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OBX TowneBank Outer Banks Marathon & Southern Fried Half

The marathon starts at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (the Lost Colony site), and the weekend 8K/5K runs at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Fun Run Atlas · North Carolina

Novelty course · Manteo, NC

OBX TowneBank Outer Banks Marathon & Southern Fried Half is a fun run on a one-of-a-kind course in Manteo, North Carolina, with verified dates from November 6 through November 8, 2026.

ConfirmedFamily friendly

When: Nov 6–8, 2026
Start 07:00
Second weekend of November
Where: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (marathon start)
Manteo, NC · Dare
Directions
Organized by: Outer Banks Sporting Events

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What to expect

historic-site
barbecue
beer-garden
color-run
boston-qualifier

2026 Confirmed

Nov 6–8, 2026

Checked Sun, Oct 4, 2026 against the official source.

2027 Projected

Date TBA

About the run

A November race weekend on the Outer Banks. Saturday has the Surf & Soar 8K, a 5K and a COLOR fun run at the Wright Brothers Memorial; on Sunday the marathon and Southern Fried Half leave Roanoke Island and finish with Southern barbecue and a beer garden.

The run

Distances: marathon, half marathon, 8K, 5K, color fun run
Season: Fall

Nearby

Sources

Official site official
Schedule of events official
Courses official

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.