2026 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, 24 APRIL 2026
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*** PLEASE NOTE ***: Civic Hall and Town Hall are separate locations.
12pm - Expo & bib collection open (Civic Hall - 300/304 Mair Street)
7pm - Expo & bib collection closed
This is the Civic Hall! This is where you collect your bib. Please don’t confuse this with the Town Hall or you could be late for your race.
SATURDAY, 25 APRIL 2026
6am - City of Ballarat Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Ballarat Cenotaph in Sturt Street
7am - The most unique shakeout run! Join GPS Art Guru, Peter Mitchell, to run the shape of the Ballarat Marathon “B”. What a cool thing to have on your Strava feed! (Meet in the carpark at the Victoria Park sports pavillion, just off Elm Ave between Caretakers Dr and Military Dr. CLICK HERE for Google Maps location)
9am - Expo & bib collection open (Civic Hall - 300/304 Mair St)
***PLEASE NOTE***: Civic Hall and Town Hall are separate locations. Bib collection closes 30 mins prior to your scheduled event.
10.30am - City of Ballarat Anzac Day March, from Lyons Street North to Ballarat Cenotaph, followed by the Commemorative Service at the Ballarat Cenotaph in Sturt St
1:15pm - Bag Drop opens (Mining Exchange - 16 Lydiard St Nth)
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2pm - Mass 5km start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
3:15pm - Women’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
3:45pm - Men’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
BALLARAT SUBARU MILE
4:15pm - Mass Mile start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
4:45pm - 16 & Under Boys Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
4:45pm - 16 & Under Girls Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
5pm - Australian Road Mile Championships - Women’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
5:15pm - Australian Road Mile Championships - Men’s Elite start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
5.30pm - Presentations (Presentation Platform- Sturt St)
7pm - Expo, bag drop & bib collection closed
SUNDAY, 26 APRIL 2026
***PLEASE NOTE***: Civic Hall and Town Hall are separate locations. Bib collection closes 30 mins prior to your scheduled event. Please allow extra time on race morning to arrive, collect your bib, drop bags, use the bathrooms & find your corral.
6am - Expo & bib collection open (Civic Hall - 300/304 Mair St)
6:30am - Bag Drop opens (Mining Exchange - 16 Lydiard St Nth)
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RUNNING WAREHOUSE MARATHON & FEDERATION UNIVERSITY HALF MARATHON
7:30am - Marathon & Half Marathon bib collection closed
7:30am - All participants in corrals (corral info here. Follow marshal instructions)
7:55am - Wheelchair Half Marathon start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
8am - Marathon & Half Marathon start (Ballarat Town Hall - 225 Sturt St)
CITY OF BALLARAT 10KM11am - 10km bib collection closed
(avoid collecting your 10km bib between 6am-7:30am on Sunday morning to minimise wait times ahead of the Marathon)
11:30am - 10km start (Corner Sturt & Lyons streets - corral in Dawson St Sth)
12:30pm - Marathon, Half Marathon, Wheelchair Half Marathon and 10km presentations (Presentation Platform- Sturt St)
3pm - Expo, bag drop & event close
CAR PARKING
Parking for runners is available in Ballarat’s CBD & surrounds. Please ensure parking restrictions are observed when using on street spaces. In addition, the CARePARK multi-storey carpark at 25 Doveton St in central Ballarat, only a short walk from the start-finish, is offering extended hours across the Ballarat Marathon weekend.
Saturday 25th April: 11am-9pm
Sunday 26th April: 5:30am-7pm
Information on the CARePARK location and pricing is HERE.