The Los Angeles Marathon made a new standing date to make room for Hollywood’s biggest night, Academy Awards.
La Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that organizers of both events compromised to avoid scheduling conflicts on the previously double booked date Sunday 15 March. The Marathon Road usually passes the Dolby Theater, where Hollywood’s stars gather for Oscars. From 2026 onwards La Marathon will take place on the third Sunday in March. Oscars will remain on March 15 for 2026, but both parties have agreed to avoid conflicts in the future.
“Under The Leadership of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, The Asics Los Angeles Marathon and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have finalized dates for the 2026 Calendar that will enable each to take place on separate dates in march,” Murphy Reinchrichr, “Murphy Reinchri Reinchr Kramer, CEO, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Said in a Joint Statement.
“My mission is always to make sure LA’s signature events are safe and successful for visitors and Angelenos to enjoy,” Mayor Karen Bass said Friday. “I am satisfied that we could reach an agreement that sets up La Marathon and Oscars to continue to reflect everything our city has to offer while creating a long -term partnership to benefit the organizations for many years to come.”
Oscars was held on March 2, 2025, while Marathon took place two weeks later on March 16. Marathon began two years after the Olympic summer, which summer hosted in Los Angeles, and it is one of the five largest marathons in the country.
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