The Delaware Marathon & Running Festival is the state's premier distance running weekend, held in Wilmington, Delaware. The event pairs a full marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K, and Kids Fun Run, with the course starting and finishing at Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park and winding through Brandywine Park, historic neighborhoods, and the Jack Markell Trail. The festival is targeting 3,500 participants, up from over 3,300 runners in the prior year. The field is split nearly evenly by gender, 46% male and 54% female, with runners and spectators traveling in from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. Families and fitness-minded attendees fill a post-race celebration village, giving the event strong dwell time beyond the finish line. Sponsors reach a highly motivated, health-focused audience at a moment of peak emotion, with visibility on-course and inside the village where runners gather to celebrate. Integrations range from race apparel to expo activations, letting brands show up as part of the achievement rather than as backdrop noise.