Iditarod 2025 Start Date. Race day is saturday, march 1 and festivities begin at 10 a.m. The countdown is on to the 53rd running of the iditarod.

The iditarod race, formally known as trail sled dog race begins on the first saturday of march and continues for about 10 to 14 days. In downtown anchorage at the corner of 4th and d.