Venice Beach Half Marathon

Take a jog along the beach while raising money for local schools during the second annual Venice Beach Half Marathon and 5K. Along the scenic route starting at Ocean View Park, participants will run down Ocean Front Walk, Venice and Abbot Kinney Boulevards and past Muscle Beach, the Canals and the old Venice jail house—plus multiple entertainment spots featuring local bands, DJs and a singing gondolier, not to mention a Grease celebration at Venice High School (a.k.a. Rydell High)—before finishing under the iconic Venice sign. There’s also a 1-Mile Junior Jog & Family Walk and a .25-mile “Grunion Run” for kids. Afterward, kick back at the post-race festival at Windward Circle and VIP beer garden at Belle’s Beach House.