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At a glance
Maratona Città di Palermo 2026 takes place on 15 November 2026 in Palermo (PA), Sicilia. Distances: 42.195 km, 21.098 km. Start at 08:30 from Via Libertà, Palermo.
- Date
- Sunday, 15 November 2026
- Location
- Palermo (PA), Sicilia, Italy
- Start
- Via Libertà, Palermo
- Distances
- Marathon · 42.195 km · Competitive
- Staffetta 4x10,5 km · Competitive
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Start times
- 08:30
- Finishers at the last edition
- Marathon about 200
- Entry fees
- Marathon €50 · Staffetta 4x10,5 km €60 · Half marathon €45
- Registration
- Registration closed on 15 October 2026
- Organiser
- ASD Media@ ↗
- Official website
- palermomaratona.it ↗
- Edition
- 31st edition
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The race
The Maratona Città di Palermo reaches its 31st edition on Sunday 15 November 2026, listed in the FIDAL national calendar with the Bronze label. At 8:30 the marathon, the half marathon and the 4x10.5 km relay start together from Via Libertà, by Piazza Ruggero Settimo. The loop, run once for the half and twice for the marathon, climbs from the 19th-century centre to the Favorita park, passes the Palazzina Cinese and Villa Niscemi, then drops into the Arab-Norman old town through the Quattro Canti, Porta Nuova and the Palazzo dei Normanni, which runners cross inside.
The course is closed to traffic, with drinks every 5 km, sponges from km 7.5 and pacers from 3h00 to 4h15. Fees are among the lowest of Italy's big marathons, from €25 to €50, with free places for large clubs. Bibs and the race pack with Joma shirt and bag are collected at the Expo in Piazza Castelnuovo, where the bag drop is also located on Sunday. After the finish there are refreshments, massages and showers at the athletics ground on Viale del Fante.
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Course
Start and finish on Via Libertà, by Piazza Ruggero Settimo. In 2025 the loop climbed Viale della Libertà to Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Via dell'Artigliere and Viale Diana into the Favorita park, with turnarounds on Via della Favorita and Via Margherita di Savoia, returning via Viale Ercole, the Palazzina Cinese and the courtyard and avenue of Villa Niscemi.
Back on Via Libertà, it went down Via Ruggero Settimo, Via Cavour and Via Roma to Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the Quattro Canti and the cathedral area (Piazza Sett'Angeli, Via Incoronazione), then Porta Nuova, Corso Calatafimi and Piazza Indipendenza, passing inside the Palazzo dei Normanni, seat of the regional assembly, and out onto Piazza del Parlamento and Piazza della Vittoria. The return ran along Via Maqueda, Via Trieste, Via Roma, Piazza Don Sturzo, Via Scinà and Via Turati to Piazza Ruggero Settimo.
The half runs the loop once, the marathon twice. Asphalt with paved stretches in the old town.
Aid stations along the course
| Km | Water | Sports drink | Fruit | Solid food | Sponges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | yes | no | no | no | no |
| 7.5 | no | no | no | no | yes |
| 10 | yes | no | no | no | no |
| 12.5 | no | no | no | no | yes |
| 15 | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| 17.5 | no | no | no | no | yes |
| 20 | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| 22.5 | no | no | no | no | yes |
| 25 | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| 27.5 | no | no | no | no | yes |
| 30 | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| 32.5 | no | no | no | no | yes |
| 35 | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| 37.5 | no | no | no | no | yes |
| 40 | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
- Km5Water
- Km7.5Sponges
- Km10Water
- Km12.5Sponges
- Km15Water, Sports drink
- Km17.5Sponges
- Km20Water, Sports drink
- Km22.5Sponges
- Km25Water, Sports drink, Fruit
- Km27.5Sponges
- Km30Water, Sports drink, Fruit
- Km32.5Sponges
- Km35Water, Sports drink, Fruit, Solid food
- Km37.5Sponges
- Km40Water, Sports drink, Fruit, Solid food
The sponge for the sponge stations is in the race pack. Shuttles for runners who drop out at every aid station.
Source: palermomaratona.it ↗Entry fees
- Until 14 April 2026€25
- Until 14 June 2026€30
- Until 14 September 2026€40
- Until 30 October 2026Now€50
What's included
- Race pack
- Technical shirt
- Aid stations
- Pacers
- Chip timing
- Finisher medal
- Bag drop
- Sponge stations
- Cronometraggio
- Showers
- Massages
- Medical assistance
- Navetta ritirati
- Finisher certificate
- Ristoro finale
Rules and requirements
- FIDAL membersMembers of an Italian athletics club (Italian Athletics Federation).
- RuncardFIDAL card for runners without a club: buy it online and pair it with a competitive athletics medical certificate.
- Sports promotion bodiesMembers of an Italian sports promotion body recognised by FIDAL, with a competitive medical certificate.
- International runnersMembers of a federation affiliated to World Athletics, or with a Runcard and a competitive medical certificate.
Open to FIDAL members (from 18 for the half and relay, from 20 for the marathon), athletes of World Athletics member federations with a self-declaration of membership, and Runcard EPS or Runcard holders aged 20+ with a competitive medical certificate for athletics (wording such as «running» or «marathon» is not accepted). Non-resident foreigners can use the health form signed by their own doctor, or run non-competitively by signing a waiver when collecting the race pack.
Online fees on ENDU: marathon €25 from 15 January, €30 from 15 April, €40 from 15 June, €50 from 15 September; half €20, €25, €30 and €45; relay €60 to €80. Entries closed on 15 October. Clubs get one free marathon place for every 10 entries (up to 10 out of 100).
The fee includes shirt, aid stations, disposable chip timing, bag drop, medal and medical assistance; it is not refundable, but by 2 November you can transfer it or defer to the following year for €7. Time limit 5h30 for the marathon and 2h50 for the half. Prizes in kind for the top three overall, age-group winners and the top three clubs; no prize money for Runcard holders. Bicycle escorts are forbidden.
