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We’re officially one week out from Australia’s biggest marathon! Now in its second year as a World Major, the 2026 Sydney Marathon drew a record-breaking 123,000 ballot entries from all around the globe. On Sunday, August 30, 40,000 lucky runners from 162 countries will take to the streets in what is easily one of the most beautiful races on Earth.
Whether you’re travelling to Sydney for the big day or racing on home turf, there are plenty of ways you can celebrate with the locals. Across the four lead-up days, Motion Festival will be putting on a massive, free program of live music, food, big-screen race coverage and fan experiences. On top of that, you can warm up with free pre-race shakeout runs, then celebrate post-run at Sydney’s best after-parties for well-deserved beers and bites. Good luck!
Sydney Marathon Shakeout Runs
Thursday, August 27
- Brooks x Tribal Run Club – 8am, Brooks Hyperion House, Sydney
Friday, August 28
- Boobs on the Run – 6am, Sydney Opera House
- Muscle Republic – 6.15am, Sydney Olympic Park
- KXTC – 6.30pm, Appizza, Darlinghurst
- LSKD x Pillar – 7am, Piccolo Me, Olympic Park
- Team Toby’s – 7.15am, Customs House Forecourt, Circular Quay
- QK Running – 7.30am, Jinius, Dawes Point
- The Ultimate Shakeout Run – 9am, Hickson Road Reserve, The Rocks
Saturday, August 29
- LSKD x Keegan & Co x Therabody x Maple – 6.20am, Blackwood Bondi
- Last Mile x Dermalogica – 6.30am, Coffee Room, Coogee
- Unofficial Run Club x New Balance – 6.45am, Centennial Homestead, Centennial Park
- Stronger Stride – 7am, Customs House Forecourt, Circular Quay
- Pace-N-Try Shakeout Run – 7.30am, Top Impression Bakery, Rhodes
- Tracksmith – 8am, Up There Athletics, Darlinghurst
Sydney Marathon After-Parties
Sunday, August 30
- Motion Festival – 7am-9pm, Customs House Forecourt, Circular Quay
- LSKD Post-Race Blind, Beer & Burgers – 10am-2pm, Betty’s Burgers, Circular Quay
- The Clock: Medals & Margs – from 10am, The Clock, Surry Hills
- Australian Heritage Hotel – from 10am, The Rocks
- The Reset by Oura – from 10.50am-4.15pm, Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks
- Tracksmith Afterparty & Poster Stamping – 12-5pm, Up There Athletics, Darlinghurst
- Jackson’s on George Afterparty – from 12pm, Sydney CBD
- Sydney Front Runners Social: Sydney Marathon Celebration – from 3pm, Captain Cook Hotel, Paddington
- W Sydney Post-Race Portrait Studio & Medal Engraving – 3-7pm, W Sydney, Darling Harbour
- Kings Cross Track Club Afters – from 4pm, 207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
- Stylerunner x Aster Marathon Afterparty – 5-10pm, Aster Rooftop Bar, Sydney