Melbourne Marathon Festival
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Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival
The Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival is a multi-distance running event held across a two-day festival format. The 2026 edition features redesigned courses, improved event amenities and adjusted spectator flow as part of a program update.
Events are split across Saturday and Sunday with mass-participation and elite races. The festival includes a full marathon and a wheelchair marathon, a half marathon, and a range of shorter community distances. Organisers offer multiple entry pathways including ballots, charity entries, travel packages and affiliated allocations. A Club 42 option provides guaranteed marathon entry and a curated race-weekend experience.
The festival provides participant services and race-week resources such as a Training Hub, hydration and fueling guidance, recovery and nourishment information, and a runners expo. A Run Club Partnership Program engages local run clubs through dedicated cheer zones on course and offers selected clubs access to a small number of registrations and event participation responsibilities.
The event lists multiple commercial partners and charity partners, and reports over $2.7 million raised for charity in 2025. Race information, past results and event history are maintained as part of the festival documentation.
Distances Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
- 42.195 km Nike Melbourne Marathon
- 42.195 km Nike Wheelchair Marathon
- 21.1 km Nike Half Marathon
- 10 km SriLankan Airlines 10km
- 5 km Dairy Farmers 5km
- 3 km Chobani 3km
- 1 km Bupa Healthy Cities Mini Marathon
