

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Shades of The Marathon
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: 🌍 WELCOME TO SHADES OF THE MARATHON 🌍

South Africa’s most iconic sporting weekends now have a cultural heartbeat.

Shades of the Marathon is a national lifestyle and cultural movement, created to define the thin line between sport, arts and culture. From live music and food to heritage, fashion, comedy, and small business showcases, this platform transforms marathon weekends into unforgettable cultural destinations.

📍 CAPE TOWN
🗓 11–12 April 2026
📌 Malta Park Sports Field
🎽 Alongside the Two Oceans Marathon

📍 DURBAN
🗓 13 June 2026
📌 People’s Park, Durban
🎽 Alongside the Comrades Marathon

From Cape Town to Durban, from two oceans to one cultural heartbeat, Shades of the Marathon welcomes international runners, families, tourists, and local communities into a proudly South African experience that celebrates who we are — through culture, music, people, and place.

Follow the journey.
Be part of the culture.
Welcome to Shades of the Marathon.

#ShadesOfTheMarathon
#DefiningTheThinLine
#SportArtsCulture
#TwoOceansToComrades
#SouthAfricaOnShow
#ThikhoEvents
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/somerset-west/shades-of-the-marathon/200029524763619
- **Event Categories**: sports, marathons, music, live-music, comedy, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://www.thikhoevents.com/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=somerset+west-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Somerset West
- **state**: WC
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: Malta Park Sports Field
- **lat**: -34.07597
- **long**: 18.8329999
- **full address**: Malta Park Sports Field, 15 Firs Rd, Somerset West, 7130, South Africa

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Shades of The Marathon (https://allevents.in/org/shades-of-the-marathon/27373230)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/aa33d12799a5799b96955ff220a8c8b1429e6f4f64e2815b06f0286a9e5f27e0-rimg-w300-h300-dcffffff-gmir?v=1774166976

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (+02:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Malta Park Sports Field, 15 Firs Rd, Somerset West, 7130, South Africa
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Shades of The Marathon
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, marathons, music, live-music, comedy, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Shades of The Marathon ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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