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2026 edition held Nov 14, 2026
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The New Orleans Marathon is a November road marathon in City Park, returning a 26.2-mile race to the city after a break of several years. The organisers call the 2026 race the inaugural New Orleans Marathon. Premier Event Management, led by race director Bill Burke, presents it as part of Fit Fete, a two-day wellness festival created with New Orleans & Company, the City Park Conservancy and WellNXT. The festival opens on a Friday with community games, and the races run on the Saturday. A half marathon, a marathon relay and a 5K take place alongside the marathon. The marathon starts at 7:30 am at the New Orleans Museum of Art and finishes on Roosevelt Mall. The course is a double loop through City Park and along the lakefront, reaching the eastern edge of Lakeshore Drive. Runners who miss the cut-off point are sent to the finish line, and the overall time limit is 7 hours. Entry is through RunSignup, with the marathon priced at $170 before a late-entry increase.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Mid-November in New Orleans is mild and fairly humid: average highs are about 21°C and lows about 13°C, with measurable rain on around seven days of the month.
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New Orleans had no marathon for several years before 2026, when Premier Event Management and New Orleans & Company announced the return of the New Orleans Marathon as part of the new Fit Fete festival. The organisers describe the 2026 race as the inaugural New Orleans Marathon. Bill Burke, president and race director for Premier Event Management, said the idea began as a double-loop marathon course in City Park scribbled in a notebook 12 months earlier.
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