USA | Website |
| Maraton de Valencia | Valencia, Spain | Website |
| Guiseppe Verdi’s Marathon | Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy | Website |
| Kilimanjaro Marathon | Moshi, Tanzania | Website |
| Malta Marathon | Medina, Malta | Website |
| Maritzburg Marathon | Durban, South Africa | Website |
| Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | Website |
| Sahara Marathon | Tindouf, Algiers | Website |
March
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Internatinal Antalya Marathon | Antalya, Turkey | Website |
| Marato de Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain | Website |
| Napa Valley Marathon | Calistoga, USA | Website |
| Binnenmaas Marathon | Maasdam, The Netherlands | Website |
| Duchy Marathon | Redruth, UK | Website |
| SOS-Kinderdorpen Strandmarathon | Scheveningen, The Netherlands | Website |
| Los Angeles International Marathon | Los Angeles, USA | Website |
| Maratona della Citta di Roma | Roma, Italy | Website |
| Steinfurter Marathonlauf | Steinfurter, Germany | Website |
| Drents Friese Woldmarathon | Diever, The Netherlands | Website |
| Treviso Marathon | Treviso, Italy | Website |
April
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| North Pole Marathon | North Pole | Website |
| Dead Sea Ultra Marathon | Amman, Jordan | Website |
| ABN AMRO Marathon Rotterdam | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | Website |
| Bonn Marathon | Bonn, Germany | Website |
| Canberra Marathon | Canberra, Australia | Website |
| Connamara International Marathon | Maam Cross, Ireland | Website |
| HAN KAN Marathon | Arnheim, The Netherlands | Website |
| Milano City Marathon | Milano, Italy | Website |
| Paris Marathon | Paris, France | Website |
| LOGUS-De Hoop Marathon Zeeuws-Vlaanderen | Hulst, The Netherlands | Website |
| Antwerp Marathon | Antwerp, Belgium | Website |
| Enschede Marathon | Enschede, The Netherlands | Website |
| Marathon de Nantes | Nantes, France | Website |
| Marathon du Lac d’Annecy | Annecy, France | Website |
| Maraton de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Website |
| Maratona S. Antonio | Padua, Italy | Website |
| Ultraloop Gilze | Gilze, The Netherlands | Website |
| Vienna City Marathon | Vienna, Austria | Website |
| Virgin London Marathon | London, UK | Website |
| Werdauer Waltlauf | Werdau, Germany | Website |
| Zürich Marathon | Zürich, Switserland | Website |
| Boston Marathon | Boston, USA | Website |
| Jaarbeurs Utrecht Marathon | Utrecht, The Netherlands | Website |
| Country Music Marathon | Nashville, USA | Website |
| Rotorua Marathon | Rotorua, New Zealand | Website |
May
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Big Sur International Marathon | Carmel, USA | Website |
| BMO Vancouver Marathon | Vancouver, Canada | Website |
| Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon | Oklahoma City, USA | Website |
| Deep Riverrock Belfast City Marathon | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Website |
| Gutenberg Marathon | Mainz, Germany | Website |
| Maasmarathon | Visé, Belgium | Website |
| Maraton Internacional Martin Fiz | Gasteiz, Spain | Website |
| Maratona d’Europa | Triëste, Italy | Website |
| Shakespeare Marathon | Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK | Website |
| TUIfly Hannover Marathon | Hannover, Germany | Website |
| Volkswagen Prague Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | Website |
| Ultraloop Steenbergen | Steenbergen, The Netherlands | Website |
| Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon | Toronto, Canada | Website |
| iWelt Marathon Würzburg | Würzburg, Germany | Website |
| Leiden Marathon | Leiden, The Netherlands | Website |
| The Great Wall Marathon | China | Website |
| Edinburgh Marathon | Edinburgh, Scotland | Website |
| Haspa Marathon Hamburg | Hamburg, Germany | Website |
| International Peace Marathon in Rwanda | Kigali, Rwanda | Website |
| Marathon Hoorn | Hoorn, The Netherlands | Website |
| Copenhagen Marathon | Copenhagen, Denmark | Website |
| Marathon van Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden, The Netherlands | Website |
| Rigas Maratons | Riga, Letland | Website |
| Mittelrhein Marathon | Koblenz, Germany | Website |
| Stockholm Marathon | Stockholm, Sweden | Website |
| Univé Drenthe Marathon | Drenthe, The Netherlands | Website |
| Calgary Marathon | Calgary, Canada | Website |
| Marathon du Mont Saint-Michel | Saint-Michel, France | Website |
| Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa, Canada | Website |
| Rhein-Ruhr Marathon | Duisburg, Germany | Website |
| Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon | Nepal | Website |
June
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Spitsbergen Marathon | Svalbard, Norway | Website |
| Marathon Nature au Coeur de l’Ardenne | Laroche-en-Ardenne, Belgium | Website |
| Marathon Internacional Rapa Nui | Paaseiland, Chile | Website |
| Rock ‘n Roll Marathon | San Diego, USA | Website |
| Bord Gais Energy Cork City Marathon | Cork City, Ireland | Website |
| LGT Alpin Marathon | Triesenberg, Liechtenstein | Website |
| Laguna Phuket International Marathon | Phuket, Thailand | Website |
| Nacht van West-Vlaanderen | Torhout, Belgium | Website |
| Aabenraa Bjergmarathon | Aabenraa, Denmark | Website |
| Nordmarka Skogsmarathon | Oslo, Norway | Website |
| Santa Claus Marathon | Rovaniemi, Finland | Website |
| Eifelmarathon | Waxweiler, Germany | Website |
| Mauritius Marathon | Mauritius | Website |
| Graubünden Marathon | Chur, Switserland | Website |
| Midnight Sun Marathon | Tromso, Norway | Website |
| Rock ‘n Roll Seattle Marathon | Seattle, Canada | Website |
| The Big Five Marathon | Entabeni Game Reserve, South-Africa | Website |
| Kona Marathon | Keauhou-Kona, Hawaï | Website |
| Marathon du Mont-Blanc | Chamonix, France | Website |
| Pichi Richi Marathon | Port Augusta, Australia | Website |
July
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Paavo Nurmi Marathon | Turku, Finland | Website |
| Gold Coast Airport Marathon | Queensland, Australia | Website |
| Fichtelgebirgsmarathon | Wunsiedel, Germany | Website |
| Zermatt Marathon | St. Niklaus, Switserland | Website |
| Midzomeravond Marathon | Diever, The Netherlands | Website |
| Australia Outback Marathon | Ayers Rock, Australia | Website |
| Swiss Alpine Marathon | Davos, Switserland | Website |
| San Francisco Marathon | San Francisco, USA | Website |
August
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Siberian International Maraton | Omsk, Russia | Website |
| Mount Meru Marathon | Arusha, Tanzania | Website |
| Monschau Marathon | Monschau, Germany | Website |
| Helsinki Marathon | Helsinki, Finland | Website |
| Reykjavik Marathon | Reykjavik, Iceland | Website |
| Victoria Falls Marathon | Zimbabwe | Website |
September
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Haarlemmermeer Marathon | Hoofddorp, The Netherlands | Website |
| DijkenLoopMarathon | Beneden-Leeuwen, The Netherlands | Website |
| The Kauai Marathon | Poipu Kauai – Lihue, Hawaï | Website |
| Torshavn Marathon | Torshavn, Faröer Islands | Website |
| Petra Marathon | Petra, Jordania | Website |
| Jungfrau Marathon | Interlaken, Switserland | Website |
| Marathon du Medoc | Pauillac, France | Website |
| In Flanders Fields Marathon | Nieuwpoort-Diksmuide-leper, Belgium | Website |
| Mergelland Marathon | Meerssen, The Netherlands | Website |
| Münster Marathon | Münster, Germany | Website |
| Tamarindo Beach Marathon | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Website |
| Beekse Marathon | Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands | Website |
| Blackmores Sydney Marathon | Sydney, Australia | Website |
| H.C. Anderson Marathon | Odense, Denmark | Website |
| Maui Marathon | Maui, Hawaï | Website |
| Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | Website |
| Lake Tahoe Marathon | Tahoe City, USA | Website |
October
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Kust Marathon Zeeland | Burgh-Haamstede, The Netherlands | Website |
| Baxters Loch Ness Marathon | Inverness, Scotland | Website |
| Brussels Marathon | Brussels, Belgium | Website |
| Köln Marathon | Köln, Germany | Website |
| Spar Budapest International Marathon | Budapest, Hungary | Website |
| Marathon de Beloeil | Beloeil, Belgium | Website |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, USA | Website |
| Eindhoven Marathon | Eindhoven, The Netherlands | Website |
| Maratona d’Italia Memorial Enzo Ferrari | Maranello, Italy | Website |
| München Marathon | München, Germany | Website |
| Pijnenburg Bosmarathon | Soest, The Netherlands | Website |
| Schwarzwald Marathon | Bräunlingen, Germany | Website |
| Pistemarathon Terdelt | Schaarbeek, Belgium | Website |
| Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Website |
| Mount Desert Island Marathon | Bar Harbor, USA | Website |
| TUI Marathon Palma de Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Website |
| Venice Marathon | Venice, Italy | Website |
| Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | Website |
| Herfstmarathon Brabant | Etten-Leur, The Netherlands | Website |
| Lausanne Marathon | Lausanne, Switserland | Website |
| Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon | Nairobi, Kenya | Website |
| Dublin City Marathon | Dublin, Ireland | Website |
November
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| New York City Marathon | New York, USA | Website |
| Terschelling Marathon Berenloop | Terschelling, The Netherlands | Website |
| Maratona di Palermo | Palermo, Italy | Website |
| Marathon Nice-Cannes | Nice, France | Website |
| Athens Marathon | Athens, Greece | Website |
| Natuurmarathon Kasterlee | Kasterlee, Belgium | Website |
| Turin Marathon | Turin, Italy | Website |
| Marathon van Leens | Leens, The Netherlands | Website |
| Philadelphia Marathon | Philadelphia, USA | Website |
| Firenze Marathon | Firenze, Italy | Website |
| Lanzarote Marathon | Lanzarote, Spain | Website |
| Curaçao Marathon | Curaçao | Website |
December
| Event | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Reggae Marathon | Negril, Jamaica | Website |
| HBN Law Marathon | Willemstad, Curaçao | Website |
| Cayman Islands Marathon | George Town, Cayman Islands | Website |
| Macau Galaxy Resort International Marathon | Macau | Website |
| Maratona de Lisboa | Lisboa, Portugal | Website |
| Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaï | Website |
| Purmerbos Marathon | Purmerend, The Netherlands | Website |
| Spark Marathon Spijkenisse | Spijkenisse, The Netherlands | Website |
| Pisa Marathon | Pisa, Italy | Website |
Source: this marathon calendar is based on a research by Runners World.
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