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Charlotte Marathon street closures and map: Thousands hit streets Saturday

Novant Health Charlotte Marathon events on Saturday include the marathon, half-marathon, relays and a 5K. A Finish Line Festival will be held on Mint Street in uptown.
Novant Health Charlotte Marathon events on Saturday include the marathon, half-marathon, relays and a 5K. A Finish Line Festival will be held on Mint Street in uptown. NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE MARATHON

Drivers should stay alert to partial and full street closures in and around uptown Charlotte on Saturday as thousands of runners and walkers join the annual Novant Health Charlotte Marathon and related events.

Novant Health Charlotte Marathon events on Saturday include the marathon, half-marathon, relays and a 5K. A Finish Line Festival will be held on Mint Street in uptown.
Novant Health Charlotte Marathon events on Saturday include the marathon, half-marathon, relays and a 5K. A Finish Line Festival will be held on Mint Street in uptown. NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE MARATHON

The marathon, half-marathon, relays and a 5K all begin just before or after 7:30 a.m., and a Finish Line Festival is held on Mint Street, according to the event website, TheCharlotteMarathon.com.

Races start on Graham Street between 3rd and 4th streets and finish on 4th Street near Mint Street. The routes go into NoDa and the Elizabeth and Dilworth neighborhoods.

Runners in the 5K typically finish around 7:55 a.m., half marathon runners around 8:35 a.m. and full marathon competitors about 9:50 a.m.

The Finish Line Festival will feature vendors, food trucks, DJ Rosice and giveaways.

Joe Marusak
The Charlotte Observer
Joe Marusak has been a reporter for The Charlotte Observer since 1989 covering the people, municipalities and major news events of the region, and was a news bureau editor for the paper. He currently reports on breaking news. Support my work with a digital subscription
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