Official date status
Powerade Panama City Beach Marathon is listed for December 5, 2026. This date refers to the race represented in this guide; other distances and expo activities may run on different days.
Official date information checked on 2026-10-18. This check covers the date status, not entry availability or final race operations.
The December full marathon and Pier Park collection
The six-hour span between the full-marathon start and the shared closure is an important planning constraint. Assess a realistic total time including stations, rather than relying on a moving-pace estimate. A later start for another distance does not extend the full marathon’s deadline or make its instructions interchangeable with yours.
The organizer offers online registration until 18:00 on December 4 and in-person entry during Friday collection only if space remains. Confirm availability before travel and do not plan to obtain a new entry at the Saturday start. Keep the entry confirmation and collection requirements together so that registration, packet pickup and start access are treated as separate steps.
The route is described as a loop near Panama City Beach. Use the final marathon map to identify distance splits, aid access and spectator locations. Coastal scenery does not remove the need to adjust effort for wind and the day’s weather. Practise the pace and nutrition you can sustain, then leave room to adapt when the actual forecast is available.
The advertised gels are available at most aid stations while supplies last. Carry any permitted nutrition that your plan depends on, rather than assuming a specific product will remain at every stop. Confirm the final collection, parking and baggage instructions and arrange a meeting point beyond the finish flow. A qualifying course can support a qualifying performance, but it does not by itself guarantee acceptance into another marathon.
2026 date confirmed
Powerade Panama City Beach Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2026. The date was matched to this named race on the official organizer page during the 2026-08-28 source check.
The confirmed next race date is December 5, 2026. Match the year and distance on your entry confirmation before arranging travel. A 2027 date is not confirmed in this guide; the current announcement applies to 2026.
Current race profile
The organizer remains authoritative if the course, distance program, venue, registration or schedule changes. Historical conditions are not a forecast; use current organizer advisories and the race-week forecast.
Training calendar anchors
These dates are calendar arithmetic, not proof that a plan length is appropriate.