A Run Fest road festival on the NSW Mid North Coast at Forster-Tuncurry, with a marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km and 3km family run across the twin-town bridge.
The Forster Running Festival is a Run Fest road event on the NSW Mid North Coast, based at the Forster Beach precinct. The 2026 event is on Sunday 16 August, with five distances: a marathon, half marathon, 10km, 5km and a 3km family run.
The twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry sit either side of the entrance to Wallis Lake, joined by the road bridge that the longer courses cross — the marathon's repeated bridge crossings are the event's signature. August on the coast is cool and stable, good for a road PB, and the courses are flat with aid stations roughly every 2km. Every finisher gets a medal, and the marathon, half, 10km and 5km award overall placings. Entry runs from $20 for the 3km up to $130 super-early-bird for the marathon.
