Name: Newport Rhode Races
Start: 2026-04-18
End: 2026-04-18
Location: Newport, Rhode Island

About the Event

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!)

The Marathon will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 198, 2026, at Easton's Beach in Newport, RI. The Half Marathon will start at 7:45 a.m. from the same location. The 5k will follow at 8:15 am - all from the same beautiful seaside start.

Beach Mile will start at 11:30 a.m., on the beach adjacent to the finish line. It is an out-and-back on Easton’s Beach, finishing under the Race Arch. 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.

The marathon course is USATF certified and is a Boston Marathon Qualifier.

Please respect our native environment - STAY OFF THE DUNES, use trash receptacles, and recycle as much as possible.

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.

For more information visit our event website, RhodeRaces.com
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Races Offered

Virtual 5k

Apr 18, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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00:00

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$20.00

Virtual Full Marathon

Apr 18, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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$50.00

Virtual Half Marathon

Apr 18, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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$50.00

Spectator Shuttle Tickets

Apr 18, 2026

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Type — Running

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06:30

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$5.00

Marathon

Apr 18, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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07:30

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$99.95

Half Marathon

Apr 18, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:45

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$79.95

5k

Apr 18, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:15

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$29.95

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Newport.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 6.5° / 12.4°

wb_sunny 1.6° / 8.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 17.5 /

water_drop 72.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 6.5° / 12.4°

wb_sunny 1.6° / 8.6°

air 17.5 km/h

water_drop 72.1%

About Newport

Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000 (2020), this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.