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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Swan Challenge: 6 Hour Running Race
Friday, 10 July 2026Coombe Abbey Park, Coventry, UK
Holme Howler & Half Howler
Saturday, 11 July 2026Holme, Cumbria, UK
Community RunFest Rayleigh
Sunday, 12 July 2026Rayleigh, Essex, UK
Decathlon Southampton RunDays
Sunday, 12 July 2026Southampton Common, Southampton, UK
Ilkley Half Marathon
Sunday, 12 July 2026Ilkley, West Yorkshire, UK
Ludlow 10
Sunday, 12 July 2026Ludlow, Shropshire, UK
Run Aintree
Sunday, 12 July 2026Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, UK
St Anne's Carnival 5K
Sunday, 12 July 2026Lytham Saint Anne's, Lancashire, 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
Birmingham Running Festival
Sunday, 19 July 2026Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UKDecathlon Leeds RunDays
Sunday, 19 July 2026Woodhouse Moor Park, Leeds, UK
Viaduct Run - Ras Draphont
Sunday, 19 July 2026Swffryd, Newport, UK
Winwick Hall Trail Races
Sunday, 19 July 2026Winwick, Northampton, UK
Bexhill 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
Summer Canal Canter
Saturday, 1 August 2026Tiverton, Devon, 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
Durty Trail Weekender
Sunday, 9 August 2026Selkirk, Scottish Borders, UK
Run Solihull Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday, 9 August 2026Solihull, UK
RNLI Lighthouse Loop Trail Run
Wednesday, 12 August 2026Peveril Point, Swanage, Dorset, UK
Chepstow Running Festival
Saturday, 15 August 2026Chepstow, Monmouthshire, UKDecathlon Stevenage RunDays
Sunday, 16 August 2026Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage, UK
Frome Running Festival
Sunday, 16 August 2026Frome, Somerset, UK
Southampton Running Festival
Sunday, 16 August 2026Bishop's Waltham, Southampton, UK
Two Tunnels Railway Races: August
Sunday, 16 August 2026Bath, Somerset, UKDecathlon Sheffield RunDays
Sunday, 23 August 2026Sheffield, UK
Blast Running Sundowner 5K Series 2
Wednesday, 26 August 2026Fettes, Edinburgh, UK
Northstowe Running Festival
Saturday, 29 August 2026Northstowe, Cambridge, UK
Wimbleball Lake Trail Races
Saturday, 29 August 2026Wimbleball Lake, near Dulverton, Somerset, UK
Ali Brownlee 5K
Sunday, 30 August 2026Middlesbrough, UK
Leeds Running Festival
Sunday, 30 August 2026Roundhay Park, Roundhay, Leeds, UKMiddlesbrough Runs
Sunday, 30 August 2026Centre Square, Middlesbrough, UK
Nottingham Running Festival
Sunday, 30 August 2026Nottingham Racecourse, Colwick Park, Nottingham, UK
Stevenage 10K
Sunday, 30 August 2026Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
Lakeland Trails Keswick
Saturday, 5 September 2026Keswick, UK
Westonbirt Arboretum Races Summer
Saturday, 5 September 2026 to Sunday, 6 September 2026Westonbirt, Tetbury, UK
Bridgwater Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 6 September 2026Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, UK
Coln Valley Trail Runs
Sunday, 6 September 2026Coln St. Aldwyns, Cirencester, UKBlast Running Sundowner 5K Series 3
Wednesday, 9 September 2026Inverleith Park, Edinburgh, UK
Dartford Bridge 10K
Sunday, 13 September 2026Dartford, Kent, UK
Fyfield Footpath 5K & 10K
Sunday, 13 September 2026Fyfield, Essex, UK
New Forest Marathon
Sunday, 13 September 2026Brockenhurst, Hampshire, UK
Terry Fox Run UK: London
Sunday, 13 September 2026Battersea Park, London, UK
Badminton Marathon & Half Marathon
Sunday, 20 September 2026Worcester Lodge, Didmarton, Badminton, UK
Black Hill Trail Run
Sunday, 20 September 2026Elder Road, Bere Regis, Dorset, UK
Hospice Run
Sunday, 20 September 2026Lower Common Cricket Ground, Tunbridge Wells, UK
OUTRUNCANCER Angmering
Sunday, 20 September 2026Patching, West Sussex, UK
Run Mawnan
Sunday, 20 September 2026Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, UK
Run Reigate
Sunday, 20 September 2026Reigate Priory Park, Reigate, UKTerry Fox Run UK: Four Seasons Hampshire
Sunday, 20 September 2026Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, Dogmersfield, UKTerry Fox Run UK: Glasgow
Sunday, 20 September 2026Victoria Park, Glasgow, UK
Warrington Running Festival
Sunday, 20 September 2026Warrington, Cheshire, UK
Amport Trail Run
Sunday, 27 September 2026Amport, Andover, UKDecathlon Warrington RunDays
Sunday, 27 September 2026Orford Park, Warrington, UK
Ealing Half Marathon & Ealing Feeling 5K
Sunday, 27 September 2026Ealing, London, UK
Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running
Sunday, 27 September 2026Inverness, Scotland, UK
Run Sandringham Half Marathon, 5K & Community Mile
Sunday, 27 September 2026Royal Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, UKTerry Fox Run UK: Edinburgh
Sunday, 27 September 2026Middle Meadow Walk, Edinburgh, UK
Maverick South Downs Trail Run
Saturday, 3 October 2026Gravel Hill, Horndean, UK
Basingstoke Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 4 October 2026Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, UK
Cure EB Butterfly Run
Sunday, 4 October 2026Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, UK
Midland Mencap's Sutton Park Challenge
Sunday, 4 October 2026Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UKTerry Fox Run UK: Wrexham
Sunday, 4 October 2026Wrexham, Wales, UK
Thompson Millennium Green 10K & 5K
Sunday, 4 October 2026Thompson, Thetford, UK
Tonbridge Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 4 October 2026Tonbridge, Kent, UK
Blast 5K @ The Meadows Series 5
Tuesday, 6 October 2026The Meadows, Edinburgh, UK
Run Bournemouth
Saturday, 10 October 2026 to Sunday, 11 October 2026Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
AEPG Great Eastern Run
Sunday, 11 October 2026Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
Cannock Chase Trail Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 11 October 2026Cannock Chase Forest, Birches Valley, Rugeley, UK
Glamis Glow Run
Saturday, 17 October 2026Glamis Castle, Forfar, UK
Abergele 5K & 10K
Sunday, 18 October 2026Abergele/Pensarn, Wales, UK
Blackpit 10K & 5K
Sunday, 18 October 2026Buckingham, UKDecathlon Wandsworth RunDays
Sunday, 18 October 2026Clapham Common, London, UK
Great South Run
Sunday, 18 October 2026Southsea, Portsmouth, UK
Guildford 5K & 10K
Sunday, 18 October 2026Guildford, Surrey, UK
Macclesfield Running Festival
Sunday, 18 October 2026Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
Sapiston 5K & 10K Trail Run
Sunday, 18 October 2026Honington & Sapiston Village Hall, Suffolk, UK
Turnpike Trot 10K & Rabbit Run 5K
Sunday, 18 October 2026Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK
Duxford Dash
Sunday, 25 October 2026Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK
Irchester Spooktacular Night Run
Friday, 30 October 2026Irchester Country Park, Wellingborough, UK
Lakeland Trails Helvellyn
Saturday, 31 October 2026Glenridding, Penrith, UK
Maverick Dark Hampshire Gravel
Saturday, 31 October 2026Alice Holt Forest, Farnham, UK
Witterings Beach Run
Sunday, 1 November 2026West Wittering, Chichester, UK
Bexhill Remembrance Run
Saturday, 7 November 2026Promenade, Bexhill, UK
South Downs Trail Run
Saturday, 7 November 2026Goodwood, Chichester, UK
Bath Skyline 5K & 10K
Saturday, 14 November 2026 to Sunday, 15 November 2026West Car Park, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Run Alton Towers Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Saturday, 14 November 2026 to Sunday, 15 November 2026Alton Towers Resort, Alton, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Rugged Radnage 5K & 10K
Sunday, 15 November 2026Radnage, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK
Maverick Dark Castle
Friday, 20 November 2026 to Saturday, 21 November 2026Wareham, Dorset, UK
Dark Dart Dash
Saturday, 21 November 2026Dartington Hall, Totnes, South West Devon, UK
Hot Chocolate 5K & 10K
Sunday, 22 November 2026Gypsy Brae Recreation Ground, Edinburgh, UK
Run Luminate 5K
Wednesday, 25 November 2026Royal Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, UK
Darlington Mental Elf Fun Run
Sunday, 29 November 2026South Park, Darlington, UK
Exeter Santa Run
Sunday, 6 December 2026Princesshay Square, Exeter, UK
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