Bay to Breakers 2025 (Everything You Need to Know)

RICH YEE via DP&A, Inc.

Welcome back to “Bay to Breakers,” the crown jewel of San Francisco events since 1912 with 20,000+ people racing (and 100,000+ watching) from the Bay to the Breakers at the western end of Golden Gate Park in a costumed mass of everything we love about San Francisco.

Bay to Breakers starts in the Embarcadero neighborhood by the San Francisco Bay, and takes you through nine of the city’s most notable neighborhoods—all the way to the Great Highway, where the breakers crash into Ocean Beach.

Join bumblebees, brides, unicorns, runners wearing only running watches, and probably at least one Spider-Man in this world-renowned race-slash-party.

112th Annual Bay to Breakers
Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 8 am to 12:30 pm
From Howard & Main to the Great Highway
– First wave takes off at 8 am
– Last wave takes off at 8:45 am

COURSE MAP 2025

2025 RACE REGISTRATION
Most people try to just join the course mid-way and run for free, but if you want to be “official” here’s how to do it.
– 12K Individual Runner: $89
– 12K Individual + 3K Breakers Bonus – $99
– 12K Virtual Runner: $89
– 12K Centipede Team: $950 (13-15 members)

2025 “PRE-FESTIVAL” RACE EXPO FOR PACKET PICKUP

Swing by Sports Basement Stonestown for an energetic kickoff. All Bay to Breakers participants are required to pick up their race bib at the Race Expo, unless you have paid for packet mailing or purchased a VIP entry.

Bay to Breakers Expo at Sports Basement Stonestown
Stonestown Galleria, 3251 20th Avenue Suite 390, San Francisco

• Thursday, May 15 | 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Friday, May 16 | 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday, May 17 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Typically, there’s live music, food and beer available for purchase, plus sponsor and vendor booths, but it’s at a new location for 2025, so it’s unclear if it’ll be as action packed as in years past.

RACE START 2025
Date: Sunday, May 18
Start Time: The first wave will take off at 8:00am and last wave at 8:45am
Location: intersection of Howard St. & Main St. in downtown San Francisco.

FINISH FESTIVAL 2025
Date: Sunday, May 18th
Time: 8:00am — 1:00pm
Location: 1000 Great Highway
San Francisco, CA 94121

Enjoy live music, participants can show their race bib in the Beer Garden and enjoy a complimentary Michelob ULTRA.

IS ALCOHOL ALLOWED ON THE RACE COURSE?
Here’s the official line: “All alcohol and other illicit substances will be removed from the race course immediately when identified. The person with the item will be ejected from the event and is subject to arrest.

Please note, the 2025 water station and first aid locations have not been announced, but there’s where they were in 2024.

2024 WATER STATIONS
Hayes & Polk
Fell & Baker
JFK & E. Stow Lake
Great Hwy & Noriega

2024 AID STATIONS
Howard & 4th
Scott & Hayes
Fell & Baker*
JFK & Nancy Pelosi
JFK & 8th Ave
JFK & Transverse Dr.
JFK & Spreckels Lake
JFK & Chain of Lakes
Great Hwy & Noriega
Finish Line*
* Indicate that is station is also a sobering center.

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Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.