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Lisbon Marathon 2026: how crowded Lisbon gets
Lisbon's marathon weekend: the marathon on the Saturday, coming in along the coast to finish on Praca do Comercio, and the half marathon on the Sunday over the same finish.
How busy is Lisbon during the EDP Lisbon Marathon?
10–11 October 2026 — this edition has passed
our forecast · Lisbon scaleCalm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against Lisbon's own year — not a headcount.
The 2026 EDP Lisbon Marathon (Maratona de Lisboa) in Lisbon has passed — the next edition appears here the moment the organiser announces it.
The 2026 edition has passed. No 2027 date is known yet — when the organiser announces one it appears here first as 'expected', then confirmed. Check maratonaclubedeportugal.com for the announcement.
- Dates checked against maratonaclubedeportugal.com
- Dates
- Sat 10 – Sun 11 October 2026 · this edition has passed
- Last updated
- 15 Oct 2026, nightly
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Give both mornings to the hills — the castle's earliest slots and a walk down through Alfama, or the Gulbenkian and its garden — and leave the river and the finish square for the afternoon. advice
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When is the Lisbon Marathon 2026?
The 2026 EDP Lisbon Marathon in Lisbon ran 10–11 Oct 2026.
| Year | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sat 10 – Sun 11 October | passed |
How we verified this.
Where are the crowds in Lisbon during the EDP Lisbon Marathon?
The course comes in along the coast from Carcavelos and ends on Praca do Comercio, so the closures sit along the riverfront and around the finish square on both mornings; most of the course is outside the city, so the hills above are barely touched.
Road closures: what closes and when the streets reopen
The riverfront and the finish square close on both mornings — the marathon on the Saturday, the half on the Sunday. The organiser publishes the course and the closure map on its own site; check it against where you are staying and plan the river for the afternoon.
Times and routes change: maratonaclubedeportugal.com is the organiser's own page and the authority.
Our crowd forecast is an informed estimate, not a guarantee — check with the organiser and/or local authorities before you plan around it.
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