Name: Bismarck Memorial Run Schönhausen 2026
Start: 2026-10-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-03T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Sportplatz Schönhausen (Elbe)

Bismarck Memorial Run

About Bismarck Memorial Run

The Bismarck Memorial Run takes place every year on October 3rd – German Unity Day – and leads through the fields and meadows around Schönhausen (Elbe), the birthplace of Otto von Bismarck. Distances: 13 km main run, 6.5 km short run, plus children's and youth runs. Part of the Elbe-Ohre-Cup.

Dates 03 Oct — 03 Oct 2026

Venue Schönhausen (Elbe) (15090)

Prices 8.00€ — 18.00€

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Bismarck Memorial Run — edition 2026

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The 2026 edition runs on October 3rd with a start at 10:00 AM at the Schönhausen sports field. 13 km main run, 6.5 km short run plus children's and youth runs.

Classic Volkslauf (people's run) rhythm: registration and bib collection from approx. 8:30 AM, joint start of all distances at 10:00 AM. The 13 km course leads through the Elbe meadows, the 6.5 km short run stays close to the town. Afterwards, award ceremony, cake buffet, and cup standings discussion in the sports club house.

Highlights Bismarck Memorial Run 2026

Run on German Unity Day in Bismarck's birthplace, part of the Elbe-Ohre-Cup.

Programme Bismarck Memorial Run 2026

Saturday — October 3rd, 2026 (German Unity Day)

from 08:30 — Registration and bib collection at the sports field
10:00 — Start Bismarck Memorial Run: 13 km, 6.5 km, children's and youth run
after finish — Refreshments, massage, showers in the sports club house
after standings — Award ceremony and Elbe-Ohre-Cup standings

Detailed routes and regulations on elbe-ohre-cup.de.

Prices Bismarck Memorial Run 2026

Entry fee €8–18 depending on distance and early/late registration.

Practical information

Practical information — Bismarck Memorial Run

Registration

Online at elbe-ohre-cup.de or on the day of the competition (late entry fee).

Timing

Via race result.

Getting there

By car via the B107 to Schönhausen. Train: Stendal, then bus or taxi.

Venue

Start and finish: Schönhausen sports field.

Run where Bismarck was born

Schönhausen an der Elbe in the Stendal district (state of Saxony-Anhalt) has a great name in German history: Otto von Bismarck, the later Reich Chancellor, was born here in 1815. His birthplace, the Bismarck Museum, and the castle shape the town. For decades, the Bismarck Memorial Run has been held here on October 3rd – German Unity Day – one of the classics of the regional running calendar.

You run on an honest, slightly undulating course through the fields and meadows along the Elbe. Two distances are offered: the 13 km main run for ambitious amateur runners and the 6.5 km short run as an introductory route. In addition, there are children's and youth runs. The Bismarck Memorial Run is one of the scoring events for the Elbe-Ohre-Cup, a regional cup series in the northern Altmark. Afterwards, the cake buffet and the award ceremony await in the sports club house.