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Science Fiction Marathon

The Science Fiction Marathon is a weekend (approx. 36 hrs.) of back to back science fiction movies, trailers, and surprises. This event was started in 1976 and is attended by CWRU students, the Cleveland community, and people from out of state and from other countries.

In 2000, the Marathon celebrated its 25th anniversary. A local artist from Conneaut, Ohio by the name of KRASH so enjoyed attending the marathons that he created a mural with 24 sections. Each section was printed on a t-shirt and sold at the marathon. The complete mural was revealed for the 25th anniversary.

Listen to Charley Knox talk about science fiction films on WCPN 90.3 from Sept. 2, 2009 on the Around Noon Radio Magazine Show hosted by Dee Perry.

The Marathon takes place every spring semester starting the Friday after the first day of classes. For those of you who like to plan far in advance, the upcoming marathons will be:

• 49th Marathon - Jan. 19-20, 2024
• 50th Marathon - Jan. 17-18, 2025 [NOTE corrected date! somebody forgot about leap year?]
• 51st Marathon - Jan. 16-17, 2026
• 52nd Marathon - Jan. 15-16, 2027
• 53rd Marathon - Jan. 21-22, 2028

List of all movies shown for all the marathons

NOTE: Marathon 46 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was pushed back later into the Spring 2021 semester. Marathon 48 is on track to return to our regular schedule.

Previous Marathons

Pictures and Info for: 1st Marathon - 1976 2nd Marathon - 1977 3rd Marathon - 1978 4th Marathon - 1979 5th Marathon - 1980 6th Marathon - 1981 7th Marathon - 1982 8th Marathon - 1983 9th Marathon - 1984 10th Marathon - 1985 11th Marathon - 1986 12th Marathon - 1987 13th Marathon - 1988 14th Marathon - 1989 15th Marathon - 1990 16th Marathon - 1991 17th Marathon - 1992 18th Marathon - 1993 19th Marathon - 1994 20th Marathon - 1995 21st Marathon - Jan. 19 - 20,1996 22nd Marathon - Jan. 17 - 18, 1997 23rd Marathon - Jan. 16 - 17, 1998 24th Marathon - Jan. 15 - 16, 1999 25th Marathon - Jan. 21 - 22, 2000 26th Marathon - Jan. 19 - 20, 2001 27th Marathon - Jan. 18-19, 2002 28th Marathon - Jan. 17-18, 2003 29th Marathon - Jan. 16-17, 2004 30th Marathon - Jan. 14-15, 2005 31st Marathon - Jan. 20-21, 2006 32nd Marathon - Jan. 19-20, 2007 33rd Marathon - Jan. 18-19, 2008 34th Marathon - Jan. 16-17, 2009 35th Marathon - Jan. 15-16, 2010 36th Marathon - Jan. 14-15, 2011 37th Marathon - Jan. 20-21, 2012 38th Marathon - Jan. 18-19, 2013 39th Marathon - Jan. 17-18, 2014 40th Marathon - Jan. 16-17, 2015 41st Marathon - Jan. 15-16, 2016 42nd Marathon - Jan. 20-21, 2017 43rd Maration - Jan. 19-20, 2018 44th Maration - Jan. 18-19, 2019 45th Marathon - Jan. 17-18, 2020 46th Marathon - May 21-22, 2021 47th Marathon - April 22-24, 2022

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