16–18 April 2027 · Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Join us at the Rowing Base on 16–18 April. Choose your distance, bring your friends and leave some time for Plovdiv after the finish.
Registration opens soon.
Plovdiv Run 2027
Pick up your race pack on Friday. Saturday brings the 5 km, Corporate Run 5 km corporate relay, a children’s run and a family run by the rowing canal. The 10 km, half marathon and marathon take place on Sunday.
Come for your race or stay for the weekend. Between runs, take a walk through the Old Town, stop for coffee in Kapana and meet friends for dinner.
Race distances
42.195km · marathon
Two laps of the half marathon course, from the Rowing Base along the Maritsa and through central Plovdiv. World Athletics course certification is pending.
For runners training for the full marathon.Entry from€40when registration opens
16–18 April
Friday is for the opening; Saturday for the 5 km, corporate relay, children’s run and family run; Sunday for the longer distances. The Rowing Base is our meeting point throughout the weekend.
No roads closed
No roads closed
Some roads closed
The course
The Sunday races start and finish at Plovdiv Rowing Base. The half marathon follows the Maritsa into the city centre and returns to the canal in one lap. The marathon takes two laps, while the 10 km has a separate course. World Athletics course certification is pending.
Plovdiv Rowing Basestart, finish and the race village
The rowing canalkilometres beside the water
The Maritsa bankthe riverside section
Central Plovdivthe city lap of the half marathon and the marathon
Kapana and the Old Townnear the city section of the course
Import the GPX file into your watch’s app.
Every entry includes a timing-chip race number, finisher medal, shirt, aid stations and medical support.
The early price applies until 31 December 2026.
For the whole team of 4 · the same price in every period
The early price applies until 31 December 2026.
The standard price applies until 28 February 2027.
Entries close on 31 March 2027.
Entries close on 31 March 2027.
Groups of 5 or more can submit one order when registration opens. Discounts apply to individual distances:
Payment by bank transfer against an invoice.
The Plovdiv Run cause
Each edition of Plovdiv Run will support a community cause. We’ll share the 2027 cause here, along with ways to take part.
To be announcedThe city
Leave some time for the city, too. Walk the Old Town’s cobbled streets, visit the Ancient Theatre or catch up with friends in Kapana.
A Roman theatre that still hosts performances and concerts.
Cobbled lanes and Revival-era mansions on the three hills.
Cafés, small galleries and bars along the neighbourhood’s pedestrian streets.
Walking paths and city views in every season. Pictured: the hills on a winter evening.
Plovdiv’s history
Plovdiv’s history reaches back eight millennia. You can still see traces of it on a walk through the city after your race.
Neolithic settlements appear on the site of present-day Plovdiv. Archaeologists have found remains of homes, pottery and tools.
Philip II of Macedon captures the Thracian settlement at Nebet Tepe. The city takes the name Philippopolis.
The Roman city has a theatre, stadium, forum and aqueducts. The Ancient Theatre and part of the stadium are among the sites you can visit today.
After the Ottoman conquest, the city becomes known as Filibe. It continues to grow as a centre of trade and administration.
Plovdiv becomes a centre of Bulgarian education and publishing. Many of the Old Town’s houses date from this period.
Plovdiv becomes the first Bulgarian city to hold the title of European Capital of Culture.
We meet for Plovdiv Run on 16–18 April. The races start at the Rowing Base, with the rest of Plovdiv waiting after the finish.
Partners
Represent a company, local business or institution? Get in touch to discuss how you can support the event.
Plovdiv Run 2027
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