Registration For 2026 mini & Marathon Now Open
We’re setting our sights on the 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival Humana miniMarathon & Marathon!
Registration for the Humana miniMarathon and Marathon opens TODAY (September 9th) at 9 a.m. with a limited-time promotion. Runners can get race details and register at DerbyFestivalMarathon.com.
You can lock in the lowest rates of the year during an exclusive 25-hour promotion in honor of the 25th running of the Marathon in 2026. Registration will be $55 for the miniMarathon and $65 for the Marathon. But don’t wait too long to register – prices increase after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The Humana miniMarathon and Marathon will start simultaneously at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, on Main Street, near Louisville Slugger Field. The Finish Line is at Preston and Witherspoon Streets, just outside the Waterfront. Runners in both the miniMarathon and Marathon will enjoy a tour of Louisville’s most iconic sights. The course will wind through downtown, the historic Old Louisville neighborhood, Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby), and parts of the picturesque Olmsted Park System. The full Marathon will showcase Louisville’s South End, featuring a stretch along Southern Parkway and through Iroquois Park.
Once the limited time offer wraps up, registration will be $65 for the miniMarathon and $75 for the Marathon. In addition to the miniMarathon (half marathon) and full Marathon, the Derby Festival also offers a Marathon Relay ($325) for teams of 3 to 5 runners, as well as the virtual miniMarathon and Marathon option ($50) for those who prefer to run at their own pace.