- Alabama 283
- Alaska 22
- Arizona 242
- Arkansas 198
- California 1035
- Colorado 316
- Connecticut 187
- Delaware 96
- District of Columbia 76
- Florida 1180
- Georgia 660
- Hawaii 45
- Idaho 64
- Illinois 490
- Indiana 339
- Iowa 192
- Kansas 141
- Kentucky 257
- Louisiana 191
- Maine 95
- Maryland 267
- Massachusetts 403
- Michigan 525
- Minnesota 203
- Mississippi 115
- Missouri 303
- Montana 64
- Nebraska 81
- Nevada 99
- New Hampshire 115
- New Jersey 452
- New Mexico 81
- New York 808
- North Carolina 661
- North Dakota 17
- Ohio 606
- Oklahoma 221
- Oregon 157
- Pennsylvania 655
- Puerto Rico 12
- Rhode Island 47
- South Carolina 260
- South Dakota 28
- Tennessee 369
- Texas 1315
- Utah 152
- Vermont 48
- Virginia 497
- Washington 308
- West Virginia 91
- Wisconsin 293
- Wyoming 26
5K Races in the United States 2026-2027
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The 5K race calendar for the United States: 15291 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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