- Alabama 264
- Alaska 15
- Arizona 231
- Arkansas 208
- California 983
- Colorado 272
- Connecticut 166
- Delaware 85
- District of Columbia 72
- Florida 1274
- Georgia 589
- Hawaii 43
- Idaho 64
- Illinois 393
- Indiana 298
- Iowa 162
- Kansas 117
- Kentucky 250
- Louisiana 176
- Maine 84
- Maryland 249
- Massachusetts 323
- Michigan 430
- Minnesota 179
- Mississippi 101
- Missouri 266
- Montana 72
- Nebraska 60
- Nevada 96
- New Hampshire 89
- New Jersey 409
- New Mexico 74
- New York 712
- North Carolina 701
- North Dakota 16
- Ohio 486
- Oklahoma 180
- Oregon 120
- Pennsylvania 575
- Puerto Rico 14
- Rhode Island 38
- South Carolina 241
- South Dakota 18
- Tennessee 333
- Texas 1283
- Utah 146
- Vermont 42
- Virginia 458
- Washington 280
- West Virginia 79
- Wisconsin 249
- Wyoming 17
5K Races in the United States 2026-2027
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The 5K race calendar for the United States: 13992 races in 2026 and 2027, with dates, start locations and registration links. At 3.1 miles the 5K is the first race for most new runners, the family option next to a marathon and the reason so many people are up early on Thanksgiving morning. The fastest are done in under 15 minutes, most of the field jogs and walks home in 30 to 40 minutes, and either counts as a finish. Pick a date or a state below, or scroll through the calendar month by month.
5K races by state
Choose your state, or the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico, to see the 5Ks close to home: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Puerto Rico.
What is in this calendar
Any event with a 5K on its program is listed here, whether the 5K is the main event or the warm-up act for a half marathon the next day. That covers turkey trots, color runs, charity 5Ks raising money for a hospital or a food bank, school fundraisers with a fun run for the kids, and the Saturday 5Ks that open the big marathon weekends. Looking for a 2-miler, a 4K or a 6K? Drag the distance control at the top of the page outward and those show up as well. Each race page carries the schedule, the start location and the registration link, and a USATF-certified course is the one to trust if you are running for a personal best.
Well-known 5Ks
The Carlsbad 5000 in Carlsbad, California, each spring is the country's most famous 5K, an out-and-back on Coast Highway 101 that bills itself as the world's fastest. In Boston, the Boston 5K (the former B.A.A. 5K) sends close to 10,000 runners from Boston Common to the marathon finish line on Boylston Street on the Saturday of marathon weekend in April, and in New York the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K runs from the United Nations through Midtown to the marathon finish in Central Park on the Saturday before the marathon each fall. The biggest single day is still Thanksgiving, when turkey trots in nearly every town put more Americans on a race course than any other date.
From 5K to the marathon
Ready for more miles? The 10K calendar is the natural next step, and the full running calendar covers every distance, alongside the half marathon calendar, the marathon calendar and the trail running calendar for the United States. Putting on a 5K that you cannot find here? Use the + Event button at the top of the page to add it.
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