New Year’s Eve run

Registration for this year’s Silvesterlauf opens on Friday, October 24th at 10am.

We look forward to receiving numerous entries!

New Year's Eve Run 2025

Registration for this year’s Silvesterlauf opens on Friday, 24.10 at 10h!

Click here to go directly to the REGISTRATION 2025

Photos of the 2024 New Year's Eve run

As usual, Eventfotografie24 was once again on site with its team and was busy taking pictures. Click here for all galleries of the year 2024: 7th Silvesterlauf, Bonn | Eventfotografie 24

Our club colleague Winni Penno was also out and about on the course with his camera and captured many impressions. Click here for his pictures: Silvesterlauf Bonn 2024 | photography_winni_penno

Have fun watching

Eventphotography24

Winni Penno

Silvesterlauf 2024 - THANK YOU

What a great end to the year it was!

For the first time we were completely sold out with 1,600 entries, the weather was perfect again and there were some course records.

We would like to say a big thank you to all the runners, spectators, helpers and partners.

BONN – it was simply amazing!

Here’s to a great start to the new year and many more wonderful running experiences!

Date 31.12.2025
Start times 10:00h 5km // 10:50h 400m Bambinis // 11:10h 10km
Rathenauufer, shortly before “Zweite Fährgasse”
Distance 5km (finish time 50 minutes) & 10km (finish time 90 minutes) and 400m bambini run
Organizer Running store Bonn
Partner New Balance
Entry fee 20€ for the main races / 5€ for the Bambini run
Entry deadline 28.12.2025 until 23:59h or earlier if the participant limit of 1,500 starters is reached
Registration Registration 2025
Late registrations Late registrations are only possible if the participant limit has not yet been reached. There will then be an additional fee of 2€. For late registration simply continue to use the registration button.
Starting documents Documents will be handed out all day on Monday, December 29th and Tuesday, December 30th at Laufladen Bonn, Bonngasse 13a(please note opening hours). On the day of the event, the documents will only be available in the start/finish area.
Special Every finisher (including the Bambinis) receives a high-quality medal.
Timekeeping Professional timekeeping via chip (will be issued with the documents)
Participant limit 1,500 runners
Award ceremony The top three men and women will be honored and receive a prize.
Age groups You can find the age group rankings online in the results lists
Results You will find the results here immediately after the end of the event: 2024
Catering In the finish area (for both races) and on the course for the 10km.
Disclaimer By registering for the Bonner Silvesterlauf, I accept the announcement and the organizer’s exclusion of liability for damages of any kind. I will not assert any claims against the organizer or the sponsors of the run and their representatives for damages and injuries of any kind that I may incur as a result of my participation. I declare that I have trained sufficiently for participation in this competition and that I am in good physical health. The medical staff is entitled to remove me from the race if there are any threatening signs of damage to my health. I agree that the data stated in my registration may be used for the purpose of the event.

I am aware that there is a professional photo service with the company Eventfotografie 24 / Sankt Augustin and Sport-/Event Fotografie Winni Penno, where the run and its participants are photographed.

By participating in the event, the participant agrees to the creation and storage of photos and videos and to the publication of these photos and videos on Eventfotografie 24 and on Winni Penno. This also includes the forwarding of image and video data to third parties (computer center, quality control, etc.) for the purposes of preparing offers and fulfilling orders. The pictures and videos can be viewed and purchased by everyone on Eventfotografie24 and on Winni Penno by entering the start number.

Participants can object to the publication of their photos and videos at any time. To do so, simply send a message to info@eventfotografie24.de or foto@penno-edi-consulting.de stating the event and the participant’s start number. However, it cannot be completely ruled out that the participant concerned may also be photographed in other pictures or videos (e.g. because the start number was not recognizable in these pictures). If Eventfotografie24 or Winno Penno are informed of the respective picture numbers in full, the publication of these pictures can also be blocked.

I confirm that the information I have provided is correct.

After my registration I am not entitled to a refund of the participation fees.

Note according to data protection law: Your data will be stored automatically!
Services Online registration portal
Personalized start numbers (for registrations until 7.12. at 23:59h)
Possibility to pick up your starting documents at the Laufladen Bonn, Bonngasse 13a (on 29 & 30.12.)
Electronic timekeeping via transponder
Net timekeeping
Online results lists and certificates
Clearly marked route incl. marshals
Sufficient sanitary facilities at the start/finish line
Sound reinforcement & professional moderation
Medal at the finish
Catering at the finish

We have been running on our original route again since 2024!

In detail:

As usual, the start and finish of the Bonn New Year’s Eve Run will be on the Rathenauufer / corner of Zweite Fährgasse.

The almost completely flat route then takes you along the banks of the Rhine into the Bonn Rheinaue. We walk over the two bridges at the ponds again, as we did in the first years of the event. After crossing the second bridge, we keep left twice (i.e. no longer towards the Bismarkturm) and walk back past the artificial turf area. We circle the Rheinaue Nordwest parking lot on the Rhine side and rejoin the route at the kiosk / traffic circle. From there, we head straight back towards the start/finish.

In the 5km run, you run straight to the finish after one lap. In the 10km run you complete two laps, i.e. you turn at the turning point approx. 200m before the finish and start a second lap. At the end of this second lap you also cross the finish line.

About the route lengths:

– the 10km route is measured with several GPS devices. We come to exactly 10km here.

– the 5km route is slightly longer. We come to 5.2km here.

Route of the New Year's Eve run
Arrival & Parking

We recommend that you use public transportation to get there. Take the subway and get off either at “Juridicum” or “Universität” and then walk down to the banks of the Rhine.

From my own experience, bicycles can be easily locked to the fence facing the Rhine.

The traffic routing on Rathenauufer and the parking situation have changed fundamentally for those arriving by car. The Rathenauufer has become a one-way street. Access is via Zweite Fährgasse and it is now only possible to stop briefly. Parking is no longer permitted on Rathenauufer (our vehicles, which we need for the event and park there, receive a special permit – so don’t take this as an example).

There are three parking garages, all of which are no more than one kilometer away: the Marktgarage, the Unigarage and the Operngarage. You can find out the addresses and view live availability on the Bonn City Parking page. Click here: Parking garages – BCP (bcp-bonn.de)

Event shirt 2025

This year we are once again offering you an event shirt.

This year there is a completely new, fresh design: a black shirt with a slogan on the back and the Silvesterlauf logo on the front.

The price is 20,-€.

You can order the shirt as part of your registration by 14.12. order. Your starting documents will then be handed out.

After 14.12. you can only buy it subject to availability when the documents are handed out.