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Leipzig Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Leipzig
DE

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Race date in 196 days: Apr 18, 2027 Sun
City · Distance: Leipzig · 42.195km · 10km · 4km
Entry fee: Fee TBDVaries by event and entry period
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date Apr 18, 2027 · Soon

2026Date Apr 19, 2026

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D-day as of Oct 4, 2026

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Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

City Marathon running through downtown Leipzig.

Marathon, half marathon, 10km, 4km (running/walking) and children's categories are operated.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

3 race reports

Frank, Bert & OE TeamsportRan in 2025 · Finish time 1:29:46

“The two of us crossed finish in 1 hour 29 minutes 46 seconds. We achieved our target exactly.”

OE Teamsport took part in the 2025 Leipzig Marathon weekend as half marathon team. Frank ran as Bert’s pacer, and they finished together in 1 hour 29 minutes 46 seconds. The other team members also enjoyed the city-centre course and the atmosphere after the finish.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Nach 1:29:46 überquerten die Zwei die Ziellinie. Das nennt sich Punktlandung.

Read the original on Oehlschlegel Service GmbH

Alexander WeisserRan in 2025 · Finish time 2:35:49

“We are all winners and finishers.”

The TF Feuerbach team took part in the 2025 Leipzig Marathon as a group. On the flat urban course, Alexander Weisser recorded 2 hours 35 minutes 49 seconds, and the participants remembered the event as a multi-day trip that combined the race with sightseeing in the city, a boat tour and local meals.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Jeder von uns ist ein Sieger und ein Finisher.

Read the original on TF Feuerbach

M_RRan in 2017

“The race was faultless in terms of organization.”

The runner experienced clear signage and crowd support on the two-lap full course. The runner was disappointed by the heat of around 20°C, the distant baggage storage area, and the lack of seating near the finish.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Die Organisation war vom Ablauf her tadellos.

Read the original on RUNNER'S WORLD Forum

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

So nah wart ihr noch nie an einem Rennen: Leipzig Marathon 2025 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️📈 | woman race vlog

Richard Vogelsang

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This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 42.195km I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 10:00

Time limitMarathon: 6 hours

Marathon: 6 hours (gun time) · half marathon: 3 hours 15 minutes · 10K: 2 hours 15 minutes; all course close at 16:00

The start time and cut-off follow the official announcement (checked Aug 3, 2026) — re-check on the official page before entering.

START

At the sports forum

Start · Google Maps

The start and finish are at Am Sportforum, near Red Bull Arena and Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig.

Course passes Waldplatz and Friedrich-Ebert-Straße before reaching the New Town Hall, Augustusplatz,

the Grassi Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig University Hospital and the former exhibition grounds in succession.

It then loops around the German National Library and the German Square before continuing past Bayerischer Bahnhof and the Monument to the Battle of the Nations.

Heading south, the route passes the Kolábřizirkus, Gründerzeit buildings in the southern suburbs,

the southern floodplain forest and Clara-Zetkin-Park, then crosses the Pleiße and Elster flood channels.

After passing the Karl Heine Canal and the former Heilandskirche,

runners enter an approximately 800m finishing straight in front of the Faculty of Sport Sciences.

The marathon completes this urban loop course one more time to cover 42.195km.

In 2026, there were 1,677 marathon participants and 6,500 half marathon participants.

The event's origins date back to a 40km race in 1897, while its current format has continued since 1977.

Typical race-season temperature: around 10°C (49°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Event T-shirt

Finisher certificate

Bag drop

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

Pick up your bib at the expo

Jahnallee 59, 04109 Leipzig / 4/17 10:00-19:00, 4/18 08:00-13:00, up to 30 minutes before the start

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

Tram stop Sportforum Süd / Waldplatz (Leipzig tram lines 3, 7, 8, 15) or Feuerbachstraße / Waldplatz (line 4)

Start and finish for all race distances are at 'Am Sportforum', Leipzig.

Reachable via tram lines 3, 7, 8 and 15 to 'Sportforum Süd' or 'Waldplatz', or line 4 to 'Feuerbachstraße' or 'Waldplatz'.

No parking at the venue.

Race date 18 April 2027 confirmed by multiple race calendars.

Tram-access details sourced from prior editions;

free-transport benefit is a recurring annual policy.

Getting to the finish

Tram stop Sportforum Süd / Waldplatz (Leipzig tram lines 3, 7, 8, 15) or Feuerbachstraße / Waldplatz (line 4)

Finish is at the same Am Sportforum location as the start.

More details

No dedicated shuttle bus;

instead, the race bib number entitles runners to free public transport (LVB tram/bus network) within MDV fare zone 110 from 05:30-19:30 on race day.

Source · checked Aug 23, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Race week falls in April.

Rather than assuming the temperature, check the forecast before departure and choose your race layers accordingly.

If you are taking part in a long-distance event, decide in advance whether to bring the drinks and energy products you have practiced with.

The marathon repeats the same city circuit course, so conserve energy early and use the point where the final straight begins as a target for the latter stages.

You collect bib and the participant items at a separate marathon campus from the start and finish area.

The collection site is at 59 Jahnallee, the University of Leipzig's Faculty of Sport Science.

Participant shirts, baggage storage, changing rooms, showers and Expo are also available there.

Parking is not available at Am Sportforum or the campus, so use a park-and-ride facility or public transport.

Bib can be used as a free public transport pass in MDV Zone 110 from 5:30 am to 19:30 on race day.

Take trams 3, 7, 8 and 15 to Sportforum Süd or Waldplatz, and tram 4 to Feuerbachstraße or Waldplatz.

Times are local to Leipzig. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotels that make race morning easy

7 places

Distances are straight-line from the start.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

Hotel Lindenau Inn

Hotel · 1.8km

8.4/10(4474)

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Hotel De Saxe Leipzig

Hotel · 1.7km

8.2/10(737)

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Villa 18 Boutique Apartment mit Gartenblick kostenfreies Parken Zoo und Zentrum fußläufig

Accommodation · 1.8km

9.9/10(17)

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Cora Apartments Leipzig

Apartment · 1.4km

9.6/10(161)

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Wohnung in Leipzig Waldstraße

Accommodation · 1.1km

9.6/10(25)

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Apartment Central Leipzig

Aparthotel · 1.8km

9.2/10(3069)

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Apartment Central Am Zoo

Apartment · 1.8km

9.1/10(842)

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Time for you, before and after the finish

47 experiences

Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.

SIT-DOWN TOURS7CARB LOADING7LOCAL TRANSIT5FAMILY PASS7TRAIL & OUTDOOR7CITY TOURS7EASY WALKING7

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Leipzig Marathon

About Leipzig Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run