5K Fun Runs and Walks in United Kingdom
The 5km race is great distance for new runners to aspire to, and can be a great test for more experienced longer distance runners.
The following is a list of running events in United Kingdom that include a 5K distance.
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Events 1 to 100 of 140
Birmingham Running Festival
Sunday, 11 January 2026Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK
Bellahouston Park Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Saturday, 17 January 2026Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, UK
Haldon Night Run
Saturday, 17 January 2026Haldon Forest, Kennford, Exeter, UK
Scone Palace January Jog
Sunday, 18 January 2026Scone Palace, Perth, UK
Blast 5K @ The Meadows Series 1
Tuesday, 20 January 2026The Meadows, Edinburgh, UK
Chepstow Running Festival
Sunday, 25 January 2026Chepstow, Monmouthshire, UK
Dirt Run Round 1: Irchester
Sunday, 25 January 2026Irchester, Wellingborough, UK
Westonbirt Arboretum Races Winter
Saturday, 7 February 2026 to Sunday, 8 February 2026Westonbirt, Tetbury, UK
Irchy Park Canicross
Sunday, 8 February 2026Irchester Country Park, Wellingborough, UK
Run Aintree
Sunday, 8 February 2026Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, UK
Caerphilly Trail Races: 5K & 10K
Sunday, 15 February 2026Van Community Centre, Caerphilly, UKBlast 5K @ The Meadows Series 2
Tuesday, 17 February 2026The Meadows, Edinburgh, UK
Two Tunnels Railway Races: February
Sunday, 22 February 2026Bath, Somerset, UK
Meadows Marathon
Sunday, 1 March 2026The Meadows, Edinburgh, UK
Oundle 20 Mile, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 1 March 2026Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, UK
Inverness Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday, 8 March 2026Inverness, Scotland, UK
Kettering Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday, 8 March 2026Wicksteed Park, Kettering, UK
Maverick Hampshire Trail Run
Saturday, 14 March 2026Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Milton Keynes Festival of Running
Sunday, 15 March 2026Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UKBlast 5K @ The Meadows Series 3
Tuesday, 17 March 2026The Meadows, Edinburgh, UK
Race Dunvegan 10K & 5K
Saturday, 21 March 2026Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, UK
Bournemouth Bay Run
Sunday, 22 March 2026Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
Red Warrior Challenge Multi Terrain Races
Sunday, 22 March 2026Margam Country Park, Port Talbot, UK
Surrey Half Marathon
Sunday, 22 March 2026Woking, UK
Thetford 5K Easter Bunny Run
Sunday, 22 March 2026Market Place, Thetford, UK
Feighan Fury 10 Mile
Sunday, 29 March 2026Templeton, Tiverton, UK
Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running
Friday, 3 April 2026 to Sunday, 5 April 2026Port Erin, Peel & Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Leeds Running Festival
Sunday, 5 April 2026Roundhay Park, Roundhay, Leeds, UK
The Pendine Sands Races
Sunday, 5 April 2026Pendine Sands, Carmarthanshire, UK
Maverick East Sussex Trail Run
Saturday, 11 April 2026Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Boston UK Marathon
Sunday, 12 April 2026Boston, Lincolnshire, UK
Glasgow Green Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Saturday, 18 April 2026Glasgow Green, Saltmarket, Glasgow, UK
Cannock Chase Trail Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 19 April 2026Cannock Chase Forest, Birches Valley, Rugeley, UK
Blackpool Festival of Running
Saturday, 25 April 2026 to Sunday, 26 April 2026Middle Walkway on North Promenade, Blackpool, UK
UK Trail Running Festival
Sunday, 26 April 2026Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, UK
Lakeland Trails Staveley
Saturday, 2 May 2026Staveley, Kendal, UK
Maverick Exmoor X-Trail Run
Saturday, 2 May 2026Lynton, Devon, UK
ABP Southampton Marathon Festival
Sunday, 3 May 2026Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Milton Keynes Marathon Weekend
Sunday, 3 May 2026 to Monday, 4 May 2026Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
Run Frimley
Sunday, 3 May 2026Frimley Green, Camberley, UK
Saltash Half Marathon, 5K & Fun Run
Sunday, 3 May 2026Saltash, UK
Bat Challenge: 6 Hour Running Race
Friday, 8 May 2026Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire, UK
Bluebell Trail Run
Sunday, 10 May 2026Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Run Gatwick
Sunday, 10 May 2026Crawley, West Sussex, UK
Run Prestwood
Sunday, 10 May 2026Prestwood Gym & Fitness Centre, Prestwood, UKBlast 5K @ The Meadows Series 4
Tuesday, 12 May 2026The Meadows, Edinburgh, UK
Hackney Moves Half Marathon & 5K
Saturday, 16 May 2026 to Sunday, 17 May 2026Hackney, East London, UK
Roadford Lake Trail Races
Saturday, 16 May 2026Roadford Lake, Lifton, UK
Sunderland City Runs
Saturday, 16 May 2026 to Sunday, 17 May 2026Sunderland, UK
Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Saturday, 23 May 2026 to Sunday, 24 May 2026Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The Swansea 5K
Sunday, 24 May 2026Swansea, Wales, UK
Bexhill 5K Series: Race 1
Wednesday, 27 May 2026Bexhill Promenade, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK
5K Beer Challenge
Saturday, 30 May 2026Altrincham, Cheshire, UK
Southampton Running Festival
Sunday, 31 May 2026Bishop's Waltham, Southampton, UK
Blast Running Sundowner 5K Series 1
Wednesday, 3 June 2026Inverleith Park, Edinburgh, UK
IRONMAN Bolton Night Run
Friday, 5 June 2026Bolton, England, UK
Penn 7 & Fun Run
Saturday, 6 June 2026Penn, Buckinghamshire, UK
My Name’5 Doddie Charity Race
Sunday, 7 June 2026Gipsy Brae Recreation Ground, Edinburgh, UKTwo Tunnels Railway Races: June
Sunday, 7 June 2026Bath, Somerset, UK
Weybridge 5K, 10K & Half-Marathon
Sunday, 7 June 2026Shepperton, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK
Wythall & Hollywood Fun Run
Sunday, 7 June 2026Wythall, Birmingham, UK
Boxted 10K, 5K & 2K Fun Run
Sunday, 14 June 2026Boxted Village, Colchester, North Essex, UK
Cheltenham Running Festival
Sunday, 14 June 2026Cheltenham, UK
Natterjack Barrowford Fast 5K
Sunday, 14 June 2026Steven Burke Cycle Hub, Nelson, Barrowford, UK
Castle Bytham 5K Chase
Saturday, 20 June 2026 (Date TBC)Castle Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK
The Cragg Challenge
Sunday, 21 June 2026Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, UK
The Martian Race
Sunday, 21 June 2026Horsell Common, Woking, UKBexhill 5K Series: Race 2
Wednesday, 24 June 2026Bexhill Promenade, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK
Maverick North Downs Trail Run
Saturday, 27 June 2026Cranleigh, Surrey, UK
3 Brewers 10K
Sunday, 28 June 20263 Brewers, St. Albans, Hatfield, UK
Marlow Trail Run
Sunday, 28 June 2026Marlow, Buckinghamshire, UK
Peterborough Running Festival
Sunday, 28 June 2026Nene Park, Peterborough, UK
Silsoe Stride 5K & 10K
Sunday, 28 June 2026Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK
Wales Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 28 June 2026Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKBlast Running Sundowner 5K Series 2
Wednesday, 1 July 2026Leith Links, Edinburgh, UK
Parallel Windsor
Sunday, 5 July 2026Windsor Great Park, Windsor, UK
Swan Challenge: 6 Hour Running Race
Friday, 10 July 2026Coombe Abbey Park, Coventry, UK
Ilkley Half Marathon
Sunday, 12 July 2026Ilkley, West Yorkshire, UK
Ludlow 10
Sunday, 12 July 2026Ludlow, Shropshire, UK
River Hamble Country Park 5K & 10K
Sunday, 12 July 2026Southampton, UK
Durham City Run Festival
Thursday, 16 July 2026 to Saturday, 18 July 2026Durham, County Durham, UK
Race The Light Wendover Woods
Saturday, 18 July 2026Wendover, Aylesbury, UK
The Ciderthon
Saturday, 18 July 2026Culden Faw Estate, Henley-on-Thames, UK
Winwick Hall Trail Races
Sunday, 19 July 2026Winwick, Northampton, UKBexhill 5K Series: Race 3
Wednesday, 22 July 2026Bexhill Promenade, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK
Beat The Sunset 5K Road Race
Sunday, 26 July 2026Desborough, Kettering, UK
Maidenhead Trail Run
Sunday, 26 July 2026Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK
Run Snetterton 10K & 5K
Wednesday, 29 July 2026Snetterton, Norwich, UK
Derby Running Festival
Sunday, 2 August 2026Elvaston Castle Country Park, Derby, UK
Sturminster Newton Half Marathon
Sunday, 2 August 2026Sturminster Newton, Dorset, UK
Maverick Ochil Hills Trail Run
Saturday, 8 August 2026Airthrey Castle, Stirling, UK
Run Solihull Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday, 9 August 2026Solihull, UK
RNLI Lighthouse Loop Trail Run
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 (Date TBC)Peveril Point, Swanage, Dorset, UK
Frome Running Festival
Sunday, 16 August 2026Frome, Somerset, UKTwo Tunnels Railway Races: August
Sunday, 16 August 2026Bath, Somerset, UKBlast Running Sundowner 5K Series 3
Wednesday, 26 August 2026Fettes, Edinburgh, UK
Wimbleball Lake Trail Races
Friday, 28 August 2026Wimbleball Lake, near Dulverton, Somerset, UK
Northstowe Running Festival
Saturday, 29 August 2026Northstowe, Cambridge, UK
Ali Brownlee 5K
Sunday, 30 August 2026Middlesbrough, UKMiddlesbrough Runs
Sunday, 30 August 2026Centre Square, Middlesbrough, UK
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