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The Costume Corral

NYC marathon day · Sunday, Nov 1 · Halloween weekend

Spotted on the course.
Voted by New York.

The fan-voted contest for the best costumes of NYC marathon day. Snap a costumed runner from the sidelines, upload the photo, and let the whole city pick the winners.

Uploads open at 7 AM
26.2 MILES5 BOROUGHS7 CATEGORIES1 CHAMPION

– PHOTOS– RATINGS

Example entryThe Ghost of Mile 13★★★★★
Example entryPumpkin Pacer★★★★☆

How it works

Snap. Upload. Vote.

MILE 01

Snap a costume

Cheer from the sidelines in any borough and photograph runners in costume. Superheroes, pizza slices, Lady Liberty, full crews: all of it.

MILE 13.1

Upload it

Sign up in seconds and upload from your phone. AI sorts every photo into a costume category, and location data is stripped for privacy.

MILE 26.2

New York votes

Rate costumes one photo at a time, 1 to 5 stars. Each category winner advances to the final, where the city crowns one champion.

The Prize Board

Starting prizes. Watch them grow.

These are the opening prizes. Every time a brand or runner upgrades one, the board updates live.

Open the full Prize Board

Calling running brands, stores and fans

Think you can beat a $25 gift card?

Upgrade any prize, or add an award of your own. Every confirmed upgrade gets credited on the Prize Board, in front of every runner and fan who votes this week.

Upgrade a prizePledge form opens at 7 AM
Upgrade ideasA shoe-and-gear bundle for the championRace entries or gift cards for category winnersA brand-named award: “Best Crew,” “Most NYC”Pledges are reviewed before they appear. No payment is taken on this site.

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