LIVE | Cape Town Marathon – Sunday, 24 May 2026
· The South African
Follow the 2026 Cape Town Marathon and 10km Peace Run by clicking on the links below.
The Peace Run will take place on Saturday, 23 May, starting from 07:20, while the marathon is scheduled for Sunday, 14 May, with the live broadcast set to start at 07:35.
Visit freshyourfeel.com for more information.
Expo opens
Meanwhile, the 2026 Cape Town Marathon kicked off on Thursday, 21 May with the opening of the Cape Town Marathon Expo at the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point.
Runners and supporters will have three days to enjoy an immersive Expo experience that blends world-class marathon standards with a unique African identity, reflecting the spirit of the Cape Town Marathon as it continues its journey toward becoming Africa’s first Abbott World Marathon Majors event.
Opening times
- Thursday 21 May: 09:00 to 19:00
- Friday 22 May: 09:00 to 18:00
- Saturday 23 May: 10:00 to 17:00
The Expo will host race pack collection for all athletes participating in the marathon on Sunday, 24 May, as well as the 10km and 5km peace runs and the three trails runs that take place on Saturday, 23 May.
This means that more than 44 000 runners will be making their way through the Expo, as well as family members, supporters and spectators.
The organising team promises that the Expo will offer something for everybody, including a unique blend of local and international vendors selling running essentials and other sporting, wellness and lifestyle products, as well as food and drinks to keep Expo visitors fuelled.
Rising from the Flames
A standout feature of the Expo will be a Fynbos floral display curated by Leon Kluge and Tristan Woudberg, that celebrates the extraordinary Cape Floral Kingdom, the smallest yet most diverse floral kingdom in the world.
This world-renowned South African duo have just been awarded the coveted Best Exhibit in the Great Pavilion prize at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in the United Kingdom.
Their Life After Fire display showcased the incredible diversity of flowers that appear directly after wildfires, and that is the inspiration behind their Expo display, sponsored by the Grootbos Foundation, one of the event’s associated charities.
Registration Requirements
When collecting their numbers, runners will need to present the official entry confirmation message received via email or WhatsApp, which includes their unique QR code.
Similarly, if collecting on behalf of somebody else, they will need to present this confirmation for the other runner.
Runners should note that no late collections will be permitted on race day of their event, so they need to get to the Expo in time to register for their chosen event.
As such, no peace or trail run entries can be collected on the Saturday, as these events take place on Saturday morning, and the final day of race pack collection will be solely reserved for the marathon.
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