- Alabama 269
- Alaska 22
- Arizona 235
- Arkansas 193
- California 994
- Colorado 307
- Connecticut 184
- Delaware 95
- District of Columbia 76
- Florida 1148
- Georgia 649
- Hawaii 43
- Idaho 62
- Illinois 476
- Indiana 329
- Iowa 190
- Kansas 140
- Kentucky 249
- Louisiana 189
- Maine 92
- Maryland 260
- Massachusetts 392
- Michigan 517
- Minnesota 200
- Mississippi 114
- Missouri 300
- Montana 64
- Nebraska 80
- Nevada 99
- New Hampshire 113
- New Jersey 441
- New Mexico 81
- New York 769
- North Carolina 640
- North Dakota 16
- Ohio 585
- Oklahoma 203
- Oregon 148
- Pennsylvania 643
- Puerto Rico 12
- Rhode Island 47
- South Carolina 258
- South Dakota 27
- Tennessee 363
- Texas 1276
- Utah 151
- Vermont 44
- Virginia 490
- Washington 300
- West Virginia 89
- Wisconsin 288
- Wyoming 25
5K Races in the United States 2026-2027
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The 5K race calendar for the United States: 14883 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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