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Brisbane Marathon 2026: Road Closures, Getting There, Race Start Times

4th Jun 2026
Written by:
Dinushka Gunasekara
Brisbane Editor | Urban List

Anyone who’s been on the riverwalk in the early morning knows Brisbane is a city of runners, and the creme de la creme of the running calendar is coming in faster than a Strava fanatic. Yep, we’re talking about the Brisbane Marathon, baby.

Back for its 34th year this Sunday 7 June, the Brisbane Marathon Festival 2026 is set to be another bangin’ morning celebrating community and human endurance. If the FOMO is already kicking in, there are a couple of final spots still available here. Otherwise, you can focus on your pace because we’ve got you sorted with a guide to the Brisbane Marathon Festival this year. 

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Road Closures For The Brisbane Marathon 2026

With more than 10,000 runners taking part in the Brisbane Marathon, the city requires a little more preparation than your average run club. Road closures and traffic management plans will be in effect on Sunday 7 June 2026 from as early as 3am to as late as 1:30pm across Brisbane City, Kangaroo Point, New Farm and Teneriffe. 

Brisbane City

Roads closed from 3am to 1:30pm:

  • Alice St from Edward St to George St
  • Edward St from Mary St to Alice St
  • Albert St from Mary St to Alice St
  • Margaret St from George St to Felix St
  • George St from Margaret St to Alice St
  • Felix St from Mary St to Margaret St

Roads closed from 3:30am to 1:30pm:

  • Mary St from Felix St to Market St

Roads closed from 3:30am to 1pm:

  • Spencer Lane
  • Market St from Charlotte St to Mary St
  • Eagle St from Market St to Wharf St
  • Queen St from Wharf St to Adelaide St
  • Macrossan St from Queen St to Adelaide St
  • Adelaide St from Queen St to Ivory St
  • Ivory St from Harrison Lane to Brunswick St
  • Boundary St from Ivory St to New Farm Riverwalk
  • Ivory Street Tunnel from Ann St to Bowen Tce

Roads closed from 5:30am to 12:30pm

  • New Farm Riverwalk

Kangaroo Point

Roads closed from 4am to 11:30am

  • Story Bridge from Ann St to Main St
  • Main St from Story Bridge to River Tce

Roads closed from 4am to 11am

  • River Tce from Main St to Leopard St
  • Leopard St from Vulture St to River Tce

New Farm

Roads closed from 4:30am to 12:45pm

  • Merthyr Rd from Moray St to Brisbane Riverwalk
  • Griffith St from Merthyr St to Sydney St
  • Oxlade Dr from Sydney St to Brunswick St

Roads closed from 4:30am to 11:30am

  • Moray St from Bowen Tce to Merthyr Rd

Roads closed from 4:30am to 10:30am

  • Bowen Tce from Story Bridge to Moray St

Roads closed from 4:30am to 12:30pm

  • Brunswick St from Oxlade St to Sydney St
  • Sydney St from Brunswick St to Lamington St
  • Lamington St from Sydney St to Welsby St
  • Welsby/Gray St from Lamington St to Macquarie St

Teneriffe

Roads closed from 4:30am to 12:30pm

  • Macquarie St from Gray St to Florence St
  • Vernon Tce from Florence St to Commercial Rd

Getting To The Brisbane Marathon

The Brisbane Marathon will be taking over the City Botanic Gardens—transforming the lush spot into the official Brisbane Marathon Festival where you can pop your bags away, access bathrooms and find out all the key information about your event. The best part? There are plenty of ways to get there.

Extra train services will be running on the morning of 7 June from 3:52am and will be free for anyone wearing a race bib (or a person accompanying someone in a race bib) as well as anyone wearing a volunteer shirt. You can check out the train schedule here.

If you prefer to drive, we recommend booking a paid park in the Brisbane City, South Bank or Kangaroo Point  like a Wilsons Parking or Secure Parking then walking to the City Botanic Gardens. Just think of it as your warm up for the marathon. 

Race Start Times

Five races will be taking place on 7 June as part of the Brisbane Marathon:

  • The official marathon and half marathon both kick off at 6am
  • The 10km starts at 9:15am
  • The 5km starts at 10am
  • The 2km starts at 11am

After your race, you can swing by the Event Expo or the Felons Brewing Co Beer Garden for a well deserved drink.

For more, head to the official Brisbane Marathon Festival website here.

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Main image credit: Brisbane Marathon Festival | Facebook