Vilnius Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Swedbank Vilnius Marathon is a road marathon through the centre of Vilnius, held on a Sunday in mid-September and organised by Vilnius City Municipality and the public institution Tarptautinis maratonas. Start and finish are at Cathedral Square, and in 2026 the marathon was run as two laps of the course. The programme also includes a half marathon, a 10 km, a 5 km, walking races and a 200 m children's run. The marathon has a time limit of 5 hours 30 minutes, with 3 hours allowed to finish the first lap, and runners must be at least 18. The event grew out of a mass run first held in 2001; the full marathon distance was added on 11 September 2004, with more than 200 runners from 10 countries, and the half marathon in 2006. More than 13,700 people took part in 2025, including more than 1,900 in the marathon. Swedbank became title sponsor in 2025, taking over from Rimi.