Welcome to the
13th Annual Tassal Airlie Beach Marathon Festival
to be held on the 18th and 19th of July 2026
The award-winning Tassal Airlie Beach Marathon Festival will be run over very similar courses to 2025 with minor adjustments at the beginning and turn around points. The festival is a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) and the 42.2, 21.1, 10 and 5km courses have all be formally measured by a B grade measurer. This means any world, country or state records can be recognized.
The Tassal North Queensland Championship Marathon is a unique four lap off road (run on concrete footpaths and boardwalks) standard marathon that provides your support team with the opportunity to cheer you on several times at one location.
The program this year will include a mixed relay (minimum of 1 female in a 3 person team) with each competitor running 1km.
The McDonald’s Airlie Beach Foreshore Magic Mile will be run the day before on Saturday 18 July at 4:00pm.
The Tassal Airlie Beach Marathon Festival is not possible without the support of our main sponsors and we encourage you to support them. We thank them for their support and you can go to their websites by clicking on their logos on our Sponsor page.
Why choose the Tassal Airlie Beach Marathon Festival?
Airlie Beach is a beautiful tropical holiday destination in the Whitsundays, Northern Queensland, Australia and the home to two marinas and a local airport that provides easy access to the 74 Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef. It is the launching pad for tourists to visit iconic destinations like Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet and Heart Reef.
It is located in Queensland approximately 150km north of Mackay and 300km south of Townsville.
The scenery and climate in Airlie Beach during July is ideal for competing in the marathon festival.
The region is serviced by three airports (Proserpine – Whitsunday Coast, Hamilton Island and Mackay) with daily flights to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and close to the Bruce Highway that runs from Brisbane to Cairns.
Registration fees
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
Tassal North Queensland Championship Airlie Beach Marathon (18+) Spots remaining: 93
Four laps of the Airlie Beach and Cannonvale Beach foreshore at 6:00am on Sunday 19 July 2026.
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Register for Tassal North Queensland Championship Airlie Beach Marathon (18+)$145.00Jan 1 - July 18
Locus Surveys Airlie Beach Half Marathon (16+) Spots remaining: 237
Two laps around the Airlie Beach and Cannonvale Foreshore at 6:15 am on Sunday 19 July 2026.
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Register for Locus Surveys Airlie Beach Half Marathon (16+)$125.00Jan 1 - July 18
Whitsunday Transit 10km Fun Run (15+) Spots remaining: 150
One lap around the Airlie Beach and Cannonvale Foreshore at 7:00am on Sunday 19 July 2026.
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Register for Whitsunday Transit 10km Fun Run (15+)$85.00Jan 1 - July 18
Momentum High Risk Training 5km Fun Run (10+) Spots remaining: 105
Two laps around the Airlie Beach Foreshore and Port of Airlie at 9:00am on Sunday 19 July 2026.
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Register for Momentum High Risk Training 5km Fun Run (10+)$45.00Jan 1 - July 18
Mantra Club Croc 5km Corporate Team Challenge (10+)
Two laps around the Airlie Beach Foreshore and Port of Airlie at 9:00am on Sunday 19 July 2026.
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Register for Mantra Club Croc 5km Corporate Team Challenge (10+)$250.00Jan 1 - July 18
Wilmar 2km Junior Dash & Primary School Challenge (6+) Spots remaining: 120
Two laps around the Airlie Beach Foreshore at 10:00am on Sunday 19 July 2026.
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Register for Wilmar 2km Junior Dash & Primary School Challenge (6+)$25.00Jan 1 - July 18
Ray White 1km Kids Run/Walk (4+) & Primary School Challenge Spots remaining: 110
One lap around the Airlie Beach Foreshore at 10:30am on Sunday 19 July 2026.
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Register for Ray White 1km Kids Run/Walk (4+) & Primary School Challenge$20.00Jan 1 - July 18
McDonald's Magic Mile (6+)
Two laps around the Airlie Beach Foreshore at 4:00pm on Saturday 18 July 2026.
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Register for McDonald's Magic Mile (6+)$30.00Jan 1 - July 18
WRC Mixed Relay
Mixed relay teams of three with a minimum of 1 female per team. Each member runs 1km at 10:45am on Sunday 19th July 2026.
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Register for WRC Mixed Relay$30.00Jan 1 - July 18
Contact information
- Event contact
- Tim McQuoid-Mason
- Phone
- 0438 460 050
- Website
- Visit website
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