Latest: Rock 'n' Roll marathon will not return to Chatham County in 2022 or 2023Ĭanceled: After 10 years, the City of Savannah cancels 2022 Rock 'n' Roll marathonĪccording to a 2019 post-race economic impact study conducted by San Diego State University on behalf of the Rock ‘n' Roll Marathon producers, runners and those who tagged along shelled out about $11.3 million in direct spending and another $11.7 million in indirect and induced impact. And we have yet to gauge, quantify or determine that impact," Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said Tuesday. "We all must remember that while this event has an impact on business, and it has an impact on tourism, and it has an impact on the economy, it also has an impact on residents and neighborhoods and communities. However, city leadership questions whether the benefits outweigh the potential negative impacts. Savannah hospitality leaders have long touted the event as a major money maker for the city that has also helped bolster what was once considered the beginning of the city’s off peak travel season. This fall the streets will be empty after the City of Savannah opted not to extend its contract with race organizers. Watch Video: DC Will Harris talks about the Georgia Southern defensive backsĮach November for a decade thousands of runners have hit Savannah's streets for the Rock 'n' Roll marathon.
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