Marathons in December 2026
36 marathons, 30 half marathons and 7 ultras take place in December 2026: 11 in Europe, 21 in North America, 35 in Asia, 2 in Africa, 4 in Oceania.
The flattest marathon is the Palm Beaches Marathon (26 m of climbing); the hilliest is the Ultra Desert 8 Marathon (1,530 m).
For cool racing conditions, the Kiawah Island Marathon usually starts around 9°C.
The biggest field is at the Valencia Marathon, with about 30,500 finishers.
🇹🇭 Chiang Dao, Thailand
Chiang Mai by UTMB Chiang Dao 160
4 Dec 2026In 54 days
Gain
9,800 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$350
173 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai by UTMB Elephant 100
4 Dec 2026In 54 days
Gain
5,500 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$260
100 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇮🇱 Beit She'an, Israel
Ir VaEmek Half Marathon (Beit She'an)
4 Dec 2026In 54 days
Gain
50 m
Start temp
12°C
Entry
$75
Half marathonOpen entryfasthistoric
🇪🇸 Costa Teguise, Spain
Lanzarote International Marathon
5 Dec 2026In 55 days
Gain
60 m
Start temp
17°C
Entry
$105
MarathonOpen entrycoastalsmall field
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai by UTMB Hmong 50
5 Dec 2026In 55 days
Gain
3,000 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$205
63 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇳🇿 Te Anau, New Zealand
Kepler Challenge
5 Dec 2026In 55 days
Gain
1,350 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$230
60 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇪🇸 Puerto del Carmen, Spain
Lanzarote International Half Marathon
5 Dec 2026In 55 days
Gain
40 m
Start temp
19°C
Entry
$85
Half marathonOpen entrycoastal
🇳🇿 Te Anau, New Zealand
Luxmore Grunt
5 Dec 2026In 55 days
Gain
900 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$160
27 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Singapore International Half Marathon
5 Dec 2026In 55 days
Gain
100 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$145
Half marathonOpen entrybig citycoastal
🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain
Valencia Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
40 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$205
MarathonLotteryfastbig city
🇯🇵 Naha, Japan
NAHA Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
230 m
Start temp
21°C
Entry
$70
MarathonOpen entryhillycoastal
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
Shanghai Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
30 m
Start temp
8°C
Entry
$50
MarathonLotteryfastbig city
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen Marathon
6 Dec 2026est.In 56 days
Gain
100 m
Start temp
14°C
Entry
$40
MarathonLotterybig city
🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Singapore International Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
215 m
Start temp
25°C
Entry
$160
MarathonOpen entrybig citycoastal
🇯🇵 Oiso, Japan
Shonan International Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
60 m
Start temp
8°C
Entry
$105
MarathonOpen entrycoastalfast
🇺🇸 Folsom, United States
California International Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
100 m
Start temp
6°C
Entry
$200
MarathonOpen entryfastdownhill
🇰🇾 George Town, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
30 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
MarathonOpen entrycoastalsmall field
🇰🇾 George Town, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Half Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
15 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entrycoastalsmall field
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai by UTMB Suthep 20
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
1,100 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$105
26 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇯🇵 Hadano, Japan
Hadano Tanzawa Minase Marathon (Half)
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
300 m
Start temp
8°C
Entry
$45
Half marathonOpen entryhillysmall field
🇲🇴 Macau, Macau
Macao International Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
150 m
Start temp
16°C
Entry
$40
MarathonOpen entrycoastalsmall field
🇲🇴 Macau, Macau
Macao International Marathon (Half)
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
80 m
Start temp
16°C
Entry
$35
Half marathonOpen entrycoastal
🇯🇵 Matsue, Japan
Matsue Castle Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
100 m
Start temp
8°C
Entry
$85
MarathonOpen entryscenichistoric
🇲🇽 Mazatlán, Mexico
Gran Maratón Pacífico Mazatlán
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
30 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
MarathonOpen entrycoastalfast
🇲🇽 Mazatlán, Mexico
Gran Maratón Pacífico Mazatlán Half
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
20 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entrycoastalfast
🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta Half Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
20 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entrycoastal
🇮🇳 Pune, India
Pune International Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
100 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$25
MarathonOpen entryhistoricbig city
🇯🇲 Kingston, Jamaica
Reggae Marathon Half Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
30 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entrycoastal
🇨🇷 San José, Costa Rica
San José Costa Rica Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
300 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
MarathonOpen entryhillysmall field
🇨🇷 San José, Costa Rica
San José Costa Rica Half Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
150 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entry
🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis-Carthage Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
60 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
MarathonOpen entryhistoricbig city
🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis-Carthage Half Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
30 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entrybig city
🇳🇿 Whanganui, New Zealand
Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
80 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$45
MarathonOpen entrysmall field
🇳🇿 Whanganui, New Zealand
Whanganui 3 Bridges Half Marathon
6 Dec 2026In 56 days
Gain
40 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$40
Half marathonOpen entrysmall field
🇴🇲 Al Hamra, Oman
Oman by UTMB Hajar Ultra
10 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
8,000 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$350
154 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇴🇲 Al Hamra, Oman
Oman by UTMB Jabal Classic
10 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
5,000 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$280
103 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇴🇲 Izki, Oman
Oman by UTMB Skyward Canyon
11 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
2,400 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$195
50 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon
12 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
30 m
Start temp
20°C
Entry
$105
MarathonOpen entryfastbig city
🇺🇸 Kiawah Island, United States
Kiawah Island Marathon
12 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
39 m
Start temp
9°C
Entry
—
MarathonOpen entryfastcoastal
🇺🇸 Kiawah Island, United States
Kiawah Island Half Marathon
12 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
20 m
Start temp
9°C
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entryfastcoastal
🇴🇲 Nizwa, Oman
Oman by UTMB Old Capital Trail
12 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
1,400 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$130
32 kmTrailOpen entryhilly
🇲🇾 Batu Kawan, Malaysia
Penang Bridge International Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
120 m
Start temp
25°C
Entry
$70
MarathonOpen entrycoastal
🇺🇸 Honolulu, United States
Honolulu Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
120 m
Start temp
22°C
Entry
$255
MarathonOpen entrycoastalscenic
🇺🇸 Dallas, United States
Dallas Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
200 m
Start temp
7°C
Entry
$170
MarathonOpen entrybig city
🇲🇽 Monterrey, Mexico
Monterrey Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
100 m
Start temp
12°C
Entry
$90
MarathonOpen entryfastbig city
🇪🇸 Cordoba, Spain
Cordoba Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
50 m
Start temp
8°C
Entry
$35
Half marathonOpen entryhistoric
🇪🇸 Seville, Spain
Seville - Los Palacios Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
20 m
Start temp
11°C
Entry
$20
Half marathonOpen entryfast
🇺🇸 Biloxi, United States
Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
30 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$190
MarathonOpen entrycoastalfast
🇺🇸 Biloxi, United States
Mississippi Gulf Coast Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
15 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$170
Half marathonOpen entrycoastalfast
🇯🇵 Fujikawaguchiko, Japan
Mt. Fuji International Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
300 m
Start temp
5°C
Entry
$160
MarathonOpen entryscenichilly
🇯🇵 Nara, Japan
Nara Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
350 m
Start temp
8°C
Entry
$85
MarathonOpen entryhistorichilly
🇺🇸 West Palm Beach, United States
Palm Beaches Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
26 m
Start temp
20°C
Entry
$150
MarathonOpen entryfastcoastal
🇺🇸 West Palm Beach, United States
Palm Beaches Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
15 m
Start temp
20°C
Entry
$125
Half marathonOpen entryfastcoastal
🇲🇾 Batu Kawan, Malaysia
Penang Bridge International Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
60 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$65
Half marathonOpen entrycoastal
🇮🇳 Pune, India
Bajaj Pune Marathon
13 Dec 2026est.In 2 months
Gain
80 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$30
MarathonOpen entrybig city
🇮🇳 Pune, India
Bajaj Pune Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026est.In 2 months
Gain
40 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$20
Half marathonOpen entrybig city
🇮🇹 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Reggio Emilia Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
30 m
Start temp
2°C
Entry
$55
MarathonOpen entryhistoricfast
🇮🇹 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Reggio Emilia Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
15 m
Start temp
2°C
Entry
$30
Half marathonOpen entryhistoricfast
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Rock 'n' Roll Mexico City Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
60 m
Start temp
—
Entry
—
Half marathonOpen entryaltitudebig city
🇪🇸 Seville, Spain
Seville Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
26 m
Start temp
10°C
Entry
$30
Half marathonOpen entryfast
🇺🇸 Oracle, United States
Tucson Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
79 m
Start temp
7°C
Entry
$140
MarathonOpen entrydownhilldesert
🇺🇸 Catalina, United States
Tucson Half Marathon
13 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
30 m
Start temp
9°C
Entry
$120
Half marathonOpen entrydownhilldesert
🇮🇹 Pisa, Italy
Pisa Marathon
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
96 m
Start temp
5°C
Entry
$80
MarathonOpen entryfasthistoric
🇨🇳 Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou Marathon
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
30 m
Start temp
13°C
Entry
$40
MarathonLotterybig cityfast
🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Marathon
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
60 m
Start temp
16°C
Entry
$70
MarathonLotterybig cityfast
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai Marathon
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
60 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$45
MarathonOpen entryhistoric
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai Half Marathon
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
30 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$35
Half marathonOpen entryhistoric
🇨🇳 Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou Marathon (Half)
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
20 m
Start temp
12°C
Entry
$20
Half marathonLotterybig city
🇮🇹 Pisa, Italy
Pisa Half Marathon
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
60 m
Start temp
5°C
Entry
$45
Half marathonOpen entryhistoricsmall field
🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Marathon (Half)
20 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
30 m
Start temp
—
Entry
$50
Half marathonLotterybig cityfast
🇮🇱 Almog, Israel
Ultra Desert 8 Marathon
25 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
1,530 m
Start temp
14°C
Entry
—
42 kmTrailOpen entrydesert
🇮🇱 Hyrcania Valley, Israel
Ultra Desert 8 Half Marathon
25 Dec 2026In 2 months
Gain
867 m
Start temp
12°C
Entry
—
Half marathonTrailOpen entrydesert
🇨🇿 Plzeň, Czechia
Plzeň Christmas Marathon
26 Dec 2026In 3 months
Gain
60 m
Start temp
2°C
Entry
$25
MarathonOpen entrysmall field