2026 operating status

Know what is final.

Confirmed for 2026

Race date

42.2 km on 23 May 2027. The FAQ also lists Peace and Trail events on 22 May 2027.

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Confirmed for 2026

Starts

Stadium start on Fritz Sonnenberg Road. Beach Road start at Mouille Point. Seeding decides which one.

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Confirmed for 2026

Finish

Vlei Road for all events.

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Previous-edition reference

Spectator marks

Green Point Main Road and the Sea Point loop are described in the 2026 spectator guide.

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Cape Town Marathon · May 2027

Where to stay

Named hotels are the three with V&A addresses on their own sites. Start and finish pins are area searches.

In this guide · 3 decisions
  1. 01Radisson RED Cape Town
  2. 02Portswood Hotel
  3. 03Southern Sun Waterfront

Radisson RED Cape Town

Silo 6, Silo Square, V&A Waterfront, on the Radisson page.

Portswood Hotel

Portswood Square, Portswood Road, V&A Waterfront 8001.

Southern Sun Waterfront

1 Lower Buitengracht, Cape Town.

Continue the plan

See how the hotel relates to the courseSwitch the atlas to stay bases, spectator stops, and runner strategy.

Edition status

The 2027 FAQ names the Stadium start on Fritz Sonnenberg Road, the Beach Road start at Mouille Point, and a Vlei Road finish for 23 May 2027. Start times are explicitly not published yet. Spectator kilometre marks below are from the organizer's 2026 spectator guide, not a 2027 reissue.

Dates & guestsMay 21 → May 24 · 2 adults · 0 children · 1 roomChange

Choose an area, then a room

Upper West Side for the finish; Midtown for connections; Lower Manhattan for an assigned ferry; Brooklyn for the crew; Queens to compare prices.

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Waterfront base

Radisson RED Cape Town V&A Waterfront

Radisson lists Silo 6, Silo Square, V&A Waterfront.

Consider: Not the stadium start and not Vlei Road. Check the walk on a closure map before race morning.

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Waterfront base

Portswood Hotel

The hotel contact page lists Portswood Square, Portswood Road, V&A Waterfront, 8001.

Consider: Same waterfront caveat. We did not measure the walk to Fritz Sonnenberg Road.

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Waterfront base

Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town

Southern Sun lists 1 Lower Buitengracht, Cape Town.

Consider: The hotel also prints GPS on its contact page. That pin is the hotel, not the finish line.

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Which area fits?

Near the stadium start

FAQ: the Stadium start is on Fritz Sonnenberg Road next to the stadium. The 2026 instructions also told spectators not to crowd the start.

Close to one start and the Vlei Road finish, useless if your bib says Beach Road and the roads are closed.

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Live stays near Near the stadium start

2027-05-21 to 2027-05-24 · 2 adults · 0 children · 1 rooms

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