Wichita Clean Water 5K
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Event details
The Wichita Clean Water 5K takes place on Saturday, April 11, 2026. The event program includes multiple distances and a virtual option:
- 5K - Clean Water 5K
- 400-meter - Clean Water Junior 400-meter Run
- 100-meter - Clean Water Kids 100-meter Dash
- Virtual 5K - Virtual Clean Water 5K
Entry fees listed on the event page are $25 for the Clean Water 5K and the Virtual Clean Water 5K, and $15 for the Clean Water Junior 400-meter Run and Clean Water Kids 100-meter Dash. The fee for the 5K and virtual 5K increases after March 15, 2026. Registration for the junior and kids races ends April 9, 2026.
Location, course and purpose
The start/finish location is 2101 W Sim Park Dr, Wichita, one mile west of the Wichita Art Museum along Museum Blvd/West Sim Park Dr at the workout park. Parking is available at 2101 W. Sim Park Dr and at the Botanica parking lot just east of the start/finish line. Packet pick-up is available the day before at Wichita First Church of the Nazarene and on race day at the race information table near the starting line.
The road and bike-path course follows the Arkansas River: north-side bike path past Cowtown and Keeper of the Plains to Exploration Place, returns on the south-side bike path, and includes a short jog across the "red bridge" back to the start/finish. All registration fees are used to fund borehole wells and clean water education in Africa through a partnership with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries; the event reports 51 Wichita borehole wells in several countries. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.