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Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2026 LA Marathon Moved to Accommodate Oscars
On Tuesday, Mayor Bass announced that the LA Marathon will be moved to accommodate the Oscars, as the events were originally scheduled on the same day. The 2026 Los Angeles Marathon, originally slated for March 15, will now take place later in the month. The scheduling conflict emerged earlier this year when the McCourt Foundation and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences independently announced the same date for their events. According to a joint statement reported by ABC News, Mayor Karen Bass stepped in to mediate, leading to an agreement that allows the Oscars to remain on March 15. The marathon will be moved to a new date that will be announced soon. With both events requiring extensive road closures, police presence, and live television coverage, holding them simultaneously would have been nearly impossible. The Dolby Theatre, home to the Oscars, sits along the marathon route, making it particularly challenging to clean and secure the area in time for a red carpet broadcast after 25,000 runners pass through. Murphy Reinschreiber, chief operating officer of the McCourt Foundation, told the Los Angeles Times that the scope of the marathon complicates any date change. The course stretches from Dodger Stadium to Century City, involving thousands of volunteers, medical personnel, and city staff. 'There are two major facilities — Dodger Stadium and Century City — connected by what's really a 26-mile stage,' he said. 'The number of people, communities and businesses that are all impacted by a change of date is mind-boggling.' More than 5,000 people have already registered for the 2026 race. They will be offered the option of a refund due to the change. As part of the agreement, the Academy has committed to avoiding future conflicts by preserving the third Sunday in March for the marathon. Though that date is traditional, the event has shifted in the past. In 2009, for instance, it was held on Memorial Day to accommodate Sunday church services. In 2016, it coincided with the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February. The COVID-19 pandemic also pushed the 2021 marathon to November. The marathon and the Academy also plan to collaborate moving forward, promoting one another's events to serve the broader Los Angeles community.
Time Out
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The 2026 L.A. Marathon date is changing to avoid a clash with the Oscars schedule
Call it a traffic jam of iconic proportions: the 2026 L.A. Marathon and the Academy Awards were both scheduled to take place on March 15—until the city's top talent stepped in. Mayor Karen Bass announced on Thursday that the marathon will be rescheduled to avoid a Hollywood-style pileup. The conflict sparked logistical headaches as both events depend on access to central arteries like Hollywood Boulevard, which is not exactly built to handle both a 26.2-mile race and a red-carpet rollout in the same breath. The Academy had announced that the 98th Oscars—set to be hosted again by Conan O'Brien—would take place on March 15 at the Dolby Theatre, a key spot along the 2025 marathon route. Turns out, marathon organizers were blindsided by the news. 'We were surprised by the Academy's announcement, as there was no prior communication with us,' an L.A. marathon spokesperson wrote in a statement to NBC4, on April 2, noting that the event's traditional date—the third Sunday in March—had been publicly announced well in advance. In stepped Mayor Bass, who brokered a compromise between Murphy Reinschreiber of the McCourt Foundation (which owns the marathon) and Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The result? The Oscars will remain on March 15, while the marathon will shift to another March date, which is still to be confirmed. The deal also secures the marathon's future: going forward, it will always land on the third Sunday in March. The Academy and marathon organizers also agreed to a new partnership aimed at cross-promoting the events for the good of the L.A. community. So don't lace up just yet—at least not until the final date drops.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
LA Marathon will move its 2026 race date to accommodate the Oscars
News that next year's Los Angeles Marathon and Oscars were double booked for March 15 caused a headache for the organizers of both events, but a solution was reached Thursday with the marathon agreeing to change dates. The 98th Oscars will be held as originally scheduled, according to a joint statement issued by the Los Angeles Marathon and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The McCourt Foundation, which organizes the marathon, will announce a new March date for the race in the coming days. In return, the academy said that in future years it will honor the marathon's tradition of hosting the run on the third Sunday in March. The two organizations also agreed to work together to promote each other's events "to benefit the greater Los Angeles community," according to the statement. Murphy Reinschreiber, chief operating officer of the McCourt Foundation, told The Times that it would be logistically impossible to hold both events on the same day. The Oscars is hosted at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, which is along the marathon route. It's simply not feasible for thousands of runners and spectators to pass the theater and then have the area cleaned up and ready to host a red carpet event a few hours later, he said. Both events also require significant road closures, law enforcement deployment and are broadcast by KTLA. The McCourt Foundation announced its 2026 marathon date on March 15 this year. Two days later, the Academy published a news release announcing that the 2026 Oscars was also scheduled on March 15. Reinschreiber was driving home after finishing cleaning up this year's marathon, eager to rest after successfully executing the huge sporting event, when he learned of the double booking. "It was confusing and the other thought that went to my mind is there are just no days off in this business," he said. "It's one thing after the other." Moving a marathon is no easy feat. The event spans a massive chunk of the city and involves over 25,000 runners, thousands of volunteers, medical personnel, law enforcement and city workers. "There are two major facilities — Dodger Stadium and Century City — connected by what's really a 26-mile stage, and the number of people, communities and businesses that are all impacted by a change of date is mind-boggling," he said. "We are going to have to undergo a significant community awareness program." More than 5,000 people have registered for the 2026 Marathon, and they will need to be offered the option of a refund due to the change in date, he said. While the marathon is typically held on the third Sunday in March, there have been exceptions. In 2009, it was moved to Memorial Day to reduce disruptions to Sunday churchgoers. It was moved back to March the following year based on community feedback. In 2016, it was held Feb. 14, a Sunday, to coincide with the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Then, in 2021, the event was postponed until November because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oscars' date has traditionally been more flexible, but it often takes place on the last Sunday in February or the first Sunday in March. In 2021, the awards show was delayed to April 25 because of the pandemic. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
LA Marathon will move its 2026 race date to accommodate the Oscars
News that next year's Los Angeles Marathon and Oscars were double booked for March 15 caused a headache for the organizers of both events, but a solution was reached Thursday with the marathon agreeing to change dates. The 98th Oscars will be held as originally scheduled, according to a joint statement issued by the Los Angeles Marathon and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The McCourt Foundation, which organizes the marathon, will announce a new March date for the race in the coming days. In return, the academy said that in future years it will honor the marathon's tradition of hosting the run on the third Sunday in March. The two organizations also agreed to work together to promote each other's events 'to benefit the greater Los Angeles community,' according to the statement. Murphy Reinschreiber, chief operating officer of the McCourt Foundation, told The Times that it would be logistically impossible to hold both events on the same day. The Oscars is hosted at the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, which is along the marathon route. It's simply not feasible for thousands of runners and spectators to pass the theater and then have the area cleaned up and ready to host a red carpet event a few hours later, he said. Both events also require significant road closures, law enforcement deployment and are broadcast by KTLA. The McCourt Foundation announced its 2026 marathon date on March 15 this year. Two days later, the Academy published a news release announcing that the 2026 Oscars was also scheduled on March 15. Reinschreiber was driving home after finishing cleaning up this year's marathon, eager to rest after successfully executing the huge sporting event, when he learned of the double booking. 'It was confusing and the other thought that went to my mind is there are just no days off in this business,' he said. 'It's one thing after the other.' Moving a marathon is no easy feat. The event spans a massive chunk of the city and involves over 25,000 runners, thousands of volunteers, medical personnel, law enforcement and city workers. 'There are two major facilities — Dodger Stadium and Century City — connected by what's really a 26-mile stage, and the number of people, communities and businesses that are all impacted by a change of date is mind-boggling,' he said. 'We are going to have to undergo a significant community awareness program.' More than 5,000 people have registered for the 2026 Marathon, and they will need to be offered the option of a refund due to the change in date, he said. While the marathon is typically held on the third Sunday in March, there have been exceptions. In 2009, it was moved to Memorial Day to reduce disruptions to Sunday churchgoers. It was moved back to March the following year based on community feedback. In 2016, it was held Feb. 14, a Sunday, to coincide with the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Then, in 2021, the event was postponed until November because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oscars' date has traditionally been more flexible, but it often takes place on the last Sunday in February or the first Sunday in March. In 2021, the awards show was delayed to April 25 because of the pandemic.
