Schedule & General Info
Course Info
- Half Marathon time limit is set at 3 hours and 30 minutes or approximately 16 minute per mile.
- Due to the nature of State Street and two-way participant traffic, strollers are not allowed.
- No pets on course
Grand Prix Event: The Half Marathon is a part of the Santa Barbara Running Association Grand Prix as well as the Southern California USATF Grand Prix.
The 5K is a part of the Junior Grand Prix. There is no cost for Junior Grand Prix participants.
Race Start & Festival Info – Sunday, Nov. 9
The Half Marathon as well as the 5K will begin in a couple of wave groups. Specific wave information will be sent out during race week & your wave number will be on the front of your bib.
7:00am – Half Marathon presented by HOKA
- Wave #1 Start (NEW LOCATION: Cabrillo Blvd. near State Street)
- Start Line Closes at 7:20AM
8:30am – UCLA Health 5K
- Wave #1 Start (NEW LOCATION: Cabrillo Blvd. near State Street)
- Start Line Closes at 8:50AM
🍻 9:00am – Official Festival Partners Open for Business on Yanonali St.
🏆 9:00am – Half Marathon Overall Awards (Festival Main Stage)
🏆 9:30am – 5K Overall Awards (Festival Main Stage)
10:00am – HOKA Kids Fun Run (SAME LOCATION: State St. & Yanonali St.)
👉 Handcycle Participants will begin 2-3 minutes ahead of the Half Marathon or 5K first wave start.
Packet Pickup – Friday, Nov 7 & Saturday, Nov 8
- Friday, November 7 ~ 2:00pm - 6:00pm
- Saturday, November 8 ~ 10:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Santa Barbara Carousel House
Get Directions: Google Maps | Apple Maps
Parking: There are two City of SB waterfront lots across the street from the Carousel House off of Garden St. Please adhere to all parking fees and restrictions in downtown Santa Barbara. There is no official special event parking throughout race weekend. DO NOT PARK OR DROP OFF ADJACENT THE CAROUSEL HOUSE CURBSIDE ON CABRILLO BLVD OR GARDEN ST.
Palm Park Festival – Friday, Nov 7 & Saturday, Nov 8
Presented by Santa Barbara Independent
Location: Santa Barbara Carousel House
Get Directions: Google Maps | Apple Maps
Parking: There are two City of SB waterfront lots across the street from the Carousel House off of Garden St. Please adhere to all parking fees and restrictions in downtown Santa Barbara. There is no official special event parking throughout race weekend. DO NOT PARK OR DROP OFF ADJACENT THE CAROUSEL HOUSE CURBSIDE ON CABRILLO BLVD OR GARDEN ST.
- Friday, November 7 – Golden Hour - Live Music & Drink Garden: 2:00pm - 6:00pm (Carousel House)
- Saturday, November 8 – HOKA Shakeout Run from Palm Park: 9:00am (Details TBD)
- Saturday, November 8 – HOKA Yoga at Palm Park: 10:00am (Details TBD)
- Saturday, November 8 – Kids Zone at Carousel House: 11:00am - 2:00pm
😎 WEEKEND FORECAST
A weak storm system is passing through and will clear away to offshore flow which means sunny skies and above normal temps through the Half Marathon weekend.
Temps along the coast will be in the low 70s to the upper 70s through the entire weekend and nighttime lows in the low to upper 50s. Winds will be light and sunshine abundant. Here is the day-to-day forecast:
Thursday 11/6: A nice day with some light winds and a high of 73 degrees and a low of 52, with lots of sunshine
Friday 11/7: Offshore winds will bring sunny skies and highs around 75 degrees and lows around 56 degrees
Saturday 11/8: Offshore winds mean great weather for Santa Barbara, no wind along the coast only lots of sunshine and highs in around 77 degrees and low around 57 degrees, just perfect weather for a fun Saturday .
Sunday 11/9: This will be the best and warmest day of the weekend. The offshore winds will warm us to 78 degrees and a low of 59. Sunshine and perfect weather will make the feature event fantastic. There is no better place to be than Santa Barbara in early November. Combined with great weather and the perfect scenery, the event is going to be the best ever.
