Schedule of Events
March 7th – 9th, 2025, Elizabeth City, NC
Join us for a fun-filled weekend celebrating the Coast Guard, the officially designated Coast Guard City of Elizabeth City, 2024 Great American Defense Community Award Recipient, and YOU!
Multiple Day Events
Race Expo & Packet Pick Up
March 7th & 8th, 2025, Elizabeth City, NC
Please join us at the Museum of the Albemarle for our Race Expo and packet pick-up.
Fri, March 7th, 2025
3:oo pm to 7:00 pm
Sat, March 8th, 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Coast Guard Village
Join us at Waterfront Park to learn about Coast Guard equipment and jobs.
Fri, March 7th, 2025
4:oo pm to 7:00 pm
Sat, March 8th, 2025
7:oo am to 3:00 pm
sun, March 9th, 2025
7:oo am to 3:00 pm
Family Finish Festival
Sat, March 8th, 2025
9:45 am to 3:00 pm
Sun, March 9th, 2025
7:30 am to 3:00 pm
Friday Events
First Friday Art Walk
The First Friday of each month in downtown Elizabeth City!
Enjoy artwork, artist demos, and live music around downtown Elizabeth City as the streets come alive with the monthly ArtWalk celebration! The evening begins at 4:00pm and continues until 7:00pm. Come to see all of our local creativity and stay for dinner or drinks at one of our great restaurants downtown!
Fri, March 7th, 2025
4:oo pm to 7:00 pm
Welcome Yoga
FREE EVENT
Seven Sounds Brewery
112 N Water St,
Elizabeth City, NC 27909-4416
40 spots available
Fri, March 7th, 2025
5:oo pm to 6:00 pm
Saturday Events
5k Race
6:30am – Park opens to the public
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM 5k Emergency Packet Pick Up MOA/Park
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Coast Guard Village Opens (tentative) Downtown Elizabeth City
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Race Expo and Packet Pick Up MOA or Waterfront Park
7:55 AM National Anthem (Brass Quartet) Waterfront
7:55 AM Adaptive Start for 5K Waterfront
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM 5k Race Waterfront
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM 1k Kids Run Waterfront
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM 5k Finish Festival Waterfront
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Live Broadcast 102.5 The Shark Waterfront
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pasta Luncheon MACU Mustang Cafe
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Live Music from Hither Waterfront
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM A Toast to the Coast Guard Seven Sounds
Sat, March 8th, 2025
1k Fun Run
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM 1k Kids Run Waterfront
Sat, March 8th, 2025
Pasta Lunch (ticketed event)
The Coast Guard Marathon pasta lunch is all about eating good food and having fun while preparing for race day. Participants and their families are invited to join CGM for a delicious pre-event meal that will have anyone fueled up for Sunday morning. Attendees will be treated to a special ceremony with a keynote speaker covering educational and inspirational topics.
Presented by: Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Where: MACU Mustang Cafe
701 North Poindexter St. Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Menu: Enjoy a delicious carb-loading meal complete with pasta, salad, rolls, and dessert. Vegetarian option available.
Keynote Speaker: Details Coming soon.
Drawing prizes donated by: (Must be present to win) Running Warehouse, Fun Run Box, humangear
Tickets: $15 per person
No Federal nor Coast Guard endorsement of sponsors is implied.
Sat, March 8th, 2025
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
A Toast to the Coast Guard (invitation only)
Sat, March 8th, 2025
5:00pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday Events
Full and Half Marathon Race
6:00am – Park opens to the public
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Opening Ceremony/Fly Over MOA/Park
7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Coast Guard Village Opens (tentative) Downtown Elizabeth City
7:25 AM National Anthem (Brass Quartet) Waterfront
7:25 AM Adaptive Start for Marathon and Half Waterfront
7:30 AM Marathon and Half Waterfront
7:30 AM – 3:30 Finish Festival Waterfront
Sun, March 9th, 2025
Register to Race!
Please join us in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in 2025 for the annual Coast Guard Marathon!