MARCH 1, 2026

Termal Bologna Marathon

Think Smart Run Far

Three routes in the heart of Bologna. Choose your challenge in one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Italy. Run where sports, culture, history, art, music, and gastronomy intertwine.

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MARATHON

42.195 KM

Experience the emotion of the Termal Bologna Marathon: 42 kilometers of history, passion, and personal challenge, your journey inside a city that has been running towards the future for centuries. Registrations open!

Time limit: 6 hours

Finisher medal

Technical t-shirt

5th edition

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30K DEI PORTICI

30 KM

Every step an arch, every breath a story: 30 KM dedicated to the Porticoes of Bologna, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Get ready for this special distance for an experience that you can only live here. Registrations open!

Time limit: 4 hours 20'

UNESCO Porticoes

Unique experience

Finisher medal

Technical t-shirt

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RUN TUNE UP

21.097 KM

From the start in the historic center to the finish in Piazza Maggiore, 21 km to test yourself and fall in love, step by step, with Bologna. Registrations open!

Time limit: 2 hours 45'

XXII Edition

Finisher medal

Technical t-shirt

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SOLIDARITY

CITY RUN

5 KM

Where research runs free. Run and walk in the historic center of Bologna and raise funds for university research.

Solidarity

For everyone

historic center

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CHILDREN

KIDS MARATHON

TIGOTà

With the Tigotà Kids Marathon, Piazza Maggiore becomes a special playground, where every step of the little ones is a great achievement and a shared smile.

Children

Fun

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Profilo Altimetrico

LF23 INCLUSION RUN

Piazza Maggiore - February 28, 2026

Meeting moment for people with disabilities. An inclusive sporting event organized in partnership with Bologna Marathon to promote a new culture that overcomes stereotypes and prejudices.

START at 9:00 AM

The race start time is finally official, Unified start for 42km, 30Km and 21Km, at 9:00 AM on Sunday, March 1 from Via Irnerio

Assistant MirIAm

BOOK BIB COLLECTION

Request the service only if strictly necessary, it is available for a limited number of athletes.
We want to give everyone who can only be present on race day the opportunity to join us.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation

Book collection

Volunteer Team Applications

At the Termal Bologna Marathon, every volunteer writes a piece of history: helps the runners, welcomes the public, enlivens the city. All in the heart of the city that hosts the oldest active university in the world.

No need to run. Just be there!

JOIN THE TEAM

Book now the MEDAL Engraving

Book now the personalization of your medal and take home a unique memory! At the end of the race you can engrave your name and the time with which you crossed the finish line in Bologna, directly at the Marathon Village in Piazza Maggiore. valid only for medals of races 42km 30km and 21km

BOOK PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF YOUR RACE

For the first time this year it will be possible to pre-purchase the photos and the reel of your race, saving 20% on the cost. The service is entirely managed by PHOTO’ Snc