- Alabama 280
- Alaska 25
- Arizona 237
- Arkansas 214
- California 1018
- Colorado 324
- Connecticut 196
- Delaware 100
- District of Columbia 81
- Florida 1188
- Georgia 680
- Hawaii 45
- Idaho 68
- Illinois 523
- Indiana 361
- Iowa 201
- Kansas 147
- Kentucky 274
- Louisiana 203
- Maine 104
- Maryland 279
- Massachusetts 416
- Michigan 556
- Minnesota 219
- Mississippi 123
- Missouri 325
- Montana 71
- Nebraska 85
- Nevada 105
- New Hampshire 120
- New Jersey 475
- New Mexico 86
- New York 812
- North Carolina 678
- North Dakota 18
- Ohio 631
- Oklahoma 218
- Oregon 164
- Pennsylvania 697
- Puerto Rico 12
- Rhode Island 52
- South Carolina 270
- South Dakota 29
- Tennessee 388
- Texas 1330
- Utah 155
- Vermont 52
- Virginia 518
- Washington 320
- West Virginia 97
- Wisconsin 315
- Wyoming 27
5K Races in the United States 2026-2027
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The 5K race calendar for the United States: 15809 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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