Road 5k races in the United Kingdom
Find road 5k races in the United Kingdom. Compare 266 upcoming events by date and location. Open a race guide for the course, recorded editions and official entry information where available.
Events to explore include Queen's Park 5K & 10K, Rudolph Run For Rennie Grove Hospice Care and Running GP at Goodwood Motor Circuit December.
Narrow your search to England, Scotland and Wales, or browse the other locations below.
467 listed events · 266 with upcoming dates · 2 upcoming featured races
Upcoming 5k races
266 matching events, earliest date first. Entry availability is shown separately.
Queen's Park 5K & 10K
SCOGlasgow, Scotland
Queen's Park 5K & 10K — Queen's Park, Glasgow. Listed on runABC (Scotland).
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Rudolph Run For Rennie Grove Hospice Care
ENGSt Albans, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire
5K running event in St Albans.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Running GP at Goodwood Motor Circuit December
ENGChichester, West Sussex
Running GP at Goodwood Motor Circuit December — Chichester, West Sussex.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Santa Fun Run Farleigh Hospice
ENGChelmsford, Essex
10K and 5K running event in Chelmsford.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Watford Mencap Santa Dash
ENGWatford, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire
5K running event in Watford.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Festive Foodbank Reindeer Run
SCOGlasgow, West of Scotland
5K running event in Glasgow.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Lymm Runners Dickensian Santa Dash
ENGLymm, Cheshire
5K running event in Lymm.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Run Dorney Lake Half Marathon, 10K & 5K — December
ENGWindsor, Buckinghamshire
Run Dorney Lake Half Marathon — Windsor, Buckinghamshire.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Victoria Park Half Marathon, 10K & 5K — December
ENGLondon, Greater London
Victoria Park Half Marathon — East London.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Audley Striders Festive 5K
ENGAudley, Staffordshire
Road running event in Audley, listed by England Athletics.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Barnet FC 5K & 10K
ENGCamrose Ave, London
10K and 5K running event in Camrose Ave.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Chatham Maritime Christmas Dash
ENGChatham, Kent
Road running event in Chatham, listed by England Athletics.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Lingwood Santa Dash
ENGLingwood, Norfolk
5K running event in Lingwood.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Quakers RC Santa Run
ENGDarlington, County Durham
5K running event in Darlington.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Run Gateshead Hot Chocolate 5K 2026
ENGGateshead, Tyne and Wear
Run Gateshead Hot Chocolate 5K 2026 — an officially published 5K fixture at Swalwell, Gateshead.
· 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Santa Dash Lingwood
ENGLingwood, Norfolk
Festive Santa dash.
· 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Thetford 5K Santa Run
ENGThetford, Norfolk
5K running event in Thetford.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon — December
ENGLondon, Greater London
Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon — Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Phoenix Hampshire Christmas Party Run
ENGWinchester, Hampshire
Phoenix Hampshire Christmas Party Run — Winchester, Hampshire.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Run MediaCity 5K & 10K
ENGSalford, Greater Manchester
Run MediaCity 5K & 10K — Salford Quays.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Start Fitness Fast 5000 & 1 Mile Junior Race.
ENGPaignton, Devon
Road running event in Paignton, listed by England Athletics.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Town Moor & Exhibition Park 5K & 10K
ENGNewcastle, North of England
Town Moor & Exhibition Park 5K & 10K — Claremont Road, Newcastle. Listed on runABC (North of England).
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Blast@The Meadows 5K
SCOEdinburgh, Scotland
Blast@The Meadows 5K — The Meadows, Edinburgh. Listed on runABC (Scotland).
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Aylesbury Boxing Day 5k Road Race
ENGAylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Road running event in Aylesbury, listed by England Athletics.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Stockport Harriers Boxing Day 5k
ENGStockport, Greater Manchester
Road running event in STOCKPORT, listed by England Athletics.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Christmas Cracker Glasgow
SCOGlasgow, Scotland
Christmas Cracker Glasgow — Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Listed on runABC (Scotland).
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Sunrise To Sunset Challenge
ENGSundorne, Midlands
Sunrise To Sunset Challenge — Shrewsbury Cycle Track, Sundorne. Listed on runABC (Midlands).
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →CIYMS Festive 5K Run
NIRBelfast
CIYMS Festive 5K Run — an officially published 5K fixture at Belmont Park, Belfast.
· 5K · Status TBC
Race details, entry and past editions →Great Perthshire Last Mince Pie Run
SCOPerth, Perth and Kinross
Great Perthshire Last Mince Pie Run — North Inch Park, Perth. Listed on runABC (Australia).
· 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Oundle New Year 10K & 5K 2027
ENGOundle, Northamptonshire
Oundle New Year 10K & 5K 2027 — an officially published 5K fixture at Oundle Primary School, Oundle.
· 5K
Race details, entry and past editions →Entry information ↗Race archive
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