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Big City Marathons

There are 60 upcoming big-city marathons on the 42Cal calendar, from August 2026 through December 2026. They span 33 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada. Course elevation gain starts as low as 82 ft, with a median of 394 ft across the field.

60
Upcoming races
August 2026 – December 2026
Date range
33
Countries
394 ft
Median elevation

Race data last updated .

The Races

Aug 30, 2026
Registration Closed

Hokkaido Marathon

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Marathon
See full guide
Aug 30, 2026
Registration Open

Hyderabad Marathon

Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Aug 30, 2026
Registration Open

Maratona de Floripa

Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 5K

See full guide
Aug 30, 2026
Registration Open

Maratón de la CDMX Telcel

Ciudad de México, Mexico
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Aug 30, 2026
Registration Open

TCS Sydney Marathon

Sydney, Australia
Marathon

Also: 10K, Half Marathon, 5K

See full guide
Sep 6, 2026
Registration Closed

Maratón Medellín

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Sep 12, 2026
Registration Open

DNB Oslo Marathon

Oslo, Norway
Marathon

Also: 10K, Half Marathon

See full guide
Sep 27, 2026
Registration Open

Almaty Marathon

Almaty, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Sep 27, 2026
lottery only

BMW BERLIN-MARATHON

Berlin, Germany
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Sep 27, 2026
Registration Open

Warsaw Marathon

Warsaw, Poland
Marathon

Also: 10K

See full guide
Oct 2, 2026
Registration Open

Amman Marathon

Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

See full guide
Oct 4, 2026
Registration Open

Kuala Lumpur Marathon

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Oct 4, 2026
Registration Open

Querétaro Maratón

Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Marathon

Also: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon

See full guide
Oct 10, 2026
Registration Open

Kathmandu Marathon

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
lottery only

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Chicago, IL, United States
Marathon
See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
Registration Open

Bucharest Marathon

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
Sold Out

Eindhoven Marathon

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
Sold Out

Long Beach Marathon

Long Beach, CA, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 5K

See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
Registration Closed

Marathon Beneva de Montréal

Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
lottery only

Melbourne Marathon

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

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Oct 11, 2026
Registration Open

Royal Victoria Marathon

Victoria, BC, Canada
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 5K

See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
Registration Open

SPAR Budapest Marathon

Budapest, Hungary
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Oct 17, 2026
Registration Open

Baltimore Running Festival Marathon

Baltimore, MD, United States
Marathon

Also: 5K, Half Marathon

See full guide
Oct 17, 2026
Registration Open

Gyeongju International Marathon

Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

See full guide
Oct 18, 2026
lottery only

Beijing Marathon

Beijing, China
Marathon
See full guide
Oct 18, 2026
Registration Open

Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon

Columbus, OH, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 5K

See full guide
Oct 18, 2026
Registration Closed

TCS Amsterdam Marathon

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Chengdu Marathon

Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Chuncheon Marathon

Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Marathon
See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Frankfurt Mainova Marathon

Frankfurt, Germany
Marathon
See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
lottery only

Irish Life Dublin Marathon

Dublin, Ireland
Marathon

Also: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon

See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Closed

Kanazawa Marathon

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Marathon
See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Marine Corps Marathon

Arlington, VA, United States
Marathon

Also: 50K, 10K

See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Nairobi Marathon

Nairobi, Kenya
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Yokohama Marathon

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Marathon

Also: 5K

See full guide
Nov 1, 2026
Opening Soon

Borobudur Marathon

Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

See full guide
Nov 1, 2026
lottery only

Hangzhou Marathon

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 5K

See full guide
Nov 1, 2026
Registration Open

Istanbul Marathon

Istanbul, Turkey
Marathon
See full guide
Nov 1, 2026
lottery only

New York City Marathon

New York City, NY, United States
Marathon
5.0 (1)

Also: 5K

See full guide
Nov 1, 2026
Registration Open

Toulouse Marathon

Toulouse, Occitanie, France
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Closed

Athens Marathon

Athens, Greece
Marathon

Also: 10K, 5K

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Open

EDP Porto Marathon

Porto, Portugal
Marathon

Also: 10K

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Open

Hanoi Marathon

Hanoi, Vietnam
Marathon

Also: 10K, 5K

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Closed

Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes

Nice, France
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Closed

Okayama Marathon

Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Marathon
See full guide
Nov 15, 2026
Registration Open

Kobe Marathon

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Marathon
See full guide
Nov 15, 2026
Registration Open

Santander Maratona de Curitiba

Curitiba, Brazil
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Nov 22, 2026
Registration Open

Nanjing Marathon

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Marathon
See full guide
Nov 22, 2026
Registration Closed

Philadelphia Marathon

Philadelphia, PA, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Nov 29, 2026
Opening Soon

Adani Ahmedabad Marathon

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Nov 29, 2026
Opening Soon

Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Nov 29, 2026
Registration Open

Beirut Marathon

Beirut, Lebanon
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Dec 5, 2026
Registration Open

St. Jude Memphis Marathon

Memphis, TN, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Dec 6, 2026
Registration Closed

Maratón Valencia

Valencia, Spain
Marathon

Also: 5K, 10K

See full guide
Dec 6, 2026
Registration Closed

Shanghai Marathon

Shanghai, China
Marathon
See full guide
Dec 6, 2026
Opening Soon

Shenzhen Marathon

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Dec 6, 2026
Registration Open

Singapore International Marathon

Singapore, Singapore
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Dec 12, 2026
Registration Open

ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Marathon

Also: 10K, 5K

See full guide
Dec 13, 2026
Registration Open

BMW Dallas Marathon

Dallas, TX, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Dec 13, 2026
Registration Open

Honolulu Marathon

Honolulu, HI, United States
Marathon

Also: 10K

See full guide

Compare These Races

RaceDateLocationDistanceElevationStatus
Hokkaido MarathonAugust 2026Sapporo, JapanMarathon150 mRegistration Closed
Hyderabad MarathonAugust 2026Hyderabad, IndiaMarathon445 mRegistration Open
Maratona de FloripaAugust 2026Florianópolis, BrazilMarathon139 mRegistration Open
Maratón de la CDMX TelcelAugust 2026Ciudad de México, MexicoMarathon109 mRegistration Open
TCS Sydney MarathonAugust 2026Sydney, AustraliaMarathon142 mRegistration Open
Maratón MedellínSeptember 2026Medellín, ColombiaMarathon350 mRegistration Closed
DNB Oslo MarathonSeptember 2026Oslo, NorwayMarathon350 mRegistration Open
Almaty MarathonSeptember 2026Almaty, KazakhstanMarathon400 mRegistration Open
BMW BERLIN-MARATHONSeptember 2026Berlin, GermanyMarathon73 mLottery Only
Warsaw MarathonSeptember 2026Warsaw, PolandMarathon60 mRegistration Open
Amman MarathonOctober 2026Amman, JordanMarathon180 mRegistration Open
Kuala Lumpur MarathonOctober 2026Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMarathon280 mRegistration Open
Querétaro MaratónOctober 2026Querétaro, MexicoMarathon360 mRegistration Open
Kathmandu MarathonOctober 2026Kathmandu, NepalMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Bank of America Chicago MarathonOctober 2026Chicago, United StatesMarathon150 ftLottery Only
Bucharest MarathonOctober 2026Bucharest, RomaniaMarathon40 mRegistration Open
Eindhoven MarathonOctober 2026Eindhoven, NetherlandsMarathon25 mSold Out
Long Beach MarathonOctober 2026Long Beach, United StatesMarathon40 mSold Out
Marathon Beneva de MontréalOctober 2026Montréal, CanadaMarathon172 mRegistration Closed
Melbourne MarathonOctober 2026Melbourne, AustraliaMarathon100 mLottery Only
Royal Victoria MarathonOctober 2026Victoria, CanadaMarathon240 mRegistration Open
SPAR Budapest MarathonOctober 2026Budapest, HungaryMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Baltimore Running Festival MarathonOctober 2026Baltimore, United StatesMarathon128 mRegistration Open
Gyeongju International MarathonOctober 2026Gyeongju, South KoreaMarathon70 mRegistration Open
Beijing MarathonOctober 2026Beijing, ChinaMarathon102 mLottery Only
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus MarathonOctober 2026Columbus, United StatesMarathon80 mRegistration Open
TCS Amsterdam MarathonOctober 2026Amsterdam, NetherlandsMarathon91 mRegistration Closed
Chengdu MarathonOctober 2026Chengdu, ChinaMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Chuncheon MarathonOctober 2026Chuncheon, South KoreaMarathon80 mRegistration Open
Frankfurt Mainova MarathonOctober 2026Frankfurt, GermanyMarathon80 mRegistration Open
Irish Life Dublin MarathonOctober 2026Dublin, IrelandMarathon208 mLottery Only
Kanazawa MarathonOctober 2026Kanazawa, JapanMarathon250 mRegistration Closed
Marine Corps MarathonOctober 2026Arlington, United StatesMarathon240 mRegistration Open
Nairobi MarathonOctober 2026Nairobi, KenyaMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Yokohama MarathonOctober 2026Yokohama, JapanMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Borobudur MarathonNovember 2026Magelang, IndonesiaMarathon287 mOpening Soon
Hangzhou MarathonNovember 2026Hangzhou, ChinaMarathon100 mLottery Only
Istanbul MarathonNovember 2026Istanbul, TurkeyMarathon200 mRegistration Open
New York City MarathonNovember 2026New York City, United StatesMarathon246 mLottery Only
Toulouse MarathonNovember 2026Toulouse, FranceMarathon130 mRegistration Open
Athens MarathonNovember 2026Athens, GreeceMarathon340 mRegistration Closed
EDP Porto MarathonNovember 2026Porto, PortugalMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Hanoi MarathonNovember 2026Hanoi, VietnamMarathon30 mRegistration Open
Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-CannesNovember 2026Nice, FranceMarathon200 mRegistration Closed
Okayama MarathonNovember 2026Okayama, JapanMarathon50 mRegistration Closed
Kobe MarathonNovember 2026Kobe, JapanMarathon50 mRegistration Open
Santander Maratona de CuritibaNovember 2026Curitiba, BrazilMarathon350 mRegistration Open
Nanjing MarathonNovember 2026Nanjing, ChinaMarathon130 mRegistration Open
Philadelphia MarathonNovember 2026Philadelphia, United StatesMarathon651 ftRegistration Closed
Adani Ahmedabad MarathonNovember 2026Ahmedabad, IndiaMarathon60 mOpening Soon
Amazing Thailand Marathon BangkokNovember 2026Bangkok, ThailandMarathon—Opening Soon
Beirut MarathonNovember 2026Beirut, LebanonMarathon90 mRegistration Open
St. Jude Memphis MarathonDecember 2026Memphis, United StatesMarathon214 mRegistration Open
Maratón ValenciaDecember 2026Valencia, SpainMarathon70 mRegistration Closed
Shanghai MarathonDecember 2026Shanghai, ChinaMarathon30 mRegistration Closed
Shenzhen MarathonDecember 2026Shenzhen, ChinaMarathon70 mOpening Soon
Singapore International MarathonDecember 2026Singapore, SingaporeMarathon100 mRegistration Open
ADNOC Abu Dhabi MarathonDecember 2026Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMarathon50 mRegistration Open
BMW Dallas MarathonDecember 2026Dallas, United StatesMarathon843 ftRegistration Open
Honolulu MarathonDecember 2026Honolulu, United StatesMarathon195 mRegistration Open

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