Baden Marathon - Marathon | Half Marathon | (Business) Team Marathon | Third Marathon

The Badenmarathon (Baden-Marathon Karlsruhe) on 20 September 2026 is a city-centre running festival centred in Karlsruhe, Germany, offering marathon and half-marathon distances alongside a broad supporting programme. The event is promoted as a flat, fast and attractive city course with a colourful finish inside the Carl-Kaufmann-Stadion and a post-race "Runner's Heaven" supply area for competitors. The organiser presents multiple formats including a Business Team-Marathon, inclusive duo events and children's races on the day before, making the weekend suitable for elite runners, corporate teams and families alike. Timing is electronic via a transponder integrated into the start bibs and many participant services (bib postage, on-site certificate printing and finishers' medals) are highlighted by the organisers.

The course description notes a DLV-approved, largely traffic-free route that passes Karlsruhe Castle, central squares and Citypark Ost, with main refreshment stations approximately every 4–5 km and supplementary water points. Start location is listed at Europahalle with the official finish in the Carl-Kaufmann-Stadion; the site also documents a marathon switch point and various pacer/wave block arrangements for safe event flow. Race categories include Marathon and Halbmarathon (both starting at 09:00), team formats, a short AOK health run, an inclusion run and several children's events on 19 September, with detailed race pages and registration hosted via the official registration partner. Participants are directed to the event website and the Raceresult registration page for up-to-date maps, wave times and logistics information.