NYC Marathon weekend 2026

By Jared Green, founder of ZipOuts · Facts checked October 25, 2026 · Live listings refreshed every morning

About 60,000 runners and their supporters arrive for the 50th anniversary of the five-borough course. Race-day essentials, plus what is on around the city before and after the run.

Race day

Sunday, November 1, 2026. Clocks fall back one hour at 2 am that morning.

Start and finish

Starts at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island; finishes in Central Park near Tavern on the Green.

Start times

Professional women 8:35 am, professional men 9:05 am; waves at 9:10, 9:45, 10:20, 10:55 and 11:30 am ET.

Field

Nearly 60,000 runners.

Sources: Marathon Handbook race guide · New York Road Runners. Dates checked October 25, 2026; confirm with the organizer before you travel.

Also on in NYC, Monday, November 2

Monday, November 2

• The 34th Annual Canstruction Competition and ExhibitionLimitedLower-sensory by design
  10:00 AM · Brookfield Place · Free
• Day of the Dead Family CelebrationLower-sensory by design
  4:00 PM · The Green-Wood Cemetery · From $0.00
• Day of the Dead Family Celebration at Green-Wood CemeteryLower-sensory by design
  4:00 PM · Green-Wood Cemetery · Free admission
• Movie Musical Mondays: Meet Me in St. LouisLower-sensory by design
  4:15 PM · Village East by Angelika · $19
• Two Shows. One Night: WWE RAW & SmackDownSensory supports offered
  5:30 PM · Barclays Center · See prices on Ticketmaster
• The Business Behind the Content: Careers in Advertising Technology
  6:30 PM · SVA Theatre · From $0.00
• Aladdin
  7:00 PM · New Amsterdam Theatre · See prices on Ticketmaster
• Biology on Tap
  7:00 PM · Pete’s Candy Store (Williamsburg) · Free admission; $5 suggested donation
• Biology on Tap
  7:00 PM · Pete’s Candy Store · Free; $5 suggested donation
• Edgar Alejandro
  7:00 PM · Gramercy Theatre · See prices on Ticketmaster
• Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildSensory supports offered
  7:00 PM · Lyric Theatre - NY · See prices on Ticketmaster
• Holywatr: Deo Gratias Tour
  7:00 PM · Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G · See prices on Ticketmaster
• Living Radio: Contemporary Radio Drama, with a Revisionist Twist
  7:00 PM · Under St. Marks Theater (Greenwich Village) · Pay what you can; $7 minimum
• Living Radio: Contemporary Radio Drama, with a Revisionist Twist
  7:00 PM · Under St. Marks Theater · Pay what you can; $7 minimum
• Making Meaning in the Modern World with Kelly Corrigan and Jennifer Wallace
  7:00 PM · Stuyvesant High School · From $15.00
• Mark Twain Tonight! A Special One-night Only Performance
  7:00 PM · Town Hall · See prices on Ticketmaster
• The Lion King
  7:00 PM · Minskoff Theatre · See prices on Ticketmaster
• The Lion King (New York, NY)
  7:00 PM · Minskoff Theatre · See prices on Ticketmaster
• YebbaSensory supports offered
  7:00 PM · Brooklyn Paramount · See prices on Ticketmaster
• Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading SeriesLower-sensory by design
  7:30 PM · Niagara Bar (East Village) · Free admission
• Miss Manhattan Non-Fiction Reading SeriesLower-sensory by design
  7:30 PM · Niagara Bar · Free
• New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn NetsSensory supports offered
  7:30 PM · Madison Square Garden · See prices on Ticketmaster
• Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway presented by beehiiv
  7:30 PM · Beacon Theatre · See prices on Ticketmaster
• 9/11 Memorial & Museum: Entry TicketLower-sensory by design
  9/11 Memorial & Museum · From $36.00
• ARTE MUSEUM: An Immersive Media Art Exhibition New YorkLimited
  Arte Museum New York · From $35.00; discounted to $29.99
• American Museum of Natural HistoryLower-sensory by design
  American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) · From $37.00
• Bike Through Central Park
  Unlimited Biking Manhattan · From $48.99
• Bike the Brooklyn Bridge!
  79 Chambers St · From $15.24
• Brooklyn Nets BasketballSensory supports offered
  Barclays Center · See listing for price
• Catacombs by candlelight TourLower-sensory by design
  The Basilica of St Patrick's Old Cathedral · From $38.00
• Central Park Picnic & Full-Day Bike Rental
  Midtown Center · From $70.77
• Edge NYC: Entry TicketLower-sensory by design
  Edge NYC Observation Deck · From $43.12
• Electric Bike Tour of Central ParkLower-sensory by design
  203 W 58th S · From $89.00
• Electric Scooter Rental in Central Park
  203 W 58th S · From $25.00
• Empire State Building: Express Entry
  Empire State Building · From $94.72
• Halloween Hip Hop vs Reggae Yacht Party!
  Pier 36 · From $8.00
• Harry Potter™: A Forbidden Forest Experience
  Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park · From $28.72
• Mercer Labs: Museum of Art and TechnologyLower-sensory by design
  Mercer Labs · From $42.00
• New York City Highlights Bike Tour
  Unlimited Biking Brooklyn Bridge · From $70.77
• New York City eBike Rentals
  Unlimited Biking Manhattan · From $43.55

+ 14 more in the full guide.

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