The Long Beach Marathon is returning for its 40th year this Sunday, with the majority of street closures beginning on Sunday morning.
The race will take place at Shoreline Drive and Shoreline Village Drive from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and other events will be happening throughout the weekend:
On Friday, Oct. 4 Long Beach Marathon racers and bike tour participants can pick up their bibs at the Race Expo and Packet Pick-Up Expo at 386 E Shoreline Drive from noon to 6 p.m. Racers have another chance to pick up their bibs on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the same location from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On Saturday, Oct. 5 the Aquarium of the Pacific 5K begins at 6:15 a.m. The race will take place at 100 Aquarium Way, and participants can pick up their bibs as early as 5:15 a.m. The Bike Tour will take place at the same time as the Long Beach Marathon, on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 6 a.m. at Shoreline Drive and Linden Avenue.
Most road closures and detours will be in place at various times on a rolling basis on Sunday, Oct. 6 between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted. The closures generally include both sides of the street, unless otherwise noted. Streets affected include the following:
- Eastbound Shoreline Drive – Shoreline Village Drive to Ocean Boulevard (closure begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5)
- Westbound Shoreline Drive – Ocean Boulevard to Shoreline Village Drive (closure begins at 12:01 a.m. the night of Saturday, Oct. 5)
- Shoreline Drive, from Shoreline Village to the 710 Freeway
- Pine Avenue, from Shoreline Drive to Seaside Way
- Queensway Bridge, from Shoreline Drive to the 710 Freeway
- Ocean Boulevard, from Livingston Drive to 54th Street
- Livingston Drive, from Termino Avenue to Broadway
- Nieto Avenue, from Appian Way to Broadway
- Appian Way, from Nieto Avenue to East Third Street
- East Third Street, from Appian Way to Paoli Way
- Marine Stadium from Nieto Avenue to Bayshore Avenue
- East Colorado Street from Orlena Avenue to Appian Way
- Orlena Avenue from East Colorado Street to Fourth Street
- Fourth Street from Monrovia Avenue to Orlena Avenue
- Monrovia Avenue from Sixth Street to Fourth Street
- Sixth Street from Park Avenue to Monrovia Avenue
- Park Avenue from Anaheim Street to Appian Way
- Anaheim Street from Pacific Coast Highway to Park Avenue
- Clark Avenue, northbound, from Atherton Street to Anaheim Street
- Atherton Street, westbound, from Clark Avenue to Bellflower Boulevard
- Palo Verde Avenue, southbound, from Atherton Street to Anaheim Street
- Atherton Street, from Bellflower Boulevard to Palo Verde Avenue
- Ocean Boulevard, from Livingston Drive to Alamitos Avenue
All roads are expected to be fully reopened by 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
Streets along the racecourse will be marked with “no parking” signs, and vehicles in violation of the posted signs will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense to the tow yard at 3111 E. Willow St.
A map and details about entering and exiting the impacted neighborhoods of Belmont Shore, the Peninsula, Naples, Belmont Heights, Bluff Park, Bluff Heights, Alamitos Beach, Park Estates and Los Altos can be found here.
Free parking Saturday night through Sunday will be available for Belmont Shore, Peninsula and Naples residents in the beach lots along Ocean Boulevard. Exiting may be possible at select areas on Sunday during the marathon by police escort. Boat owners who park at Marina Green on Saturday will still have access to that lot via Shoreline Village Drive. On Sunday, boat owners can park at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center via Pine Avenue.
A route map for events related to the Long Beach Marathon can be found here. For more details about the marathon, go to runlongbeach.com/community-relations/.
