5K Fun Runs and Walks in Australia
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 Australia that include a 5K distance.
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Events 101 to 200 of 311
Kilcunda Trail Running Festival
Sunday, 31 January 2027Kilcunda, VIC
MAWA Homestead Thornlie Two Rivers
Sunday, 31 January 2027Homestead Park, Thornlie WA
Canberra Runners Summer Series: National Museum
Tuesday, 2 February 2027National Museum, Canberra, ACT
Sunset Series: Melbourne Zoo
Wednesday, 3 February 2027Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, VIC
ATR Summer Series 4: Robe Run
Saturday, 6 February 2027Robe, Limestone Coast, SA
Lake Mac Triathlon Festival
Saturday, 6 February 2027 to Sunday, 7 February 2027Lake Macquarie, NSW
Beach to Brother
Sunday, 7 February 2027Port Macquarie, NSW
City Run
Sunday, 7 February 2027Karrawirra Parri, North Adelaide, SA
John Forrest Trail Run
Sunday, 7 February 2027Cnr Flora & Park Road, Hovea, WA
Run for Respect
Sunday, 7 February 2027Carlton North, VIC
Top Of The Range Adventure Trail Run
Sunday, 7 February 2027Picnic Point, Toowoomba, QLD
Tuggeranong Running Festival
Sunday, 7 February 2027Canberra, ACT
Wodonga Athletics Club 10K Championship
Sunday, 7 February 2027Wodonga Athletics Complex, Wodonga, VICCanberra Runners Summer Series: Black Mt Peninsula
Tuesday, 9 February 2027Black Mountain Peninsula, Acton, ACT
Busselton Runners Club Bay Run
Saturday, 13 February 2027Geographe Bay Rd, Busselton, WA
Yaberoo Trail Twilight Ultra
Saturday, 13 February 2027Yaberoo Badjera Trail, Joondalup, WACanberra Runners Summer Series: Weston Park
Tuesday, 16 February 2027Weston Park, Canberra, ACT
Highlands Running Festival
Saturday, 20 February 2027 to Sunday, 21 February 2027Bong Bong Common, Moss Vale, NSW
ATR Summer Series 5 : Cleland National Park (South)
Sunday, 21 February 2027Cleland National Park, SA
Carman's Fun Run Melbourne
Sunday, 21 February 2027Elsternwick Park, Melbourne, VIC
Fun Run Pink: Gold Coast
Sunday, 21 February 2027Gold Coast Performance Centre, Runaway Bay, QLDMAWA Age Graded Handicaps
Sunday, 21 February 2027McCallum Park, Perth, WA
Point Walter Run
Sunday, 21 February 2027Point Walter Reserve, Attadale, Perth, WA
Port Fairy Marathon Running Festival
Sunday, 21 February 2027Port Fairy, VIC
Run Forster
Sunday, 21 February 2027Forster, NSW
SMC Road Race 6
Sunday, 21 February 2027Long Street Park, Smithfield, Sydney, NSW
Trail Run Australia Snowy Mountains
Sunday, 21 February 2027Lake Crackenback Resort, Crackenback, NSWCanberra Runners Summer Series: Telopea Park
Tuesday, 23 February 2027Telopea Park, Canberra, ACT
Hell of the West
Saturday, 27 February 2027 to Sunday, 28 February 2027Goondiwindi, QLD
Vineyards Twilight Run
Saturday, 27 February 2027Brown Brothers Winery, Milawa, VIC
Belair Marathon
Sunday, 28 February 2027Belair National Park, SA
Bendigo Ford Fun Run
Sunday, 28 February 2027Rosalind Park, Bendigo, VIC
Cardinia Fun Run & Walk
Sunday, 28 February 2027Pakenham, VIC
Gumbuya World Running Festival
Sunday, 28 February 2027Tynong North, VIC
Hobart Run The Bridge
Sunday, 28 February 2027Salamanca, Hobart, TAS
Memory Walk & Jog: Canberra
Sunday, 28 February 2027Commonwealth Park, Parkes, ACT
River Run Geelong
Sunday, 28 February 2027Barwon Valley Park, Geelong, VIC
Run Moana
Sunday, 28 February 2027 (Date TBC)Moana, SA
Run Warrandyte
Sunday, 28 February 2027Warrandyte Sports Facility, Taroona Ave, Warrandyte, VIC
Semaphore Coastal Running Festival
Sunday, 28 February 2027Semaphore Foreshore, Adelaide, SA
Walk for Monash Children's Hospital
Sunday, 28 February 2027Jells Park, Wheelers Hill, Melbourne, VIC
Peninsula Twilight Run
Monday, 1 March 2027WAMC Club Rooms, Perth, WACanberra Runners Summer Series: Jerra Wetlands
Tuesday, 2 March 2027Jerra Wetlands, Canberra, ACT
Mackay Airport Twilight City Run
Friday, 5 March 2027Mackay, QLD
Run Huskisson 2.0
Saturday, 6 March 2027Huskisson, Jervis Bay, NSW
Every Woman Triathlon
Sunday, 7 March 2027Champion Lakes, WA
Orange Running Festival
Sunday, 7 March 2027Gosling Creek Reserve, Bloomfield, NSWCanberra Runners Summer Series: Barrenjoey
Tuesday, 9 March 2027Barrenjoey Drive, Canberra, ACT
Inverloch Running Festival
Saturday, 13 March 2027 to Sunday, 14 March 2027Inverloch Glade, Inverloch, VIC
Run the Rock
Saturday, 13 March 2027Hanging Rock, Woodend, VIC
ATR Summer Series 6: Surf Run
Sunday, 14 March 2027Port Elliot, SA
Coombabah Trail Run
Sunday, 14 March 2027Coombabah Lakes Conservation Area, Gold Coast, QLD
de Castella Run to Mend Minds
Sunday, 14 March 2027Kew, VICFun Run Pink: Canberra
Sunday, 14 March 2027Stromlo Forest Park and Leisure Centre, Canberra, ACTMAWA 3Ps
Sunday, 14 March 2027Point Walter, Bicton, WA
Sunfest Colour Run
Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Date TBC)Village Green, Sunbury, VIC
Sydney Action Park Running Festival
Sunday, 14 March 2027Prospect, Western Sydney, NSW
The Bend Running Festival
Sunday, 14 March 2027The Bend, Tailem Bend, SA
Wangaratta Marathon & Fun Runs
Sunday, 14 March 2027Wangaratta Showgrounds, Wangaratta, VICCanberra Runners Summer Series: Stromlo Forest 2
Tuesday, 16 March 2027Stromlo Forest Park, ACT
Buffalo Stampede Festival
Friday, 19 March 2027 to Sunday, 21 March 2027Bright, VIC
Sandy Running Festival
Saturday, 20 March 2027Glenelg North to Osborne Foreshore, SA
Bluff 2 Boat Ramp Run/Walk
Sunday, 21 March 2027The Bluff, Devonport, TAS
Brimbank Park Running Festival
Sunday, 21 March 2027Brimbank Park, Keilor, VIC
Conquer the Summit
Sunday, 21 March 2027Summit Sport and Recreation Park, Mt Barker, SAMAWA Woodbridge
Sunday, 21 March 2027First Ave, Woodbridge, Perth, WASMC Road Race 7
Sunday, 21 March 2027Long Street Park, Smithfield, Sydney, NSW
Griffith Bacchus on the Lake
Friday, 26 March 2027Lake Wyangan Recreational Park, Griffith, NSW
Falls Creek Easter Fun Run
Saturday, 27 March 2027Falls Creek, VIC
Banana Run
Saturday, 3 April 2027Coffs Harbour, NSW
Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival
Saturday, 3 April 2027Hassans Walls Reserve, Lithgow, NSW
Albury Running Festival
Sunday, 4 April 2027South Albury, NSW
Bridges Fun Run
Sunday, 4 April 2027Barrack Square, Perth, WA
Geelong Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday, 4 April 2027Geelong, VIC
Hobart Marathon Festival
Sunday, 4 April 2027Hobart, TAS
On The Edge Trail Running Series 1: Kooralbyn
Sunday, 4 April 2027Kooralbyn, QLD
Run Shellharbour
Sunday, 4 April 2027Eric Creary Park, Shellharbour, NSW
Run2Cure Neuroblastoma Sydney
Sunday, 4 April 2027Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain, Sydney, NSW
Werribee Mansion Run
Sunday, 4 April 2027Weribee Park, South Weribee, VIC
Canberra Times Marathon Festival
Saturday, 10 April 2027 to Sunday, 11 April 2027Parkes, Canberra, ACT
Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival
Sunday, 11 April 2027Bunbury Recreation Ground, Bunbury, WA
Dimboola Dash Running Festival
Sunday, 11 April 2027Dimboola, VIC
Gold Coast 10 & 5
Sunday, 11 April 2027Mitchell Park, Southport, QLD
Run Army Brisbane
Sunday, 11 April 2027South Bank, Brisbane, QLD
Ballarat Marathon
Saturday, 17 April 2027 to Sunday, 18 April 2027Ballarat, VIC
ACTMA Run/Walk Handicap Series: Mt Majura
Sunday, 18 April 2027 (Date TBC)Mt Majura Nature Reserve, ACT
Gold Coast Running Festival
Sunday, 18 April 2027Cbus Super Stadium, Robina, QLD
Huon Hill Trail Run
Sunday, 18 April 2027Huon Hill Parklands, Wodonga, VICMAWA Kings Park Cross Country
Sunday, 18 April 2027Kings Park, Perth, WA
MOJO Adventure Run
Sunday, 18 April 2027Pechey Forest, Pechey, QLD
Rockingham Coastal Classic
Sunday, 18 April 2027Rockingham, WA
Run Army Townsville
Sunday, 18 April 2027Jezzine Barracks, Townsville, QLDSMC Road Race 8
Sunday, 18 April 2027Long Street Park, Smithfield, Sydney, NSW
South West Sydney Running Festival
Sunday, 18 April 2027Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Mount Annan, NSW
The Lake Rumble Run
Sunday, 18 April 2027Neil Hawkins Park, Joondalup, WA
Run Wagga Wagga
Saturday, 24 April 2027 (Date TBC)Wagga Wagga, NSW
DIVERGE Skyruns
Friday, 30 April 2027 to Sunday, 2 May 2027Queenstown, Tasmania
Swan River Half
Saturday, 1 May 2027 (Date TBC)Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth, WA
Wilsons Prom Running Festival
Saturday, 1 May 2027 to Sunday, 2 May 2027Tidal River, Wilson's Promontory National Park, VIC
Adelaide Marathon Festival
Sunday, 2 May 2027Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA
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