Sydney Marathon 2026: Every Shakeout, Pop-Up and Afterparty

Sydney Marathon week is here, and there have never been more ways to be part of it.

Run clubs and brands all corners of the sport are hosting shakeouts across the week, and almost all of them are free and open to any pace.

Beyond shakeout runs there are brand pop-ups to visit, cheer zones on course to join if you’re a spectator, and afterparties once the medals are on!

If you’re new to running, a shakeout is a short, relaxed run in the days before a race. Nothing fast or long, just a way to loosen the legs, settle the nerves, and meet a few people before the big day. Most run around 5km and take under an hour.

In the below guide, shakeouts are listed first, sorted by day and time. Followed by pop-ups, cheer zones, afterparties and recovery activations.

Details come from the organisers, so check each event’s own post for any last minute changes before you head out.

Shakeout runs

Wednesday 26th of August

Time	Shakeout	Where
6:15pm	Sydney’s Singles Shakeout · 5km, ticketed	Captain Cook Hotel, Paddington

Thursday 27th of August

Time	Shakeout	Where
6:00am	Shokz x The Coogee Run Club Sunrise Shakeout	Old Coogee Pier
7:00am	Arc’teryx Sydney Marathon Shakeout at QVB · 5km, hydration from Pillar Performance and Skratch Labs Australia	Arc’teryx QVB, 455 George St
7:00am	On LightSpray Tour Opening Run (sign up via link) · 5km, shoe trial, food & drink provided.	On store, Bondi Junction
7:00am	Pace Athletic Shakeout Run · rego essential	155 George St, The Rocks
8.00am	LSKD Stretch, sketch & sip ·
6:00pm	Slow 5K at CCACHE (sign up here) · Runners Mood x Saucony · Fishbowl provided, t-shirt giveaway, DJ & drinks.	32 Carrington St, Sydney

Friday 28th of August

Time	Shakeout	Where
6:00am	404 x Harry’s Sydney Marathon Shakeout – Iced lattes, strawberry matcha and the 404 Sydney pop-up on return. Register here.	Harry’s, Bondi Beach
6:15am	Muscle Republic Shakeout Run – Hosted by Annabelle Ronnfeldt & Matty Abel.	Sydney Showground, Olympic Park
6:45am	HOKA x Rejoov Runners Morning Run Club – read more here.	House of HOKA, Castlereagh St
7:00am	LSKD x PILLAR Performance Shakeout – 30 min out n back. Gels pre-run & free coffee after.	Piccolo Me, Olympic Park
7:00am	SharkNinja Shakeout Run · sold out	Motion Festival, Circular Quay
7:15am	Shakeout Run with Team Toby’s · sold out	Motion Festival, Circular Quay
7:30am	QK Sydney Shakeout 2026 · sold out	Jinius, Dawes Point
7:30am	Run Havoc x On LightSpray Morning Run – RSVP here.	Flinders St, Darlinghurst
9:00am	The Ultimate Shakeout Run · sold out	Hickson Road Reserve, The Rocks
5:00pm	Pace Athletic Shakeout Run · regos required	155 George St, The Rocks
6:30pm	Third Space Shake Out Run · Kings Cross Track Club	207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst

Saturday 29th of August

Saturday is chaos, in the best way. Seventeen shakeouts to choose from.

Time	Shakeout	Where
6:30am	LSKD x Keegan & Co Shakeout Run – RSVP required	Blackwood, Bondi Beach
6:30am	Last Mile x Dermalogica Sydney Shakeout Run	Coffee Room, Coogee
6:45am	Sydney Shakeout presented by PILLAR, LNDR & Oakley · 5km – Register here.	PLAY ON, 17 Oxford St, Paddington
6:45am	Unofficial Shakeout – 4km run – Carbs, Caffeine & hydration by Cadence	Centennial Homestead, Centennial Park
6:55am	Adventure Time Travel Sydney Marathon Shake-Out Run	Fullerton Hotel, Martin Place
7:00am	Shakeout Run with Stronger Stride · coach and physio on hand	Motion Festival, Circular Quay
7:00am	Break Point, Nike and Mental Athletic Shakeout Run	Furies HQ, Surry Hills
7:20am	Shakeout Run with Bondi Rescue – Sold out	Motion Festival, Circular Quay
7:30am	Pace-N-Try Shakeout Run	Top Impression Bakery, Rhodes
7:40am	iFit Shakeout Run	Motion Festival, Circular Quay
8:00am	Sydney Frontrunners Marathon Shakeout Run	Duck Pond, Centennial Park
8:00am	Redfern Run Club Sydney Marathon Shake Out Run – 5km easy pace	Innovation Plaza, Eveleigh
8:00am	Tracksmith x Up There Athletics Pre-Race Shakeout	21 Foley St, Darlinghurst
8:00am	Shakeout with Katie Martin & Cosmo’s Midnight	Record Shop, Darlinghurst
8:00am	On Saturday Shakeout Made Real · Register here	Flinders St, Darlinghurst
8:30am	Runna Sydney: Shake Out. Fuel Up. · 5km	Fishbowl, Oxford St
11:00am	Shakeout with Katie Martin & Cosmo’s Midnight (second shakeout for the day)	Record Shop, Darlinghurst

Pop-ups and brand activations

The stores, launches and experiences running through the week. All twelve pop-ups are free to walk into.

Dates	Pop-up	Where	What’s on
25 to 31 Aug	ASICS x Pace Athletic	155 George St, The Rocks	Launch party, nail station, and free iced coffee for bib holders
26 to 30 Aug	lululemon Print Shop	Pitt St Mall, Sydney CBD	Sydney ’26 graphics printed onto new kit
26 to 31 Aug	Brooks Hyperion House	Maritime Museum, 2 Murray St	Shakeouts, harbour cruises, and medal engraving on Sunday
27 to 30 Aug	On LightSpray Tour	Flinders St, Darlinghurst	The first Sydney run in the LightSpray Cloudboom Strike 2
27 to 30 Aug	LSKD Sydney Marathon Sessions	Multiple locations	Two shakeouts, a stretch session, and post-race burgers
27 to 29 Aug	PLAY ON Concept Store	17 Oxford St, Paddington	PILLAR, LNDR, MAAP, Oakley and La Marzocco, plus daily events
27 to 31 Aug	Tracksmith x Up There Athletics	21 Foley St, Darlinghurst	The Sydney ’26 collection, the TEMPO Issue 1 launch, and poster stamping after the race
27 to 30 Aug	Motion Festival	Customs House Forecourt, Circular Quay	The hub of the week, a free street festival, with a recovery hub for sauna and cold plunge
27 to 30 Aug	Third Space	207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst	By Kings Cross Track Club, with a book launch, shakeouts, pasta night and afters
28 to 29 Aug	House of HOKA	Level 1, 238 Castlereagh St	Try-ons, refuel bar, hydration testing, and a DJ on Saturday
28 to 30 Aug	Furies Break Point Marathon Weekend	Furies HQ, Surry Hills	With Nike. Beep test, film premiere, shakeout, cheer zone, and wind-down party
28 to 30 Aug	lululemon Record Shop	121 Riley St, Darlinghurst	A music-led pop-up, free, with nothing for sale
Sat 29 Aug, 11am to 3pm	Decathlon Tempe	Decathlon, Tempe	Free race-day essentials pack and Chebbo’s Burgers, show your race rego

Race day

Cheer zones, on course

Time	Cheer zone	Course point	Where
6:30am	Midnight Runners, with CUPRA	12.5km	CUPRA City Garage, 68 Pitt St
7:00am	Furies Break Point, with Nike		Furies HQ, Surry Hills, until 9am
7:00am	On	36km	Exact spot to come
7:30am	Third Space, by Kings Cross Track Club		207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, until 1pm
From 8:00am	Coogee Run Club Cheer Zone	30.8km and 34.8km	Chamber of Secrets fountain, Centennial Park
From 8:21am	Coogee Run Club Zone, with Women’s Running Collective	38.2km and 40.1km	Mrs Macquarie Road
8:30am	Brooks Cheer Crew Cruise		Eastern Pontoon, Circular Quay, boat back 11:30am
9:00am	Pace Athletic, ASICS x Pace		Sydney Central

Post-race parties and activations

Time	Party or activation	Where
From 10:00am	Jacksons on George Race Day Hub and Afterparty	George St, Sydney, party from noon, happy hour 4pm to 6pm
10:00am to 2:00pm	LSKD Post-Race Bling, Beers and Burgers	Betty’s Burgers, Circular Quay
From 10:00am	Finish Line Fizz, with Coogee Run Club	The Oriana, Sydney
11:30am	Jimmys Rooftop Official Afterparty	Ivy, Level 4, free entry and free beer with your medal
12:00pm	Sydney Finisher Portraits with Runna and Strava	Harbour and Opera House backdrop
2:00pm	lululemon Afterparty with Harry Hayes	Record Shop, 121 Riley St, Darlinghurst
2:00pm to 7:00pm	W Sydney Post-Race Portrait Studio	W Sydney, Barangaroo, walk-ins welcome
3:00pm	Sydney Frontrunners Marathon Celebration	Captain Cook Hotel, Paddington, RSVP
4:00pm	Furies Break Point Wind-Down Party, with Nike	Furies HQ, Surry Hills
4:00pm	Third Space Afters, with Kings Cross Track Club	207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
5:00pm	Stylerunner x adidas Marathon Afterparty	Aster, Level 32, 117 Macquarie St, 18+, via Eventbrite

Recovery and reset

Your muscles will thank you for this…

When	Session	Where
Sat 9:00am	Breathwork at W Sydney · free for hotel guests, $40 otherwise	W Sydney, WET Deck
Mon 9:30am	AWAY Spa W Sydney Recovery Stretch	W Sydney

Marathon week only feels this big because of the people in it, the clubs, the brands, the pacers, the mates handing out gels at 30km! If you are running this weekend, the team at RunDais wish you all the very best!

Did we miss a shakeout run? Send us a DM via @rundais.aus & we’ll add it to this guide.

Happy running!