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2026 Boston Marathon start time, route and how to watch from anywhere

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The 130th Boston Marathon will take place on Patriots' Day, Monday, April 20. Here's what to know about the world's oldest continuously run marathon.

Spring is in the air, flowers are in bloom and road racers are preparing to converge in Massachusetts for one of the biggest days on their calendar, the 130th Boston Marathon . The world's oldest continuously run marathon is set for its annual running on Patriots' Day in Boston, this coming Monday, April 20. More than 30,000 entrants in the open, wheelchair, and para and adaptive divisions are expected to take to the streets for the 26.

2-mile journey from Hopkinton to Boston. The Boston Athletic Association says citizens from 137 countries and all 50 U. S.

states will be represented in this year's event. When is 2026 Boston Marathon? The Boston Marathon always falls on Patriots' Day, which is observed in Massachusetts on the third Monday of April.

This year, it falls on April 20. What time is 2026 Boston Marathon? The Boston Marathon staggers its start times for racers with the wheelchair participants starting first.