34th Servus Edmonton Marathon returns Sunday, major road closures downtown

Thousands of runners will take to the streets of Edmonton Sunday for the 34th Servus Marathon.

The 42.2-kilometre course travels through downtown, the river valley and historic neighbourhoods, meaning there will be some major road closures during the event.

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The race’s start and finish line will be on Jasper Avenue outside of the Edmonton Convention Centre. Closures downtown will begin at 6:45 a.m. and end by 4 p.m. at the following locations:

• total closure of Jasper Avenue between 95 Street and 124 Street – a single lane will be maintained on Jasper Avenue eastbound between 124 Street and 119 Street to allow for local access; two-way traffic on 100 Avenue will be in place to accommodate impacted residents. There will be no north/south crossing of Jasper Avenue anticipated between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.;
• single lane traffic in each direction on Jasper Avenue between 82 Street and 95 Street;
• single lane traffic in each direction on 82 Street between Jasper Avenue and 112 Avenue;
• total closure of 124 Street between Jasper Avenue and 102 Avenue;
• single lane traffic in each direction on 102 Avenue between 124 Street and 138 Street; and
• access to streets on the south side of 102 Avenue will be permitted as space between race participants allows.

Impacts to downtown neighbourhoods east of the convention centre will start at 6:45 a.m. and end around 10:30 a.m. Impacts to downtown neighbourhoods west of the convention centre will start at 7:15 a.m. and end by 4 p.m.

Residential streets in McCauley, Cromdale, Virginia Park, Bellevue, Highlands, Beverly Heights, Rundle Heights, Glenora, Crestwood and Parkview will be affected. Residents are asked not to park on the route and to follow directions from race marshals.

Parking restrictions will be in effect along the race’s route. Access to several parking facilities downtown will be impacted from Saturday at 6 a.m. to Sunday at 4 p.m.:

• Canada Place east and west parkades;
• Stanley A. Milner Library parkade;
• Sun Life parkade;
• KRP Tower;
• Diamond and Impark lots on 99 Street south of Jasper Avenue;
• Fairmont Hotel Macdonald;
• Double Tree by Hilton hotel; and
• surface lots along 101A Avenue between 96 Street and 97 Street.

Several bus routes will also be impacted, with some detoured:

• Route 101 will be impacted between 5 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
• Routes 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 110X, 511, 701, 900X and 90 will be detoured between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Routes 2, 5, 11 and 900 X will have additional detours to accommodate setup of the marathon from 5 a.m. on Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday. Detours will also be in place during teardown on Sunday from 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The City recommends taking the LRT when possible during the marathon. A full list of detours can be found at edmonton.ca/busdetours.

The Servus Edmonton Marathon is a 2026 Boston Marathon qualifier and also includes a 21K half-marathon, army 10K, 5K and 1K fun-run races.

More than 8,500 people are registered to partake in the race – the most the marathon has ever seen. About 15,000 spectators are expected to cheer on racers.

Registration is still open until Monday at midnight.