Benalmádena Half Marathon 2026

The Benalmádena Half Marathon is a charity race. It’s promoted by the Holiday World resort and Benalmádena town council as part of Holiday World’s social responsibility programme, and the money raised goes to the Fundación Proyecto Hombre Málaga, which works on addiction recovery. The 2026 edition is on Sunday 22 November. It’s the 8th half marathon within the 11th Carrera Holiday World, whose 10K and 5K have been running longer.

The course

The half marathon is an urban course of 21.097 km. It starts and finishes at the Rotonda de los Elefantes on the N-340 (km 215.6), next to Holiday World, and runs along the whole Benalmádena coastline, passing Puerto Marina. Expect Mediterranean views for much of the way.

Past runners have praised the course, though some found the old joint start for all distances crowded. For 2026 the starts are split: the half at 10:00 and the 5K and 10K at 10:05.

Entry

Race	Price
Half marathon	€23
10K	€20 (€10 under-18s)
5K	€19 (€8 under-18s)

Entries are through Dorsalchip until 19 November at 14:00. There’s also a Dorsal 0 donation option (€15, €30 or €50) if you want to support the cause without running.

Bibs and after the race

Bibs are handed out at the Holiday World sports centre on Friday 20 November, 17:00–20:00, and Saturday 21 November, 10:30–13:30 and 17:00–20:00. Every entrant gets a runner’s bag, and there are trophies for the top three in each category. The half also pays €300, €200 and €100 to the first three men and women. The morning ends with a paella for everyone.