Open Registration Marathons

Open-registration marathons let you sign up directly — no ballot draw, no qualifying time, and no charity minimum for a standard entry. These are the races where planning a first marathon or a spontaneous race trip is genuinely straightforward. Browse every race in the marathon database.

We list 200 marathons with easy entry and open registration. Established events like Lanzhou Marathon headline the list.

For oversubscribed races that use a draw instead, see our lottery & ballot marathons hub — or read marathon entry lotteries and ballots.