Introduction
With some 18,000 runners (compared to 16,000 in 2024 and 17,000 in 2025) of 125 different nationalities hailing from 61 countries, cheered on by spectators from the Grand Duchy and neighbouring countries, the ING Night Marathon Luxembourg is a major international event on the capital's sports calendar.
City staff
To organise this major sporting event and ensure that it comes off as smoothly as possible, the City has mobilised more than 450 municipal staff – from departments as widely diverse as the Services Circulation, Eaux, Hygiène, Maintenance, Parcs, Parking, Sports, Transports en commun and Voirie (Traffic, Water, Sanitation, Maintenance, Parks, Parking, Sports, Public Transport, and Roads departments) – to provide the organisational and logistical support that organising an event of this size requires.
Runners flying City of Luxembourg colours
Luxembourg City's municipal staff will once again be strongly represented at the 2026 marathon. In all, 958 runners (compared to 656 in 2025 and 675 in 2024) will set off on 16 May wearing T-shirts in the City's colours:
- 20 individual runners (4 women and 16 men) have signed up for the marathon;
- two 4-person teams (3 women and 5 men) have signed up for the team run;
- 151 runners (45 women and 106 men) have signed up for the half-marathon;
- 779 children and educators are registered for the mini-marathon (4.2 km) and the mini-mini-marathon (1 km). Children from Luxembourg City's municipal foyers scolaires will be trained for several weeks at the Josy Barthel Stadium by sports instructors from the "Sports pour tous" (Sports for All) programme. During the race, these 673 children will be accompanied by 103 educators, as well as instructors from the Service Sports (Sports Department).
Measures to protect the environment
As in past years, the City of Luxembourg has worked closely with the organisers to ensure that the marathon is held in an environmentally friendly manner.
Accordingly, a number of measures have been taken to reduce the environmental impact of this major sporting event, including the use of reusable and returnable cups at vendors' stalls and, for some drinks, reusable and returnable bottles; an enhanced waste-sorting system; distribution of tap water; meals made from locally produced organic products, served at the "Luxexpo/The Box" site; the use of hybrid buses and electric cars along the race route; distribution of reusable bags to runners; and the use of green electricity along the race route.
CGDIS safety measures
As in previous years, the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours – CGDIS) will deplay nearly 200 volunteer and professional firefighters to ensure that this year's ING Night Marathon Luxembourg runs as smoothly as possible.
In addition to an advanced medical post at Luxexpo The Box for the start and finish area, the operation will include ambulances and mobile teams on foot, bicycles and motorcycles stationed throughout the course. Furthermore, fire and rescue teams will be strategically pre-positioned to respond to any potential emergencies in and around the race route.
