Running Events in Dortmund 2027: Phoenix-Halbmarathon, B2Run and Friedenslauf

Neujahrslauf at the Phoenix-See, personal bests on Phoenix-West, the Frühlingslauf and Campuslauf in May, two big Firmenläufe, triathlon in the harbour and the Phoenix-Halbmarathon on 3 October: all the key running events in Dortmund for 2027 – plus what's still coming before New Year's Eve 2026.

Chris Mühlnickel · 30 September 2026 · 10 min read

Running Events in Dortmund 2027: Phoenix-Halbmarathon, B2Run and Friedenslauf

Dortmund runs by the water and in its parks, and one place keeps turning up in the calendar: the Phoenix-See (lake) in Hörde. That's where the running year begins with the Neujahrslauf (New Year's run), where colleagues run once around the lake after work, where people run for a good cause in summer, and where the runners of the Phoenix-Halbmarathon start and finish on 3 October. Right next to it lies Phoenix-West, where personal bests are chased on a measured loop course. The second stage is the Revierpark Wischlingen in Huckarde, which hosts several events from spring into autumn. Then there are the Westfalenpark and the Hoeschpark with the Dortmunder Laufserie (race series), the TU campus and the stadium that the city's biggest Firmenlauf (corporate run) passes through.

This overview shows which events are coming up and who they suit. There's no marathon in Dortmund, but there are two half marathons. Where the organizer has already confirmed the 2027 date, it's listed; otherwise we give the date of the last edition for orientation. As of 30 September 2026.

Which event suits you?

Your goal Events that fit
Your first race bib 5 km at the Frühlingslauf, PINK5K, LadyPowerMove Frauenlauf, Charity Walk & Run
Your first half marathon Phoenix-Halbmarathon, Friedenslauf
A new personal best DO IT FAST, Phoenix-Halbmarathon
Fit through the winter Westfalenparklauf, Neujahrslauf, DO IT FAST
In the evening or at sunrise Glühwürmchenlauf, Mittsommer-Lauf, AOK-Firmenlauf
With colleagues B2Run Dortmund, AOK-Firmenlauf, Relay at the Phoenix-Halbmarathon
For a good cause PINK5K, Charity Walk & Run
Something completely different Rund um Dortmund – Nonstop!, Hohenbuschei-Lauf, Neujahrslauf, Holy Aperoly Run
Triathlon Sparkassen Triathlon Dortmund, IRONMAN 70.3 Duisburg

Still in 2026: Phoenix-Halbmarathon on 3 October

The most important date of Dortmund's running year is only a few days away.

The Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon takes place on the Day of German Unity, on 3 October 2026 for the 13th time. The DLV-measured course starts at the Phoenix-See, runs across Phoenix-West, through the Westfalenpark and the Rombergpark and back to the lake. Alongside the individual race over 21.1 km there's a half-marathon relay for teams of three and the KNAX Fun Run (sparkassen-phoenix-halbmarathon.de). The 2026 edition is sold out; according to the Ruhr Nachrichten, 5,000 individual runners and 250 relay teams will start (ruhrnachrichten.de).

If you want to take part in 2027: the event is held on 3 October every year, but there's no explicitly published date for 2027 yet. For a first half marathon, the relay is a good way in – you only run part of the course and still get to experience the finish by the lake.

Still in 2026: Pink, Hohenbuschei and Westfalenpark

After the half marathon, things get smaller and more neighbourly.

On 11 October 2026 there are two events at once. The PINK5K Dortmund is a charity run in support of breast cancer awareness: 5 km running or walking, starting at TSC Eintracht Dortmund on Victor-Toyka-Straße. 5 euros of every entry fee go to the good cause, and the series also stops in Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Cologne (pink-5k.de). On the same day, the local residents' association invites you to the Hohenbuschei-Lauf in Brackel, according to the registration platform for the seventh time. You run a flat 5 km loop through Hohenbuschei as often as you like within 120 minutes (time-and-voice.com).

The Dortmunder Laufserie closes on 8 November 2026 with the Dortmunder Volksbank Westfalenparklauf. On flat laps below the Florianturm (TV tower) it's 10 and 5 km, plus a 2.5 km taster run, school races and a Bambinilauf (race for the youngest) (westfalenparklauf.de). The 10 km in the park are a good form test before winter.

Winter: New Year at the Phoenix-See, personal bests on Phoenix-West

The 2027 running year begins where the old one ended: at the Phoenix-See.

At the PhoenixInWest Neujahrslauf on 3 January 2027, the 15th edition, what counts isn't the time over a fixed distance but the number of laps. The start is at the Hörder Burgplatz, and you run 3.25 km laps around the lake, as many as you can manage in 90 minutes. Walking is possible too, and if you can't make it to Dortmund, you can take part virtually with a separate ranking (phoenixinwest-neujahrslauf.de).

DO IT FAST – Winter Edition on 7 February 2027, by contrast, is all about speed. On a DLV-measured 2.5 km loop course on Phoenix-West at the Carlo-Schmid-Allee, it's 10 or 5 km, and for children there's a 400 m Kids Run (doitfast.de). The event is made for fast times and is therefore the date to test your winter form. Alongside the winter edition there's a summer edition.

March: Hoeschpark and once around the city

In March two events start that could hardly be more different.

The Dortmunder Volksbank Hoeschparklauf opens the Dortmunder Laufserie, which continues with the Friedenslauf and the Westfalenparklauf. In the Hoeschpark in the north-east of the city, runners cover 10 and 5 km, plus school races and a Bambinilauf. The fourth edition took place on 15 March 2026, with a record 800 participants (hoeschparklauf.de). The 2027 date is still to come.

For very few, but with a big goal: at Rund um Dortmund – Nonstop! by the Endorphinjunkies Dortmund, you run once around the Dortmund city boundary without a break, listed in the Dortmund running calendar at around 100 km. The ultra last took place on 28 March 2026; there's no date for 2027 yet (endorphinjunkies-dortmund.de).

May: Wischlingen, campus and Frauenlauf

In May the dates pile up in Dortmund, and the Revierpark Wischlingen in Huckarde becomes the meeting point.

That's where the Dortmunder Frühlingslauf (spring run) starts on 9 May 2027 over 10 and 5 km, each running or walking, plus a school race (dortmunder-fruehlingslauf.de). The 5 km in the park make a relaxed first race.

The LadyPowerMove Frauenlauf at the Stadion Hacheney is for women and girls only. On Mother's Day, 10 May 2026, the main race was around 5 km, plus a Girls Run over around 1.6 km, a 400 m Bambinilauf and a relay. The 2026 edition was fully booked, and the organizer hasn't published a date for 2027 yet (ladypowermove.de).

On 12 May 2027 the university sports department of TU Dortmund invites you to the Campuslauf, the 41st edition. Students, staff and external runners can take part; according to the organizer, more than 1,700 people joined in 2026, a record. The university sports website doesn't list the 2027 distances yet (hsp.tu-dortmund.de).

Whitsun and early summer: Friedenslauf, glow-worms, midsummer

At the end of May comes the city's second half marathon, after which running shifts to the edges of the day.

The Dortmunder Friedenslauf (peace run) of TSV 1889 Kirchlinde is a traditional race on Whit Monday. On 25 May 2026 it took place for the 30th time, starting at the club centre Kochschule in Kirchlinde. Alongside the Phoenix-Halbmarathon, it's the only half marathon within the city, plus 10 and 5 km, walking and Nordic walking, a 1.2 km children's race and a Bambinilauf. It's the second event of the Dortmunder Laufserie. The club hasn't published the 2027 date yet (tsvkirchlinde.de). If you want to run the half marathon by the lake in October, this is a good test in spring.

Back in Wischlingen, it gets bright in the dark on 26 May 2027: at the Glühwürmchenlauf Dortmund (glow-worm run), the third edition, all participants wear controlled LED wristbands, creating a sea of lights. You run or walk 10 or 5 km, and there's a children's race (gluehwuermchen-lauf.de).

The Mittsommer-Lauf Dortmund (midsummer run), also in the Revierpark Wischlingen, means getting up early. Around the summer solstice it starts at about 5:17 am at sunrise, over 10 or 5 km, running or walking. In 2026 it took place on 4 June; the 2027 date is still to come (mittsommerlauf-dortmund.de).

With your team: B2Run and AOK-Firmenlauf

Dortmund has two Firmenläufe (corporate runs), and both are big.

Measured by participants, the B2Run Dortmund is the city's biggest running event. At the 15th edition on 12 May 2026, according to the organizer, 350 teams and more than 11,200 participants took part. The course of around 5.9 km runs through the Signal Iduna Park, and the finish is in the Westfalenpark at the Florianturm. You run or walk in a company team. So far the organizer's list of dates only shows 2026; the 2027 date is still to come (b2run.de).

A month later, on 11 June 2026, the AOK-Firmenlauf Dortmund took place, an after-work run over around 6.7 km. The start is at the Phoenix-Platz on Phoenix-West, and from there the course takes the Elias-Bahntrasse (former railway line) once around the Phoenix-See and back, running or walking (aok-firmenlauf-dortmund.de). The limit of 3,000 places was fully booked; according to the Ruhr Nachrichten, around 3,000 people started (ruhrnachrichten.de). For 2027 the organizer announces that registration will follow shortly; it hasn't named the date yet.

Summer: triathlon in the harbour, charity run at the Phoenix-See

In summer, Dortmund swims and donates.

The Sparkassen Triathlon Dortmund of the Tri-Geckos moved in 2026: on 19 July 2026 it celebrated its premiere in Dortmund's harbour at the Lensing Media Port, having previously been held at the Fredenbaumpark. There's an Olympic distance, a sprint distance, relays and youth races, and the Dortmund city championships are held over the Olympic distance. The club hasn't published the 2027 date yet (sparkassen-triathlon-dortmund.de). With the sprint or the relay, it's a good way into triathlon.

At the Phoenix-See, the Charity Walk & Run Dortmund is all about a good cause. The start is at the Kaipromenade; you run 10 or 5 km or walk 5 km, and for children there's 800 m. The proceeds go to the Elterntreff leukämie- und tumorerkrankter Kinder (parents' group for children with leukaemia and tumours) and to Humanity First. On 15 August 2026 the run took place in Dortmund for the seventh time; the 2027 date is still to come (charity-walk.de).

Nearby: IRONMAN 70.3 Duisburg

There's no IRONMAN race in Dortmund. The nearest one is around 60 km to the west: the IRONMAN 70.3 Duisburg on 29 August 2027. The swim is 1.9 km on the regatta course in the Sportpark Duisburg, followed by 90 km on the bike across the Brücke der Solidarität towards Moers and a half marathon over three laps in the Sportpark. In 2026 the race took place on 16 August (ironman.com).

Autumn: Aperol in the Revierpark, half marathon by the lake

In autumn the circle closes.

New in the calendar is the Holy Aperoly Run Dortmund, which took place for the first time on 27 September 2026 in the Revierpark Wischlingen. There's timing over 5 and 10 km, but the focus is on running together and an Aperol at the finish. The organizer has announced a follow-up next year, but no date yet (holyaperolyrun.de).

After that comes the Phoenix-Halbmarathon again, which takes place on 3 October every year. The organizer hasn't published the official 2027 date yet.

Planning tips for your running year

Registering early pays off. The 2026 Phoenix-Halbmarathon is sold out, the AOK-Firmenlauf was fully booked with 3,000 places, and the LadyPowerMove Frauenlauf also reported no free places left in 2026. For the AOK-Firmenlauf, registration for 2027 is due to open shortly.

The Dortmunder Laufserie links three events. The Hoeschparklauf in March, the Friedenslauf at Whitsun and the Westfalenparklauf in November together form a series – a good framework if you want to set goals across the whole year.

Many events, few organizers. The Frühlingslauf, Glühwürmchenlauf, Mittsommer-Lauf and Holy Aperoly Run in the Revierpark Wischlingen are all put on by the same team. Behind the Phoenix-Halbmarathon, DO IT FAST and the AOK-Firmenlauf is another organizer, who is also involved in the Frauenlauf.

Three places shape Dortmund's running year. The Neujahrslauf, DO IT FAST, the AOK-Firmenlauf, the Charity Walk & Run and the Phoenix-Halbmarathon take place at the Phoenix-See and on Phoenix-West. The Revierpark Wischlingen is the setting for the Frühlingslauf, Glühwürmchenlauf, Mittsommer-Lauf and Holy Aperoly Run. And the B2Run and the Westfalenparklauf finish in the Westfalenpark, with the half marathon running through it.

Don't train alone

Dortmund's year has one clear goal: the Phoenix-Halbmarathon on 3 October, for which the long runs fall in summer – ideally at the Phoenix-See, in the Westfalenpark or in the Rombergpark, where the course also runs. The Friedenslauf at Whitsun is a good interim test, and you bring your colleagues along to the Firmenlauf. Training is easier in a group, and at the start it's nicer when you know someone. You'll find the right group among the running groups and run clubs in Dortmund.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the 2027 Phoenix-Halbmarathon?
The Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon takes place on 3 October every year, but there's no explicitly published date for 2027 yet. The 13th edition on 3 October 2026 is sold out; the course runs from the Phoenix-See across Phoenix-West, the Westfalenpark and the Rombergpark back to the lake (sparkassen-phoenix-halbmarathon.de).
Is there a marathon in Dortmund?
No. The longest road races are two half marathons: the Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon on 3 October at the Phoenix-See and the Dortmunder Friedenslauf on Whit Monday in Kirchlinde, which took place for the 30th time on 25 May 2026 (tsvkirchlinde.de).
When is the 2027 B2Run Dortmund?
The organizer hasn't published the 2027 date yet. In 2026 the B2Run Dortmund took place on 12 May, with 350 teams and more than 11,200 participants. The course of around 5.9 km runs through the Signal Iduna Park into the Westfalenpark (b2run.de).
When is the 2027 Friedenslauf Dortmund?
The 2027 date hasn't been published yet. The Friedenslauf traditionally takes place on Whit Monday in Kirchlinde, in 2026 on 25 May for the 30th time, with a half marathon, 10 and 5 km, walking and children's races (tsvkirchlinde.de).
Which running events take place at the Phoenix-See?
The PhoenixInWest Neujahrslauf on 3 January 2027, DO IT FAST on Phoenix-West on 7 February 2027, the AOK-Firmenlauf (on 11 June in 2026), the Charity Walk & Run (on 15 August in 2026) and the Phoenix-Halbmarathon on 3 October (phoenixinwest-neujahrslauf.de, doitfast.de).
Which running events are still coming up in Dortmund in 2026?
The Sparkassen-Phoenix-Halbmarathon on 3 October (sold out), the PINK5K and the Hohenbuschei-Lauf on 11 October and the Dortmunder Volksbank Westfalenparklauf on 8 November as the finale of the Dortmunder Laufserie.

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