ESSENER-SILVESTERLAUF 2026

Germany flag Essen, Niedersachsen, Germany

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Date 31 Dec, 2026
Races 7 distances
Entry fee €4.00 – €16.00
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ESSENER-SILVESTERLAUF 2026

About the event

The ESSENER-SILVESTERLAUF 2026, scheduled for December 31, 2026, offers runners of all ages and abilities the chance to ring in the new year with a variety of distances. Participants can choose from shorter options like the Bambinis M and W races or the Schüler A/B and C/D categories for young athletes, as well as longer runs such as the Zollvereinlauf over 10 km and the Zechenlauf over 5 km.

Races offered

31Dec

Bambinis M

Running

Distance
Bambinis M
Countdown
59 days
Entry fee
€4.00
31Dec

Bambinis W

Running

Distance
Bambinis W
Countdown
59 days
Entry fee
€4.00
31Dec

Schüler C/D

Running

Distance
Schüler C/D
Countdown
59 days
Entry fee
€4.00
31Dec

Schüler/Schülerinnen A/B

Running

Distance
Schüler/Schülerinnen A/B
Countdown
59 days
Entry fee
€4.00
31Dec

Schülerinnen C/D

Running

Distance
Schülerinnen C/D
Countdown
59 days
Entry fee
€4.00
31Dec

Zechenlauf über 5 km

Running

Distance
5K
Countdown
59 days
Entry fee
€16.00
31Dec

Zollvereinlauf über 10 k m

Running

Distance
10K
Countdown
59 days
Entry fee
€16.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Essen.

Temperature3.4° / 7.3°
Feels like-1.1° / 3.3°
Sunshine hours2h 33m
Rainfall2.7 mm
Snowfall—
Wind15.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity86.4%
Max UV indexLow (1.4)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise09:29
Sunset17:25

About Essen

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Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 573,618 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the tenth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, second largest by GDP in the EU, and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Due to its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital".

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