Photo: © ASD GIOMASLa Mezza di Garda
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At a glance
La Mezza di Garda 2027 takes place on 31 January 2027 in Garda (VR), Veneto. Distances: 21.098 km, 10 km, 5.5 km. Start at 09:00 from Lungolago Regina Adelaide, Garda (VR).
- Date
- Sunday, 31 January 2027
- Location
- Garda (VR), Veneto, Italy
- Start
- Lungolago Regina Adelaide, Garda (VR)
- Distances
- La Mezza · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Corri Garda 10 km · Competitive
- Corri Garda 10 km non competitiva · Non-competitive
- Fun Run Garda 5,5 km · Non-competitive
- Start times
- La Mezza 09:00 · Corri Garda 10 km 09:05 · Corri Garda 10 km non competitiva 09:05 · Fun Run Garda 5,5 km 09:10
- Entry fees
- La Mezza €35 · Corri Garda 10 km €24 · Fun Run Garda 5,5 km €15
- Registration
- Registration open until 22 January 2027 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- ASD GIOMAS
- Official website
- lamezzadigarda.org ↗
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
La Mezza di Garda is run on Sunday 31 January 2027 in Garda, on the Verona shore of the lake, organised by Team Otc and Team Giomas with the towns of Garda and Bardolino. Start and finish are on the Lungolago Regina Adelaide, the town's lakeside promenade, next to the Congress Centre where bibs are collected. The half marathon, certified and in the FIDAL national calendar, starts at 9:00, followed at 9:05 by the 10 km Corri Garda, competitive or non-competitive, and then the non-competitive 5.5 km Fun Run, open to all from age 14.
The course runs along the lake towards Bardolino and then climbs into Garda's inner streets before returning to the lakefront. Fees rise with the number of entrants: the half starts at €30, the 10 km at €22 and the Fun Run at €15. A race pack with local products, medal, chip, drink stations and bag drop are included; the half is capped at 2,500 entrants.
Course
Start and finish on the Lungolago Regina Adelaide in Garda. In the first half the half marathon follows the shore of Lake Garda southwards on regional road 249, below the Rocca, into the Bardolino area, and returns on the pedestrian lakefront; in the second half it heads inland through Garda's inner streets and returns to the lakefront for the finish.
The course uses municipal roads, the regional road and pedestrian and cycle paths, all on asphalt, with full or partial closure to traffic. The 10 km and the Fun Run use the same roads for the required length. The website publishes a map and an elevation profile; drink stations along the course and a final refreshment point at the start/finish.
Entry fees
- Until 15 October 2026O primi 300 iscritti€30
- Until 22 January 2027NowDal 301° al 1000° iscritto€35
- Until 22 January 2027Dal 1001° iscritto€40
What's included
- Race pack
- Finisher medal
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Aid stations
- Ristoro finale
- Bag drop
- Changing rooms
- Medical assistance
- Finisher certificate
Rules and requirements
- FIDAL membersMembers of an Italian athletics club (Italian Athletics Federation).
- Sports promotion bodiesMembers of an Italian sports promotion body recognised by FIDAL, with a competitive medical certificate.
- RuncardFIDAL card for runners without a club: buy it online and pair it with a competitive athletics medical certificate.
- International runnersMembers of a federation affiliated to World Athletics, or with a Runcard and a competitive medical certificate.
The half and the competitive Corri Garda are open to FIDAL members for 2027 from the Junior category up, members of sports promotion bodies with a Runcard EPS and a competitive certificate for athletics, Runcard holders aged 20+ with a certificate and members of foreign federations affiliated to World Athletics; unaffiliated foreigners can run the half in tourist format, without a certificate but with a signed declaration and without prizes. The Fun Run is open to everyone from age 14.
Half marathon fees: €30 for the first 300 entrants or until 15 October 2026, €35 from the 301st to the 1,000th, €40 thereafter; 10 km €22, €24 and €28; Fun Run €15 and €18; group discounts from 10 and 20 runners. Entries on Endu until 22 January 2027 (max 2,500 for the half); any reopening costs €45-50 without gadget or medal.
Fees are not refundable: by 22 January you can defer to 2028 or change name for a €10 fee. Time limit 3 hours for the half and 1 hour 30 for the 10 km. Prize money for the top three men and women (€300, €200 and €100) and the top three Italians, a €200 bonus under 1:07:00 (men) and 1:19:00 (women), category prizes in kind. Changing rooms and an unattended bag drop at the Congress Centre; no showers.
