Coastal Delaware Running Festival
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Coastal Delaware Running Festival - Rehoboth Beach, DE (April 11-12, 2026)
The Coastal Delaware Running Festival takes place in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware over April 11-12, 2026. The event program includes road races, combined challenge options, and a Saturday 5k in Dewey Beach. The festival lists the following race distances:
- Marathon - 26.2 miles
- Half Marathon - 13.1 miles
- 9K (5.6 miles)
- 5K (Saturday)
Event features and logistics
The festival starts and finishes on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. The marathon is a Boston qualifier and the half marathon serves as the RRCA Delaware State Half Championship. The event provides big finisher medals for the full, half, 9k and 5k, plus a special gift for 9k, half, full marathoners and challenge participants. Gender specific technical shirts are offered for the 9k, half and full marathons. Packet pick up and an expo are scheduled before the races. Post-race offerings include a finish line party at Grotto Pizza with pizza, pasta, salads, wings, beer and a DJ, complimentary post-race beer for participants 21 and over, free race photos, and walker-friendly 5k and 9k options. Focus Multisports organizes the festival as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and benefits local Sussex County nonprofits and the Delaware Seashore Preservation Foundation. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.