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Big City Marathons

There are 60 upcoming big-city marathons on the 42Cal calendar, from July 2026 through February 2027. They span 35 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada. Course elevation gain starts as low as 82 ft, with a median of 358 ft across the field.

60
Upcoming races
July 2026 – February 2027
Date range
35
Countries
358 ft
Median elevation

The Races

Jul 26, 2026
Registration Open

San Francisco Marathon

San Francisco, CA, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, Half Marathon, Marathon, 10K, 5K

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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, Half Marathon, Marathon

See full guide
Aug 30, 2026
Registration Open

Maratón de la CDMX Telcel

Ciudad de México, Mexico
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

Republic Square, Satpayev Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 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, Marathon

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 11, 2026
Registration Closed

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Chicago, Illinois, 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

Montgomerylaan, Eindhoven
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

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, 5K, Marathon

See full guide
Oct 11, 2026
Registration Open

SPAR Budapest Marathon

Pázmány Péter Promenade, 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 18, 2026
lottery only

Beijing Marathon

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

Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon

North Bank Park, 311 W Long Street, Columbus, OH 43215
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, CN
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

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Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Chuncheon Marathon

Gongji Stream Bridge, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Marathon

Also: Marathon

See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Frankfurt Mainova Marathon

Frankfurt, Germany
Marathon

Also: Marathon, 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 Open

Marine Corps Marathon

Washington DC, United States
Marathon

Also: 50K, 10K

See full guide
Oct 25, 2026
Registration Open

Nairobi Marathon

Nairobi, Kenya
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Half Marathon

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

Borobudur Temple Park, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

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, United States
Marathon

Also: 5K

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Closed

Athens Marathon

Athens, Greece
Marathon

Also: 10K, 5K, 5K

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Open

EDP Porto Marathon

Porto, Portugal
Marathon

Also: 10K

See full guide
Nov 8, 2026
Registration Closed

Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes

Nice, France
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 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 Closed

Philadelphia Marathon

Philadelphia, PA, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

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

Downtown Memphis (near Beale Street), Tennessee, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

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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

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Dec 12, 2026
Registration Open

ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Marathon

Also: 10K, 5K

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Dec 13, 2026
Registration Open

Honolulu Marathon

Honolulu, HI, United States
Marathon

Also: 10K

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Dec 20, 2026
Registration Closed

Guangzhou Marathon

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Jan 10, 2027
Registration Open

Walt Disney World Marathon presented by State Farm

Orlando, Florida, United States
Marathon

Also: 5K, 10K, Half Marathon

See full guide
Jan 10, 2027
Registration Closed

Xiamen Marathon

Xiamen, Fujian, China
Marathon
See full guide
Jan 15, 2027
Opening Soon

Doha Marathon

Doha Corniche, Doha, Qatar
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Jan 17, 2027
Registration Open

Chevron Houston Marathon

Houston, TX, United States
Marathon

Also: 5K, Half Marathon

See full guide
Jan 17, 2027
Opening Soon

Dubai Marathon

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Marathon

Also: 10K

See full guide
Jan 17, 2027
Opening Soon

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

See full guide
Jan 17, 2027
Opening Soon

Tata Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K

See full guide
Jan 30, 2027
Opening Soon

Riyadh Marathon

Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

See full guide
Jan 31, 2027
Registration Open

Marathon International de Marrakech

Marrakech, Morocco
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon

See full guide
Jan 31, 2027
Registration Open

Miami Marathon

Miami, FL, United States
Marathon

Also: Half Marathon, 5K

See full guide
Feb 13, 2027
Opening Soon

Lagos City Marathon

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Marathon

Also: 10K

See full guide

Compare These Races

RaceDateLocationDistanceElevationStatus
San Francisco MarathonJuly 2026San Francisco, United StatesMarathon350 mRegistration Open
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 2026Republic Square, KazakhstanMarathon400 mRegistration Open
BMW BERLIN-MARATHONSeptember 2026Berlin, GermanyMarathon73 mLottery Only
Warsaw MarathonSeptember 2026Warsaw, PolandMarathon60 mRegistration Open
Kuala Lumpur MarathonOctober 2026Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMarathon280 mRegistration Open
Querétaro MaratónOctober 2026Querétaro, MexicoMarathon360 mRegistration Open
Bank of America Chicago MarathonOctober 2026Chicago, United StatesMarathon150 ftRegistration Closed
Bucharest MarathonOctober 2026Bucharest, RomaniaMarathon40 mRegistration Open
Eindhoven MarathonOctober 2026Montgomerylaan, NetherlandsMarathon25 mSold Out
Marathon Beneva de MontréalOctober 2026Montréal, CanadaMarathon172 mRegistration Closed
Melbourne MarathonOctober 2026Melbourne, AustraliaMarathon100 mLottery Only
SPAR Budapest MarathonOctober 2026Pázmány Péter Promenade, HungaryMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Baltimore Running Festival MarathonOctober 2026Baltimore, United StatesMarathon128 mRegistration Open
Beijing MarathonOctober 2026Beijing, ChinaMarathon102 mLottery Only
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus MarathonOctober 2026North Bank Park, United StatesMarathon80 mRegistration Open
TCS Amsterdam MarathonOctober 2026Amsterdam, NetherlandsMarathon91 mRegistration Closed
Chengdu MarathonOctober 2026Chengdu, ChinaMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Chuncheon MarathonOctober 2026Gongji Stream Bridge, South KoreaMarathon80 mRegistration Open
Frankfurt Mainova MarathonOctober 2026Frankfurt, GermanyMarathon80 mRegistration Open
Irish Life Dublin MarathonOctober 2026Dublin, IrelandMarathon208 mLottery Only
Marine Corps MarathonOctober 2026Washington DC, United StatesMarathon240 mRegistration Open
Nairobi MarathonOctober 2026Nairobi, KenyaMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Yokohama MarathonOctober 2026Yokohama, JapanMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Borobudur MarathonNovember 2026Borobudur Temple Park, IndonesiaMarathon287 mOpening Soon
Istanbul MarathonNovember 2026Istanbul, TurkeyMarathon200 mRegistration Open
New York City MarathonNovember 2026New York City, United StatesMarathon246 mLottery Only
Athens MarathonNovember 2026Athens, GreeceMarathon340 mRegistration Closed
EDP Porto MarathonNovember 2026Porto, PortugalMarathon120 mRegistration Open
Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-CannesNovember 2026Nice, FranceMarathon200 mRegistration Closed
Kobe MarathonNovember 2026Kobe, JapanMarathon50 mRegistration Open
Santander Maratona de CuritibaNovember 2026Curitiba, BrazilMarathon350 mRegistration Open
Philadelphia MarathonNovember 2026Philadelphia, United StatesMarathon651 ftRegistration Closed
Amazing Thailand Marathon BangkokNovember 2026Bangkok, ThailandMarathon—Opening Soon
Beirut MarathonNovember 2026Beirut, LebanonMarathon90 mRegistration Open
St. Jude Memphis MarathonDecember 2026Downtown Memphis (near Beale Street), 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
Honolulu MarathonDecember 2026Honolulu, United StatesMarathon195 mRegistration Open
Guangzhou MarathonDecember 2026Guangzhou, ChinaMarathon80 mRegistration Closed
Walt Disney World Marathon presented by State FarmJanuary 2027Orlando, United StatesMarathon266 ftRegistration Open
Xiamen MarathonJanuary 2027Xiamen, ChinaMarathon80 mRegistration Closed
Doha MarathonJanuary 2027Doha Corniche, QatarMarathon50 mOpening Soon
Chevron Houston MarathonJanuary 2027Houston, United StatesMarathon35 mRegistration Open
Dubai MarathonJanuary 2027Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMarathon30 mOpening Soon
Standard Chartered Hong Kong MarathonJanuary 2027Hong Kong, Hong KongMarathon—Opening Soon
Tata Mumbai MarathonJanuary 2027Mumbai, IndiaMarathon—Opening Soon
Riyadh MarathonJanuary 2027Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi ArabiaMarathon60 mOpening Soon
Marathon International de MarrakechJanuary 2027Marrakech, MoroccoMarathon80 mRegistration Open
Miami MarathonJanuary 2027Miami, United StatesMarathon40 mRegistration Open
Lagos City MarathonFebruary 2027Lagos, NigeriaMarathon80 mOpening Soon

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