Known for its white sand beaches, Pensacola Beach provides the ultimate opportunity to escape the everyday and find yourself in the Margaritaville state of mind. Boasting an average of 325 days of sunshine each year and endless miles of beautiful beaches and sparkling waters, Pensacola Beach is the perfect place to unwind and find your own piece of paradise.
Start Line Location: Casino Beach Boardwalk, Pensacola Beach, FL
Only a short stroll from Margaritaville Beach Hotel!
Course Time Limit: 90 minutes*
We support good times, not just fast times!
Race Day Timeline*:
7:00AM – Race Day Registration and Margaritaville Run Expo Opens
8:35AM – Pre-Race Warm Up
9:00AM – 5K Race Begins. Here at the Margaritaville Run, we like to enjoy a leisurely morning
10:00AM – Awards Ceremony presented by the Margaritaville Beach Hotel
5:00 PM – Saturday Night Race After-Party event hosted at the Margaritaville Beach Hotel.
*subject to change
Please plan on attending our Packet Pick-up & Runner Happy Hour hosted at the Margaritaville Beach Hotel to make sure you are ready for race day.
Date: Friday, October 7
Time: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Margaritaville Beach Hotel – Landshark Landing Beach Bar & Grill
Enjoy special happy hour offerings exclusive for Margaritaville Beach Hotel runners! Simply show your race bib on Friday at Landshark Landing to enjoy delicious food, $5 who’s to blame margaritas, and $3 12oz Landshark beer.
Notes for Packet Pick-up
Walk-up Registration available at Packet Pick-up if the event is not sold out. Photo IDs are required. You may pick up for a friend if you have a copy of their photo ID. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Please review all parking information on race day here.
Not a runner but love everything Margaritaville, running and volunteering? Come out and support the Margaritaville Pensacola Beach 5K by volunteering your time and smiling face!
All volunteers will receive a volunteer t-shirt and refreshments! Have a group interested in volunteering? Please email us at [email protected].
What better way to round out your weekend escape and embrace the Margaritaville mindset than by relaxing with friends after your run/walk while you enjoy live music hosted at the Margaritaville Beach Hotel?
Enjoy some of the country’s best songwriters liven the crowd with great music and intriguing stories at Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival hosted at Landshark Landing Beach Bar & Grill on Saturday evening after the race.
Stay tuned for more details!
The Margaritaville Beach Hotel’s sense of place and attention to detail make it the perfect setting for guests who want to escape the everyday, engage their senses and make lasting memories. Anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping to a tropical island and sipping a margarita will enjoy being immersed in the Margaritaville experience at this hotel.
The beachfront hotel features ‘barefoot elegance’ with 162 guest rooms, including 24 Corner King Executive rooms with wrap-around balconies. The Margaritaville Beach Hotel is offering activities the entire family can enjoy; Rent beach bicycles and tour Pensacola Beach by peddle, or climb aboard a kayak or paddle board available for rent on the Gulf Side and Bay Side Dock.
The Margaritaville Run Pensacola Beach proudly supports the Singing for Change Foundation (SFC), a national charity with local impact. Singing for Change supports small nonprofits that help individuals become more self-sufficient and create positive change in their communities. SFC focuses on low-income communities and people living in poverty.
Funds raised from each live Margaritaville Run will be designated to benefit a community-based organizations within the region of that race.
Make an additional donation to Singing for Change with your registration and receive perks to show your support:
Donate $10 or more and run with a special Singing for Change runner bib.
Donate $25 or more and receive a special microphone pin to add to your finisher medal to show your support.
The SFC local beneficiary of the Margaritaville Run Pensacola Beach is ReadyKids!
Founded in 2007, ReadyKids! is on a mission to maximize children’s potential through increased school readiness. Our vision is simple: Every student starts school ready to learn. ReadyKids! is a leader in the early literacy space for prekindergarten students in Escambia County and an extension of support for their families. ReadyKids! focuses on mentoring students, engaging families in the education process of their prekindergartners, and supporting educators – all to maximize children’s potential through increased school readiness. For more information, visit www.readykidsfl.org
The Margaritaville Run is operated by Easy Day Sports, a dynamic event production agency that focuses on premier, professionally-managed endurance sports events.
