Sunshine Coast Marathon

Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD

Date: 2 August, 2026

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One of Australia's most loved running festivals, the Sunshine Coast Marathon is located on the stunning Sunshine Coast, Queensland an hour’s drive north of Brisbane. Blue skies, low humidity and mild temperatures, combined with a flat course, makes for fast times. Stay and enjoy all the coast has to offer! 

The Sunshine Coast stretches from Caloundra to Rainbow Beach and takes in popular holiday spots such as Mooloolaba and Noosa. It is an hour's drive from Brisbane and has dozens of pristine beaches, beautiful hinterland backdrop, modern and award-winning restaurants, plenty of shopping and tourist attractions.

The Sunshine Coast Marathon and Community Running Festival starts and finishes at Alexandra Headland. Event distances include the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and the 2km. Each road race follows the stunning coastline of Alexandra Headlands with white sandy beaches and spectacular vantage points alongside the ocean. The Half Marathon is a one loop course with Marathon entrants completing a multi loop

If you would prefer to search on hotels located closer to the start/finish area, click on the Event Website button to find these details. You can then type the address information into the location field of the map below, to find accommodation closer to the start finish. The location field is the top red bar on the map below.