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Florida Marathon Weekend
The Florida Marathon Weekend is the largest participant sporting event in Melbourne and all of South Brevard. The event includes a 5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon and marathon. It has hosted the USA Track & Field Masters Championship Half Marathon in past years and has named by Runner’s World Magazine as, “One of America’s Top 10 Bucket List Waterfront Races.” The event’s various race distances attract runners of all ages. More than 60% of its average amount of 2,500 runners each year come from outside the Space Coast. This race is all waterfront and showcases some of the most beautiful locales in Brevard County. Melbourne has declared it to be the City’s Signature Sporting Event.
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Space Coast Office of Tourism
The Space Coast Sports Commission supports event organizers who host their events in Brevard County and have an emphasis on bringing competitors and fans from beyond a 75-mile range. To support those event organizers, the Space Coast Sports Commission has a grant program with up to $25,000 available per grant. Currently, grant recipients are hosting – half marathon, soccer tournament, 10-mile road race, softball tournament, senior softball tournament, sports festival, collegiate golf invitational, collegiate baseball team training, triathlon, surfing competition. If you want to review our grant program to determine how we may be able to support your event financially, please contact Terry Parks, Space Coast Sports Commissioner at 321-349-2997 or [Terrence.Parks@visitspacecoast.com](mailto\:Terrence.Parks@visitspacecoast.com).
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