- Alabama 270
- Alaska 22
- Arizona 236
- Arkansas 195
- California 1003
- Colorado 313
- Connecticut 189
- Delaware 97
- District of Columbia 79
- Florida 1157
- Georgia 648
- Hawaii 44
- Idaho 62
- Illinois 488
- Indiana 334
- Iowa 193
- Kansas 140
- Kentucky 253
- Louisiana 190
- Maine 97
- Maryland 268
- Massachusetts 405
- Michigan 525
- Minnesota 203
- Mississippi 115
- Missouri 303
- Montana 64
- Nebraska 82
- Nevada 102
- New Hampshire 117
- New Jersey 452
- New Mexico 83
- New York 783
- North Carolina 645
- North Dakota 16
- Ohio 600
- Oklahoma 204
- Oregon 151
- Pennsylvania 658
- Puerto Rico 12
- Rhode Island 49
- South Carolina 259
- South Dakota 27
- Tennessee 364
- Texas 1281
- Utah 150
- Vermont 45
- Virginia 500
- Washington 304
- West Virginia 91
- Wisconsin 292
- Wyoming 26
5K Races in the United States 2026-2027
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The 5K race calendar for the United States: 15088 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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