2026 operating status

Know what is final.

Confirmed for 2026

Race date

Sunday 29 August 2027.

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Confirmed for 2026

Start

Miller Street, North Sydney. Wheelchair 6:15am. Mass start 6:30am, with group times still to come.

Source
Previous-edition reference

Course file

The 2027 page links TCS_Sydney_Marathon_2026_Course.gpx. The file metadata name is TCS Sydney Marathon 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2026. Not a 2027 re-survey.

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Sydney Marathon · August 2027

Where to spectate

Kilometre marks below are copied from the organizer's spectator page.

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  1. 01Double pass

Double pass

Top of Macquarie Street: 14 km and 40.8 km. Metro Martin Place or train to St James.

Taylor Square is listed at 15.4 km and 36.2 km. The SCG block party on Driver Avenue is listed at 29 km and 34.8 km.

Ready-made plans

Macquarie Street twice

Adult support crew

The spectator page lists one zone that sees the field at 14 km and again at 40.8 km.

  1. Mile 8.7

    ASICS zone, top of Macquarie Street

    Martin Place Metro or St James Station

    Organizer page: 14 km outbound and 40.8 km on the way back. Mile 8.7 is the 14 km pass.

  2. Mile 25.4

    Same corner, late

    Martin Place Metro or St James Station

    40.8 km is about 25.4 miles. Stay put if this is your only move.

Meetup: Top of Macquarie Street. Martin Place Metro or St James Station, as the page writes it.

Barangaroo, then the Opera House

Family

An early metro stop at 10 km, then the finish landmark. Do not try to walk the whole course with children.

  1. Mile 6.2

    Hickson Road party zone

    Barangaroo Metro

    Spectator page: 10 km, step out of Barangaroo Metro.

  2. Mile 26.2

    Opera House finish

    Circular Quay Station

    Finish landmark on the marathon page. Cutoff is 7 hours from the mass start.

Meetup: Sydney Opera House. Name a corner. The page does not assign family pens.

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Edition status

Race day on the organizer's marathon page is Sunday 29 August 2027. Wheelchair start is listed at 6:15am and mass participation at 6:30am, with a note that group times come later. The course line on this page is sampled from the linked 2026 GPX, not drawn by us.