GC50 Run Festival
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fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival : Southern Gold Coast, 10–11 October 2026
The fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival is a weekend running event held on the Southern Gold Coast. The festival offers multiple race distances on flat, scenic courses that use closed or partly closed roads in sections of the route. The program includes supporting activities such as a Sunset Yoga session for runners held in Coolangatta on the preceding Friday.
Distances and race formats featured at the festival:
- 50 km Ultra flagship event on a completely flat course
- Half Marathon on a revised course with extra road closures
- 10 km Fractel event on completely flat, closed roads
- 5 km Southern Cross University Community 5 km held at sunset
- Kids Dash with 1.5 km and 3 km options for young runners
The festival marks three decades of the GC50 event and presents race-day elements such as pacers, an event precinct, team entries, and fundraising opportunities. Information about travel, accommodation packages, local offers, road closures, results, and merchandise is provided as part of the event services. The organisers acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Kombumerri people of the Yugambeh language region. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
