# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Moby-Dick Marathon 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Embark on an unforgettable literary voyage at the New Bedford Whaling Museum!
Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Moby-Dick Marathon, the Museum’s world-renowned tribute to Herman Melville’s epic tale of obsession, adventure, and the sea. Each January, readers and Melville enthusiasts from around the globe gather in New Bedford—the very port where Melville himself once set sail—to take part in a 25-hour, cover-to-cover reading of Moby-Dick.

This extraordinary event transforms the Museum into a stage for literature, history, and community. Visitors can immerse themselves in Melville-inspired programs, including thought-provoking conversations with scholars, dramatic performances, hands-on activities for all ages, and behind-the-scenes experiences that bring Melville’s world vividly to life.

The Marathon commemorates Melville’s 1841 departure aboard the whaleship Acushnet—the journey that would inspire one of America’s greatest novels. Thirty years on, the celebration continues to grow, uniting generations of readers, performers, and maritime enthusiasts in a shared quest for the elusive white whale.

Set sail with us in 2026 for this milestone year and experience why the Moby-Dick Marathon remains one of the most beloved literary traditions in the world.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-bedford/moby-dick-marathon-2026/200029201625300
- **Event Categories**: sports, marathons, art, literary-art, performances, entertainment, trips-adventures, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 133

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.whalingmuseum.org/program/moby-dick-marathon-2026/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=new+bedford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: New Bedford
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740
- **lat**: 41.63521
- **long**: -70.92315
- **full address**: 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: New Bedford Whaling Museum (https://allevents.in/org/new-bedford-whaling-museum/25942289)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** New Bedford Whaling Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, marathons, art, literary-art, performances, entertainment, trips-adventures, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Moby-Dick Marathon 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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