Philadelphia Marathon Weekend

Did you know?

• Of the top 10 marathons in the United States with the highest number of runners participating annually, the Philadelphia Marathon is the only one that is City-run.
• More than 35,000 participants and their families travel from all 50 states and abroad for the Philadelphia Marathon each year.
• The Marathon’s annual charitable footprint is over $750,000. An average of $250,000 is allocated by the Marathon to the Philadelphia City Fund each year for grantmaking, with an excess of $550,000 raised for title partner American Association for Cancer Research and affiliate charities.
• Now in its 32nd year, the Philadelphia Marathon is composed of three days of events featuring the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Health & Fitness Expo, the Nemours Children’s Run, the Rothman Orthopaedics Philadelphia 8K, the Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon, and the AACR Philadelphia Marathon.

Each year, this event brings more than 35,000 participants and their families to Philadelphia to participate in one of the top 10 marathons in the United States. This beautiful, fast, and scenic course serves as a qualifying race to the Boston Marathon, with participants traveling from all 50 States, the District of Columbia and over 40 countries around the world. On race day, thousands of enthusiastic onlookers line the race course to cheer on friends and family members as they race along a course that weaves through the historic sites of Philadelphia, ending at the steps of the majestic Philadelphia Museum of Art.

As the fiscal sponsor for the Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, the Philadelphia City Fund provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, technical assistance, and other administrative services to support the success of the race weekend.

The Philadelphia Marathon Weekend is the Philadelphia City Fund’s only program that generates unrestricted revenue, a portion of which is allocated for grantmaking to support the Philadelphia community each year. Through its Community Fund, PCF invests those proceeds in charitable projects that improve the quality of life for our residents. PCF and its Board of Directors are proud of the impact that this fund has had as its signature community-focused grantmaking initiative.

Philadelphia is proud to host the 32nd Philadelphia Marathon Weekend on November 21–23, 2025.

Registration is open now thru November, unless the event sells out sooner.