Zydeco Marathon is a two day running event in the heart of Cajun Country.  Five distance options are available to accommodate just about everyone.  On Saturday we have the one mile fun run and 5K.  Sunday is the heart of the weekend with the full marathon, half marathon, and team relay events.  The Zydeco Finish Line Festival on Sunday has live music, great food, and plenty of drink options to wrap up your weekend.  Sign up today to join us in March 2026 for our 13th year of running Lafayette!
The 2026 Zydeco Marathon will be hosted by Funrasiers for St Jude Inc.  Established in 2020 with a desire to help end childhood cancer Funraisers for St Jude Inc  has sent $970,000 to St Jude Children'sResearch Hospital in that time. What started as a team of 7 has grown into a team of 90 that go to Memphis in December to run the various races as part of Memphis Marathon Weekend. From a 5k all the way to 26.2 miles you can become a Hero and join our efforts to help end childhood
cancer. ALL proceeds from Zydeco Marathon 2026 will go to St Jude Children's Research Hospital. We look forward to hosting this great event that has been a staple for 12 years now. Funraisers for St Jude Inc has an established  team that will work tirelessly and diligently to keep the great Zydeco Marathon tradition going. Please join us on March 8 2026 to run for a purpose. You will see local St Jude patients cheering you on the route and when you cross the finish line. Your efforts will be helping save lives of children near and afar. Zydeco Marathon and Half Marathon events are USATF sanctioned.  The courses are USATF certified for accuracy and the race is a qualifying event for Boston Marathon and other events requiring an official qualifying time!