Run & Walk events calendar

In the Netherlands you'll find some cool running or walking event literally every weekend. It's quite a challenge to choose which to participate in:)

Here are some best / biggest / most fun events of the year:

• Winter:
  • December is a time of Ugly Sweaters and Santa runs. The Ugly Sweater run in Vondel park is one of the biggest & most fun events of December.
  • Mid-January: NN Egmond Halve Marathon, followed by Egmond Wandel marathon (walking event)
  • Mid-February: Groet uit Schoorl

• Spring:
  • March:
    • Beginning of March - 8 Castles run
    • 2nd weekend of March: LPC Den Haag and Van Haren run
    • Lente marathon in Amstelveen takes place 3rd weekend of March
    • Finish March walking or running in Zandvoort

• • April:
    • 1st weekend of April - one of the biggest running events of Spring - Rotterdam NN Marathon
    • 3rd weekend of April - you need to make a choice:
      • Color Run in Den Hague
      • Utrecht marathon
      • Vlieland walking
      • Bloemen tocht in Gelderland
      • 10km at the 10th Meent Run in Amstelveen
    • Finish April with giving tribute to John Cruyff Legacy. Walk it or Run. Yet another way to celebrate King's Day:)

• •  May:
    • 2nd weekend of May: Leiden marathon, you can also walk it
    • Mid of May:
      • Run a full Marathon in 4 days, in Amsterdam
      • Urban Walk in den Hague
      • run an urban trail with KLM Amsterdam Noord
    • 3rd weekend of May: explore Alkmaar by Night City Run

• Summer
  • mid-June: Kasteelloop De Haar
  • 2nd half of June: 4 days walking marathon in Alkmaar
  • Solstice weekend in June: Mid Zomernacht cross in Amsterdam forest or Veluwe trail?
  • Beginning of July - run along Haarlem canals at Grachtenloop
  • Mid-July: Nijmegen walking week. Can't walk all 4 days? Well, there is lots of other fun in the town!
  • end of August: take a beautiful Soester walk: Palaces, Nature and more
  • Finish August cycling through Noord-Holland castles & ruines at Kastelentocht

• Autumn
  • September is full of walking and running events:
    • feel the WW2 walking the Airborne
    • challenge yourself running Bridge2Bridge in Arnhem
    • Explore Nijmegen through running its bridges at Bruggenloop
    • the biggest business run of the world happens during Dam2Dam run. You also can run on your own. Or take a walk from Amsterdam to Zaandam
    • end of September - enjoy Haarlem city run with Teva Halve Marathon

• • October
    • beginning of the month: Choose between Veluwe or Terschelling
    • Mid-October: One of the Europe biggest running events - TCS Amsterdam marathon. You can also join morning city runs and Amsterdam Walks

• • November:
    • Mid-November run the European race of the year - 7 Hills run in Nijmegen: Sevenheuvelenloop.
    • Finish the month with a beautiful night walk of Fjoertoer Egmond

Check 52weekz calendar for more running, walking and other sports events !

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