Photo: © Eventi Sportivi Palmanova▶Mezza Maratona Città di Palmanova
Palmanova (UD), Friuli-Venezia Giulia24th editionAt a glance
Mezza Maratona Città di Palmanova 2026 takes place on 29 November 2026 in Palmanova (UD), Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Distances: 21.098 km. Start at 10:00 from Piazza Grande, Palmanova.
- Date
- Sunday, 29 November 2026
- Location
- Palmanova (UD), Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Start
- Piazza Grande, Palmanova
- Distances
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Start times
- 10:00
- Entry fees
- €35
- Registration
- Registration open until 26 November 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Eventi Sportivi Palmanova
- Official website
- mezzamaratonapalmanova.it ↗
- Edition
- 24th edition
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
The 24th Palmanova City Half Marathon takes place on Sunday 29 November 2026, starting at 10:00 from Piazza Grande, the exact centre of the nine-pointed star fortress that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017. Organised by Eventi Sportivi Palmanova and on the FIDAL national calendar, it returns to its original course: completely flat, on asphalt and closed to traffic, with a double pass through the hamlet of Clauiano.
Fees rise in steps from €25 to €40, with online entries until 26 November or until 4,000 runners, and include a technical shirt or sweatshirt, medal, pacers, physiotherapy and a pasta party. The weekend opens on Friday with the Schools Run and on Saturday with entertainment and bib collection in Piazza Grande; on Sunday at 10:15 the «Run against violence towards women» Family Run sets off, and there is also a 21.097 km event on roller skates. Total prize money is €3,750, with €600 for the winners.
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Course
Start and finish in Piazza Grande, Palmanova. The FIDAL-certified course, completely flat and on asphalt roads closed to traffic, leaves the fortress and runs through open countryside in the municipalities of Palmanova, Trivignano Udinese and Santa Maria la Longa, with a double pass through the hamlet of Clauiano, the furthest point of the route, before heading back to Palmanova and Piazza Grande.
The official track is published on the Google map on the race website. Drinks and sponges along the course and at the finish, with pacers for several target times.
Entry fees
- Until 18 March 2026€25
- Until 14 August 2026€30
- Until 31 October 2026Now€35
- Until 26 November 2026€40
- Until 29 November 2026Sul campo gara, fino a esaurimento pettorali€50
What's included
- Pasta party
- Race pack
- Aid stations
- Technical shirt
- Finisher medal
- Sponge stations
- Pacers
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Massages
- Medical assistance
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 from age 18 to 2026 FIDAL members and members of foreign clubs affiliated to World Athletics (with a self-declaration), and from age 20 to Runcard or Runcard EPS holders with a competitive medical certificate for athletics; Runcard holders are ranked but not eligible for prize money. Non-resident, unregistered foreigners aged 20+ can run the same course non-competitively with a waiver.
Fees: €25 until 18 March, €30 until 14 August, €35 until 31 October, €40 until 26 November, €50 on site while bibs last; free entry for over-70s, runners who have finished every edition and athletes with disabilities; discounts for clubs with 5+ entries. Up to 50 running strollers are allowed. The fee includes medal, technical shirt or sweatshirt, gifts, MySdam chip, drinks, pasta party, pacers, sweeper service, physiotherapy and medical care.
No refunds (optional Endu Restart insurance); substitution by 25 November for €5. The chip must be returned (€50 penalty). Prize money totals €3,750, with €600, €400 and €250 for the top three men and women, and prizes in kind for the top three in each category.
