Marion, IA

The Marion Arts Festival Half Marathon & 5K Run-Walk has long been a favorite season opener for many serious amateurs, recreational runners, and casual walkers. The Marion Arts Fest weekend is a great opportunity to explore the growing city of Marion and uptown shops/amenities. The Run/Walk features unique top awards from participating festival artists, giveaways/door prizes, super soft t-shirts, and finish line fun!

The nationally recognized Marion Arts Festival (MAF) is a free, family friendly, come-as-you-are community art party... accessible high quality culture for all. After the race, participants are invited to enjoy festival activities. The Art in the Depot public art program and Empty Bowl Project are offered in conjunction with the exhibiting artists. Continuous live music and specialty food vendors will also be featured throughout the day. Check out all the information about the arts festival here. 

Water Stops 

There will be 7 water stops throughout the half marathon course and 1 water stop on the 5k course. 

Age Group Awards

There will be additional awards for top overall Female and Male finishers for each distance and age group awards for the top 2 Female/Male finishers in each distance per age category.

• Overall in each distance
• <19 
• 20-29
• 30-39 
• 40-49 
• 50-59
• 60-69
• 70 >