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 159
Decathlon Sheffield RunDays
Sunday, 23 August 2026Sheffield, UK
Letting Off Steam
Sunday, 23 August 2026Reepham, England
MCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Portsmouth
Sunday, 23 August 2026Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth
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, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Bedford
Sunday, 30 August 2026Bedford International Athletic Stadium, BedfordMiddlesbrough 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, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Ladywell
Monday, 31 August 2026Ladywell Arena, London, UK
Lakeland Trails Keswick
Saturday, 5 September 2026Keswick, UK
Westonbirt Arboretum Races Summer
Saturday, 5 September 2026 to Sunday, 6 September 2026Westonbirt, Tetbury, UK
Birmingham Running Festival
Sunday, 6 September 2026Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK
Bridgwater Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Sunday, 6 September 2026Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, UK
Coln Valley Trail Runs
Sunday, 6 September 2026Coln St. Aldwyns, Cirencester, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Livingston
Sunday, 6 September 2026Xcite Craigswood, Craigswood, Livingston, UKBlast Running Sundowner 5K Series 3
Wednesday, 9 September 2026Inverleith Park, Edinburgh, UK
YTRRC - Yeovilton Summer 5K Series 6
Wednesday, 9 September 2026Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Manchester
Saturday, 12 September 2026Etihad Campus Athletics Track, Manchester, UK
Dartford Bridge 10K
Sunday, 13 September 2026Dartford, Kent, UK
Defeat Delamere
Sunday, 13 September 2026Delamere Forest, Cheshire, 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, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Watford
Saturday, 19 September 2026Woodside Stadium, Watford, 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
Hamsterley Forest Trail Run
Sunday, 20 September 2026Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, UK
Hospice Run
Sunday, 20 September 2026Lower Common Cricket Ground, Tunbridge Wells, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Exeter
Sunday, 20 September 2026Exeter Arena Athletics Track, Exeter, 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, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Swansea
Saturday, 26 September 2026Neath Sports Centre Athletics Track, Neath, 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, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Wimbledon
Sunday, 27 September 2026Wimbledon Park Athletics Track, London, UK
Run Aintree
Sunday, 27 September 2026Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, 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
The Pumpkin Run
Sunday, 27 September 2026 (Date TBC)Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Essex, UK
Maverick South Downs Trail Run
Saturday, 3 October 2026Gravel Hill, Horndean, UK
Abington Festival of Running
Sunday, 4 October 2026Great Abington, Cambridge, 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, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Brierley Hill
Sunday, 4 October 2026The Dell Stadium, Brierley Hill, UK
Midland Mencap's Sutton Park Challenge
Sunday, 4 October 2026Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK
Red Warrior Challenge Multi Terrain Races
Sunday, 4 October 2026Margam Country Park, Port Talbot, 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
Robin Challenge: 6 Hour Running Race
Thursday, 8 October 2026Sence Valley Forestry Park, Leicestershire, 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, UKMCTF 10km & 5km Run The Track: Swindon
Sunday, 11 October 2026County Ground, Swindon, 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
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 Trail Run
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
Newbury Santa Fun Run
Sunday, 22 November 2026Newbury, Berkshire, 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
Saltford Santa Dash
Sunday, 6 December 2026Saltford Sports Club Ground, Bath, UK
Santa in the City: London
Tuesday, 8 December 2026 to Thursday, 10 December 2026London, UK
Kettering Christmas 10K & 5K
Sunday, 13 December 2026Wicksteed Park, Kettering, UK
Lingwood Santa Dash & Fun Run
Sunday, 13 December 2026Lingwood, Norwich, UK
Raynedeer Run
Sunday, 13 December 2026Rayne, Braintree, UK
Thetford 5K Santa Run
Sunday, 13 December 2026Marketplace, Thetford, UKBlast 5K @ The Meadows Series 6
Tuesday, 22 December 2026The Meadows, Edinburgh, UK
Haldon Night Run
Saturday, 16 January 2027Haldon Forest, Kennford, Exeter, UK
Chepstow Running Festival
Sunday, 24 January 2027Chepstow, Monmouthshire, UK
Dirt Run Round 1: Irchester
Sunday, 24 January 2027Irchester, Wellingborough, UK
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