8. Check out the Official NYC Marathon Events

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The TCS NYC Marathon also has official events along the route. In Manhattan, there’s the Charity Cheer Zone at East 120th Street where there will be cheer zones for select charities amongst New York Road Runners’ 380+ official charity partners, who are fundraising for their causes. There will be over 130+ bands performing along the route, a Michelob Ultra Cheer Zone (the beer brand had great advertising signs along the route last year showing how many miles left until beer. Chiquita bananas will be providing 32,000 bananas at the beginning of the race and will run a banana peel collection, recycling and compost process.

New Balance sponsors the Mile 16 Block Party with a DJ and Jumbotron, with a performance by the Brooklyn United Drumline. At Columbus Circle, there’s a TCS Cheer Zone along with the United Stage. At Fourth Avenue and Atlantic Avenue at the Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Stage will be on.