- Alabama 254
- Alaska 25
- Arizona 225
- Arkansas 160
- California 935
- Colorado 245
- Connecticut 120
- Delaware 60
- District of Columbia 60
- Florida 1272
- Georgia 551
- Hawaii 40
- Idaho 68
- Illinois 346
- Indiana 276
- Iowa 144
- Kansas 109
- Kentucky 199
- Louisiana 158
- Maine 66
- Maryland 239
- Massachusetts 242
- Michigan 397
- Minnesota 175
- Mississippi 68
- Missouri 257
- Montana 76
- Nebraska 52
- Nevada 91
- New Hampshire 97
- New Jersey 312
- New Mexico 63
- New York 670
- North Carolina 632
- North Dakota 17
- Ohio 390
- Oklahoma 194
- Oregon 151
- Pennsylvania 479
- Puerto Rico 17
- Rhode Island 33
- South Carolina 278
- South Dakota 19
- Tennessee 273
- Texas 1137
- Utah 137
- Vermont 38
- Virginia 412
- Washington 294
- West Virginia 61
- Wisconsin 233
- Wyoming 18
5K Races in the United States 2026-2027
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The 5K race calendar for the United States: 12786 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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