Eau Claire Marathon This Weekend!
Get ready, Eau Claire—it’s marathon weekend! We’re excited to welcome runners, families, and fans from across the country and around the world for one of the premier race events in the nation and a Boston Marathon qualifying race. This is more than a race—it’s a celebration of community, energy, and connection. Let’s come together to showcase our city at its very best, cheer loud, lend a hand, and make every visitor feel right at home.
Events include a 5K, 10K, Kids Fun Run, half marathon, relay marathon, and full marathon. An event this big covers much of downtown and in some areas will impact traffic and require detours or in some cases closures.
Below you'll find street impacts and the hours in which those detours or closures may occur. Please review the information and plan ahead for detours and temporary closures.
A big change this year will be the additional closures of northbound State St. from the top of the State St. hill through the 3rd Ward, and the closure of the Water St. Bridge and Summit Avenue. From 8:45 a.m. to - 2 p.m. on Sunday, no traffic will be allowed to go North on State St. into the 3rd Ward. Individuals can leave the 3rd Ward by going South on State St. Drivers can expect to wait for runners to pass at Roosevelt and State.
Please use extreme caution when driving in course areas as there will be many excited supporters and runners - we want everyone to have a safe and successful weekend.
Full maps are available at eauclairemarathon.com. All EC Marathon questions can be directed to Emi Uelmen by phone at 952-239-9866 or email: emi.uelmen@eauclairemarathon.com.
Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, 2026 – Overnight Street Closures
Graham Avenue, Eau Claire Street to Main Street – Sat. 8:00 pm to Sun. 3:00 pm
Grand Avenue, Farwell Street to Barstow Street – Sat. 8:00 pm to Sun. 3:00 pm
Barstow Street Parking Lot (Barstow Block Party, ECM Parking) – Sat. 3:00 pm to Sun. 5:00 pm
Graham Avenue between Grand Avenue and Barstow Street – Sat. 3:00 pm to Sun. 7:00 pm
Riverfront Terrace, Wisconsin Street to Madison Street – Sat. 9:00 am to Sun. 2:00 pm
Sunday, May 3 – Marathon Day Street Closures
Barstow Street & Wisconsin Street – DROP OFF AREA ONLY, NO PARKING
ALL side streets, Barstow St and Graham Ave, Eau Claire St to Gray St – 8:45 am to 2:00 pm
Barstow Street, Galloway Street to Newton Street – 8:45 am to 2:00 pm
Broadway Street, Sixth Avenue to Ninth Avenue – 7:00 am to 8:00 am
Chippewa Street, Ninth Avenue to First Avenue – 7:00 am to 9:45 am
Dewey Street, Eau Claire Street to Galloway Street – 8:30 am to 12:45 pm
Fifth Avenue, Water Street to Madison Street – 6:00 am to 9:30 am
First Avenue, Chippewa Street to Grand Avenue/path – 7:00 am to 10:15 am
First Avenue, Water Street to Lake Street – 9:15 am to 2:00 pm
Fulton Street, Whipple Street to Fifth Avenue – 7:00 am to 9:30 am
Graham Avenue, Main Street to Lake Street – 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
Lake Street Bridge, First Avenue to Graham Avenue – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Madison Street Bridge, Farwell Street to Whipple Avenue – 6:00 am to 10:00 am
Ninth Avenue, Broadway Street to Chippewa Street – 7:00 am to 8:15 am
Riverview Drive, closed to southbound traffic – 6:45 am to 10:45 am
Sixth Avenue, Fulton Street to Chippewa Street – 7:00 am to 9:30 am
State Street, Lexington Boulevard to Washington Street – 8:45 am to 2:00 pm
Third Street, Fountain Street to Garden Street – 7:15 am to 10:00 am
Washington Street, State Street to Farwell Street – 8:45 am to 2:00 pm
Water Street/Summit Avenue, Second Avenue to State Street – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Whipple Street, Madison Street to Fulton Street – 6:45 am to 10:00 am
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