Race weekend
Schedule, parking & spectators
Saturday · September 4, 2027
Packet pickup, then make an afternoon of it
Packet Pickup: Sentinel Bandstand (the Gazebo)
302 W. Main St, Sackets Harbor Grab your bib, hoodie, sticker and goody bag.
Then stay a while. Our packet pickup sponsor The Boathouse is steps away for a waterside lunch; browse Main St, hit Junk in the Trunk, and toast tomorrow (gently) at The Whiskey Coop. The 360° photo booth will be running, so get your "night before" video.
Sunday · race day · Sept 5, 2027
The morning, minute by minute
Parking opens
Free, beside the start (details below)
Race-day packet pickup
Next to the Start/Finish
🏁 Marathon & Half Marathon start
Both races, one gun
Half Marathon awards ceremony
Marathon awards ceremony
Course closes
6-hour limit
Don't leave early. Awards are never mailed, and we call every winner's name at the ceremony. Check the results, stay for your moment; details on the Awards page.
The short version
No gear check needed: start, finish and parking are all in one spot. Someone else can collect your packet, but we'd rather hand it to you. Can't make Saturday? Race-day pickup runs 5:30–7:00 AM, but Saturday is calmer, and there's lunch.
Parking & directions
Free, beside the start, open at 5:00 AM
Punch into your GPS
614 Creekside LaneSackets Harbor, NY 13685
Then follow the "Race Parking" signs and the volunteers' directions.
- • Grass lot directly beside the Start/Finish; the blue-highlighted area on the map is handicap parking.
- • All traffic enters and exits from the east, near the Creekside Apartments.
- • Volunteers will place you in a spot. Be patient at 6 AM; it moves fast.
- • No street or lot parking anywhere else. It's all private property, and being invited back every year depends on it.
If GPS isn't your thing: turn-by-turn
From Watertown / the North: Rt-3 West/Arsenal St toward Sackets Harbor (Exit 45 from Rt 81) → ~6.5 mi, bear right at the Y onto County Rd 75 at Truaxs Mini Storage → 1 mi, right on Hounsfield St → straight at the stop sign onto Creekside Ln → follow signs.
From Syracuse / the South via Rt 81: Exit 42 → left on S. Harbor Rd (Rt 66) → 3.7 mi, left on N Harbor Rd (Rt 145) → bear right onto S Broad St near the school → right on Dodge Ave → left on Old Military Rd → left on Creekside Ln → follow signs.
Up Rt 3 from the South: left on Smithville Rd → bear right onto S Broad St near the school → right on Dodge Ave → left on Old Military Rd → left on Creekside Ln → follow signs.
Spectators
For spectators: how to see them more than twice
Someone you love is out there for one to six hours. Here's the plan.
Track them live with RaceJoy
Download the free RaceJoy app, find the Sackets Harbor Marathon, and follow their GPS dot in real time, with progress alerts and cheers they actually hear mid-race. Set it up the night before; race morning is not app-store time.
Need their bib number? Look them up ↗
Where to stand
Five spots, each with a directions button that opens your own maps app, on the interactive map. The half turnaround doubles as marathon mile 20: the wall. Your cowbell matters most there.
One rule
Never drive on the race course. Use Route 3 to move between viewing spots; every spot is reached from Rt 3.
Golf-cart shuttles: Chamber of Commerce volunteers shuttle spectators (and stiff-legged finishers) between the Start/Finish and Main Street all morning. Ride over, explore the shops, ride back for the finish.