Giro Podistico di Castelbuono
Where
Castelbuono, Italy
Date
26 July 2026
Distances
Registration cost
€5–30
What runners say
Running through Castelbuono's historic centre on the night of Sant'Anna feels like stepping into a living page of history: ten laps, thousands of cheering voices, and the sense that the Giro belongs to the town before it belongs to you.
Why it's special
One of the oldest road races in the world (since 1912): 10 laps through the historic centre of Castelbuono on the night of the Festa di Sant'Anna, the town's Patron Saint.
What's around
Castelbuono is a small town of about 10,000 inhabitants in the heart of Sicily's Madonie mountains. On the evening of July 26, coinciding with the Festa di Sant'Anna (the town's Patron Saint), the entire village comes to a standstill for the race: 10 laps of 1,134 metres through the historic centre, starting and finishing in Piazza Margherita, with thousands of spectators lining the course in full festival mode. Despite being one of the world's oldest road races — first edition on 27 July 1912, World Athletics Heritage Plaque in 2021, elite athletes of world-class level among the regulars — it remains almost unknown outside Sicily: communication is mostly in Italian, largely driven by local word of mouth. It's the kind of event you cannot replicate anywhere else: the place, the date and the tradition form a unique whole. 2026 will be the 100th edition.