Panama City Beach Marathon
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Panama City Beach Marathon
The Panama City Beach Marathon takes place on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in Panama City Beach, Florida. The event is presented by Visit Panama City Beach and hosted by the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce. The race begins and ends in Pier Park, with the start/finish located north of Margaritaville on Pier Park Drive. The full marathon distance is 26.2 miles.
Race details
Events include:
- Marathon (26.2 miles)
- Half Marathon
- 5K
- Kid’s Fun Run
- Marathon Wheel Chair
- Half Marathon Wheel Chair
The Marathon and Half Marathon are certified courses. Signs will be posted every mile starting with mile 1 and at turn-around points. Water and/or Gatorade will be available on course at mile markers; energy gels are available while supplies last. The start/finish area will provide water and fruit. Bay Medical EMS and the Panama City Beach Police Department will be on course. There will be six portlets on the course. The course is not closed to traffic and will close on a rolling schedule.
All Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K entrants receive a long sleeve shirt; all finishers of those races receive a medal. Kids Fun Run participants receive a participation ribbon. Awards are given for 1st to 3rd in each division and for overall finishers. Live tracking is available through the RaceJoy app.
Registration and packet pickup
Early packet pickup is scheduled the day before at Dave & Buster's in Pier Park. Race day packet pickup is at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Main Deck in Pier Park. Registrations made after November 1, 2025 may not have guaranteed shirt sizes. There is no race day registration. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
