Holiday Half Marathon

12/12/2025

FINALLY! The Christmas Light 5k at Marine Stadium is happening TONIGHT followed by the Kids Penguin Waddle fun run! 🎄🐧

Remember bib/race kit pick up starts today at 4:30pm so get here early and enjoy the Fitness Expo in Festival Village as you warm up for the race. Check out our RACE INFO Instagram Story Highlight and previous posts for parking tips and more event info. 🚗

Then get ready for tomorrow’s big Holiday Half Marathon race starting at 7am!! 🏃🏃‍♀️

Follow along in our IG Stories tonight and tomorrow for some memorable event moments! PS- registration is still open online and on-site so don’t think it’s too late to join 👀

Sign Up Here: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/107171/holiday-half-marathon-and-5k

12/11/2025

TOMORROW our Holiday Half Marathon, 5k and Kids Run race weekend begins! Join us tomorrow night at 6pm for the Christmas Light 5k and let’s see your favorite wearable LEDs - holiday edition! With live performances, festive inflatables and light installations you’re guaranteed to get into the holiday fitness spirit! Bring the kids along for the Kids Penguin Waddle immediately after the 5k so they can experience the magic, too! 🎄

Then Saturday is the big HALF MARATHON! Who’s got what it takes to run through Marine Stadium, Alamitos Bay, across 2nd St and down the LB ocean path? 🌅

There’s still time to register! 📲 Sign up here: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/107171/holiday-half-marathon-and-5k

12/11/2025

🚨 PARKING FOR THE HOLIDAY HALF MARATHON, 5K & KIDS RUN AT MARINE STADIUM 🚨

🅿️ Make sure to budget extra time for traffic and parking this weekend! Driving into Long Beach (especially on a Friday 🙃) can be heavy! Luckily there are plenty of fun shops and restaurants on 2nd St to keep you busy, so get here EARLY! 🛍️

Swipe through for info on Marine Stadium parking lots, Mothers Beach paid parking lot, street parking, and our complimentary shuttle service.

There’s still time to register for the festive fun! Don’t let FOMO keep you on the sidelines this holiday weekend! 🎄Sign up today: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/107171/holiday-half-marathon-and-5k

12/09/2025

Check out our Holiday Race Weekend Schedule of Events and swipe through for answers to some frequently asked questions!

Join us this weekend, December 12th & 13th, for a Christmas Light 5k glow run, Half Marathon and Kids Fun Run at Marine Stadium in Long Beach!

We’re only 3 days out, and there’s still time to register! Sign Up here: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/107171/holiday-half-marathon-and-5k

12/08/2025

SURPRISE! We've extended our price registration increase until tomorrow night! Register now and save big on the Holiday Half Marathon, 5k and Kids Penguin Waddle happening this weekend at Marine Stadium in Long Beach, CA. Enjoy festive races on a faster course with ocean views and more decorations than ever before!

Join us on December 12th and 13th for a weekend of fun the whole family can enjoy: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/107171/holiday-half-marathon-and-5k

12/07/2025

🚨LAST DAY TO SIGN UP before our registration price increases at 11:59pm tonight! 🕛 Don’t let the Grinch steal your Christmas race savings! 🎄

Register here for the Holiday Half Marathon, 5k, and Kids Penguin Waddle 📲 happening next weekend on Dec 12th and 13th at Marine Stadium in Long Beach, CA: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/107171/holiday-half-marathon-and-5k

Stay tuned for more event info like course maps, parking tips, and some other FAQs coming this week.

12/06/2025

The Holiday Half Marathon, 5k and Kids Run is NEXT WEEKEND at iconic Marine Stadium in Long Beach, CA. Come run this festive event with us at the same place where some Olympics 2028 events will be held!

This year we're unveiling out inaugral Christmas Light 5k on Friday December 12th, followed by the Kids Penguin Waddle. The Half Marathon will be on Saturday December 13th!

There's still time to register: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/107171/holiday-half-marathon-and-5k

Ho-ho-HOPE you can make it!

12/14/2024

MAJOR PARKING UPDATE

We've been told we have to have all participants enter through Gate 17. The address is: 1801 W McKinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768

12/03/2023

We got the perfect forecast for this weekend! After last year's Stormpocalypse, we've been blessed with partly cloudy mid sixties!

If the weather had you hesitating, fear it now more. We'll see you this weekend!

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11/30/2023

Prices Increase tonight at midnight! Get in now and avoid spending more money, save it for gifts ;)

10/08/2023

Join us this year on December 9-10, 2023 for the Holiday Half Marathon at the Fairplex in Pomona. Prices Increase tonight at 11:59PM, be sure to register and save www.runholidayhalf.com

06/07/2023

Happy Global Running Day! Register now using the code GLOBAL20 to receive 20% off your race registration! Code is active until Sunday June 11 at midnight. Don't miss out on this awesome deal!