Newport Rhode Races

Event Overview

Join us in the City-by-the-Sea for this stunning marathon, half marathon and 5k. Newport Rhode Races partners with the upcoming Annual Newport Daffodil Days Festival to give you a true Spring Newport Experience. Our courses will pass along many of the over 1,200,000 starting to bloom around the City by the Sea. (We'll call it Dash through the Daffodils!)

Race Details

• Marathon Start Time: 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Easton's Beach in Newport, RI.
• Half Marathon Start Time: 7:45 a.m. from the same location.
• 5k Start Time: 8:15 a.m. - all from the same beautiful seaside start.
• Beach Mile Start Time: 11:30 a.m., on the beach adjacent to the finish line. An out-and-back on Easton’s Beach, finishing under the Race Arch.

Course Information

As the race is on the beach, please plan for uneven surfaces, beach debris, seaweed, shells, and all those wonderful items we love about the ocean. This will be part of the challenge of completing the course.

• Course Certification: The marathon course is USATF certified.
• Boston Qualifier: It is a Boston Marathon Qualifier.

Environmental Respect

• Stay Off the Dunes: Please respect our native environment.
• Use Receptacles: Use trash receptacles, and recycle as much as possible.

Important Notes

Please Note: Newport Rhode Races will be happening rain or shine. Because of the logistics of planning for a race of this size, we cannot offer refunds for any reason. In the event that weather is severe enough to create an unsafe environment for participants, organizers will cancel the event with no refunds issued.

More Information

For more information visit our event website, RhodeRaces.com

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Registration Link

For registration and more details, visit Newport Rhode Races.