North Carolina
North Carolina Walking Events Calendar 2026-2027
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Explore the best walking events in North Carolina for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 214 great walks across the region. Find your next walk in North Carolina below and join the walking community at these great events!
December 2026
Walkers can choose 5K, 10K, or 13.1 Miles on a clear local course starting at 285 Meadowlark Dr, Winston Salem NC. Staff are limited, EMS is not stationed on site, and water is available only at lap ends and the race finish, so walkers sh..
Walkers have a 5K route from Fiddlin' Fish Brewing along a paved trail returning via Research Parkway near downtown, with post race celebrations at the brewery. An untimed one loop Santa Strut of 0.8 miles welcomes leashed dogs.
Walkers can use the 5K, 10K, or 13.1 Miles courses starting at 355 M.L.K. Jr. St, Boone NC. The event offers a clear local course with limited water stations at the end of each lap and minimal race staff on site.
January 2027
Walkers can choose the 5K or the 1.75 Mile course through Tanglewood Park's Festival of Lights in Clemmons, experiencing illuminated displays along a park road course. The event includes a virtual option and afterwards walkers get hot chocola..
February 2027
The event offers walkers 50K, 25K, or 8 Miler routes starting near the Visitor Center on rocky, rooty trails that descend to Wolf Creek and join the Mountain to Sea Trail. Five aid stations provide food, drinks and first aid, with about 1..
Walkers can choose 1 Mile, 5K or 10K on flat, mostly oceanfront roads with minimal turns; the West Half Marathon is walker friendly at 13.1 miles with a 6.5 hour limit. Water stops are provided (1 on the 5K, 2 on the 10K) and routes s..
Walk options at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Kenilworth, Charlotte, NC include a 1 Mile fitness walk and a 5K walk alongside the 5K run.
March 2027
The Leprechaun Stroll is an untimed 1.5 miles walk starting at Oden Brewing in Greensboro and following parts of the UNCG campus course. Walkers get race swag and one brew; event is family and pet friendly.
The event features a 5K walking route of 3.1 Miles starting at McAlpine Creek Park (8711 Monroe Rd) in Charlotte, on park trails alongside the running races and a post-race celebration with vendors and music. Finisher medals are awarded to 5K par..
Walkers can choose a 5K or 1 Mile route starting at the Wildlife Center in Bur Mil Park along a paved Greenway. Dogs are welcome on leash but no retractable leashes and onsite packet pickup is available before the event.
An untimed 5K walk hosted at First Ward Park in Charlotte runs alongside the 5K run and raises funds for the Colon Cancer Coalition. Registration for the 2027 event opens in October.
The event offers a 1 Mile Cancer Survivor Walk in historic Downtown Beaufort, starting at John Newton Park, 500 Front Street. The walk is open to all ages and runs alongside the 5K run, with proceeds benefiting Crystal Coast Cancer Rehab Center.
April 2027
Walkers can choose the 5K or one mile routes starting at Foothills Brewpub, 638 West 4th Street in downtown Winston Salem, with 4th Street closed from Poplar to Spring Street. The course has water and aid stations and runs alongside the races..
The Walk to Win Against Hunger offers a 5K walk on the airport's 9,000 foot runway in Greensboro, a flat, smooth, wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly course with runway views. Bikes, rollerblades, inline skates and pets are not permitted.
Walkers can choose the 3.1 Miles 5K Run/Walk or the 1 Miles course starting at 206 Sunset Blvd N, Sunset Beach NC. Routes run along a waterfront park, shaded golf course communities, an intracoastal bridge and oceanfront views and occur along..
Walkers can complete the 5K course at Fellowship Baptist Church, 911 W Main St, Clayton; the event welcomes relaxed walkers alongside runners and suits all ages. Post race vendors and refreshments are provided and packet pickup is at the church g..
Walkers can choose a family friendly 1 Mile or the scenic 5K trail at Northwood High School in Pittsboro NC. Courses use wooded paths, grassy fields and packed dirt with gentle rolling hills and flat stretches; leashed dogs welcome.
Walkers follow the 3K / 1.86 Miles course through South Charlotte, starting at 4519 Providence Road, Charlotte NC 28226, on an urban route alongside the 5K run. Registration fee is $30 and an afterparty festival offers food, music, and team tents..
Walkers have 5K and 1 Mile options starting at 182 High School Rd, Reidsville, NC. The 5K is a 3.1 mile paved asphalt route with a few hills winding through the outskirts of downtown Wentworth, and the entry fee is $40 covering runners an..