Running events in North Rhine-Westphalia

Running events in North Rhine-Westphalia: 355 with a confirmed date, plus 426 with the date still to be announced. Next up: FALKE Rothaarsteig-Marathon on 17 October 2026 in Fleckenberg / Schmallenberg. Most dates fall in December 2026 (61). Many take place in Köln, Düsseldorf and Essen.

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October 2026

34 events
17Sat, OctFALKE Rothaarsteig-MarathonEdition 23Fleckenberg / Schmallenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning12.5 km22.6 km42.2 km17Sat, OctHerbstlauf des LSV PorzEdition 54Köln-Porz-Eil, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning1 km5 km10 km21.1 km18Sun, OctAlmetal-MarathonEdition 9Büren | Salzkotten | Borchen | Paderborn | Alfen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning42.2 km21.1 km10.5 km18Sun, OctDrei-Brücken-Lauf in BonnEdition 43Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning10 km15 km30 km18Sun, OctHambacher HerbstwaldlaufEdition 67Niederzier-Hambach, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning0.3 km1 km1.9 km3.6 km7 km14 km18Sun, OctLengericher UltratrailEdition 8Lengerich, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDate not confirmed by the organiserRunning · TrailDistances on the organiser website18Sun, OctMüngstener BrückenlaufEdition 51Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDate not confirmed by the organiserRunningDistances on the organiser website18Sun, OctPINK 5K Run Düsseldorf 2026 gemeinsam gegen BrustkrebsDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km18Sun, OctSparkassen HerbstwaldlaufBeckum, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning0.4 km1 km5 km10 km24Sat, OctAltendorf-Ersdorfer ObstmeilenlaufEdition 29Meckenheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5.3 km9.6 km16 km0.4 km1 km24Sat, OctHelberhäuser HauBerg-LaufEdition 29Hilchenbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning2 km5 km10 km24Sat, OctInternationaler Volkslauf HerzogenrathHerzogenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km24Sat, OctNordwalder LaufspektakelEdition 6Nordwalde, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km21 km24Sat, OctSieberather-CrosslaufEdition 4Hellenthal, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDate not confirmed by the organiserRunning5 km10 km25Sun, OctDJK Gütersloh HalbmarathonGütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km21.1 km25Sun, OctDrachenlaufEdition 22Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningDistances on the organiser website25Sun, OctDrachenlaufHeisterbacherrott, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning · Trail25 km25Sun, OctLippeUltraTrailEdition 1Horn-Bad Meinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning · Trail50 km25Sun, OctOeventroper Volks- und StraßenlaufEdition 44Arnsberg-Oeventrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning1.1 km5 km10 km25Sun, OctOttensteiner WottellaufEdition 13Ahaus, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning10 km5 km1.2 km0.8 km0.4 km0.2 km25Sun, OctPink 5K Run KölnFühlinger See, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km25Sun, OctPINK 5K Run Köln 2026 gemeinsam gegen BrustkrebsKöln, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km25Sun, OctRhein City RunEdition 9Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning21.1 km25Sun, OctRöntgenlaufEdition 24Remscheid-Lennep, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km21.1 km42.2 km63.3 km25Sun, OctRöntgenlauf RemscheidRemscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning · Trail5 km10 km63 km31Sat, OctHalloween Run HückeswagenHückeswagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning · Trail10 km31Sat, OctHalloween Run DuisburgDuisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning2.5 km5 km10 km0.5 km1.2 km31Sat, OctHalloween-Run KölnKöln, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km31Sat, OctKreis-CrossmeisterschaftenKreuztal-Ferndorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDate not confirmed by the organiserRunning · Trail3 km6 km7 km31Sat, OctKreis-Wald- und CrosslaufmeisterschaftenIbbenbüren/Dickenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDate not confirmed by the organiserRunning · Trail4 km10 km31Sat, OctLG Marienfeld WinterlaufserieHarsewinkel, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning3 km5 km7.5 km10 km15 km31Sat, OctNärrische Nacht von Steinheim 16. MTR-OpenSteinheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningDistances on the organiser website31Sat, OctOktoberlauf mit Mühlenkreisserie TuS WasserstraßeEdition 36Petershagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km31Sat, OctWittener Sparkassen-AbendlaufBochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km

November 2026

59 events
1Sun, NovViadukt UltramarathonEdition 1Altenbeken, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDate not confirmed by the organiserRunningDistances on the organiser website5Thu, NovMartinslauf SindorfKerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning3 km7 km10 km6Fri, NovPaderborner MartinslaufPaderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning6 km10 km7–8Sat, Nov29 Rursee-MarathonSimmerath, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningDistances on the organiser website7Sat, NovDorstener SparkassenCrossEdition 14Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningDistances on the organiser website7Sat, NovFackel-Lauf WuppertalWuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km7Sat, NovGeilenkirchener CrosslaufEdition 20Geilenkirchen-Teveren, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning4.6 km9.2 km7Sat, NovHerbstwaldlaufMarienheide-Rodt, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km7Sat, NovRUNSchnellweg Essen MülheimEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km21.1 km7Sat, NovSüdsauerlandlauf WendenWenden, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning5 km10 km7Sat, NovTSV Bayer 04 Talent- und Speed-CrossEdition 6Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningDistances on the organiser website7Sat, NovUltramarathon Rund um WertherEdition 2Steinhagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDate not confirmed by the organiserRunningDistances on the organiser website7Sat, NovWeserbergland Backyard UltraEdition 6Höxter OT Lütmarsen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningDistances on the organiser website7Sat, NovWesterwinkellaufEdition 37Ascheberg-Herbern, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning2.8 km5 km10 km8Sun, Nov3TürmeWEG TRAILRUNEdition 6Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning · Trail10 km8Sun, NovAthletik Waldniel JahresendlaufSchwalmtal, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningDistances on the organiser website

Date not yet known

426 events
openlast held: Oct 2026Warburger StundenlaufEdition 34Warburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Burgenpatt UltramarathonEdition 1Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Generali Cologne MarathonKöln, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Herbstlauf OvenhausenEdition 47Höxter-Ovenhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026LuftschifflaufEdition 2Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Luftschifflauf am Flughafen Essen/MülheimEdition 2Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Reeser RheinlaufEdition 3Rees, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Soester StadtlaufEdition 34Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Benefizlauf der WiehenläuferHüllhorst, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Breckerfelder Flower Power Ultra spätEdition 7Breckerfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026ESSENER-SEELAUFEssen, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026KNAX-Fun-RunEdition 3Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Korschenbroicher WaldlaufEdition 21Korschenbroich, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Meckenheimer Apfelstaffel StaffelläufeEdition 4Meckenheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Möhnesee-Pokal-LaufEdition 38Möhnesee-Günne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026NRZ KlosterlaufEdition 30Kamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Oktoberwochen VolkslaufEdition 49Warburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026RothaarwaldlaufEdition 53Bad Berleburg - Aue, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Saerbecker KirmeslaufEdition 33Saerbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Sparkassen-Phoenix-HalbmarathonEdition 13Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Stimberg-HaardlaufEdition 21Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Volks und Feuerwehrlauf RhedeEdition 9Rhede, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Warburger OktoberwochenlaufEdition 49Warburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026Weiner Family RunOchtrup, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 20264km Shakeout-RunDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Oct 2026EGE Verl CitylaufEdition 13Verl, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Bergkloster-LaufEdition 4Bestwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026BergklosterlaufEdition 4Bestwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Detten Urban RunEmsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Dortmunder FamilienlaufDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Duisburg Urban-RunDuisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Herner St. Martini City-LaufEdition 21Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Holy Aperoly RunDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026MichaelislaufEdition 37Gronau-Epe, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Neandertal-LaufEdition 36Erkrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026NeandertallaufEdition 36Erkrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Schmugglertrail UltramarathonEdition 1Nideggen-Schmidt, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning · Trailopenlast held: Sept 2026ZeroHungerRunBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Appelhülsener LandlaufEdition 6Appelhülsen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026BöckstiegellaufEdition 22Werther, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Brückenlauf WetterEdition 10Wetter, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Drei-Täler-LaufMettingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026DROLAUF! Landschafts- und Genusslauf bei Olpe im schönen SauerlandDrolshagen (Sauerland), North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Halveraner HerbstlaufEdition 12Halver, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026help and hope 12-Stunden Charity GoKart-RennenDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Hotfoot Run WarsteinWarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Lauf „Rund um den Grengel“Edition 33Engelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026OnkolaufEdition 22Grugapark, Essen-Rüttenscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Volksbank-Citylauf TelgteEdition 19Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Weezer 3 x 5 km StaffellaufEdition 40Weeze, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Nachtlauf über 7 Meilen und 30. Jedermannlauf über 3,1 Meilen (5 km)Edition 50Dormagen-Zons, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Zonser NachtlaufDormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Bahnabend Bremenstadion EnnepetalEdition 1Ennepetal, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Openbank RUN & FUN Mönchengladbacher FirmenlaufMönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026BalkantrassenlaufLeverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Druffeler VolkslaufEdition 24Rietberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Fleckenberger HerbstlaufEdition 39Schmallenberg-Fleckenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Herbstlauf und 29. Wandertag FleckenbergEdition 39Fleckenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026Herforder Highway UltraEdition 7Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunningopenlast held: Sept 2026HildanuslaufEdition 27Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRunning

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