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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Mini-Mos Fun Run
Sunday, 14 June 2026Mosman, NSW
Parklands Running Festival
Sunday, 14 June 2026Lizard Log, Western Sydney Parklands, NSW
Rottnest Running Festival
Sunday, 14 June 2026Rottnest Island, WA
Tower Trail Run
Sunday, 14 June 2026Mount Gambier, SA
Hervey Bay Half Marathon Festival
Sunday, 21 June 2026Seafront Oval, Hervey Bay, QLD
REDDY Fun Run/Walk
Sunday, 21 June 2026Pelican Park, Clontarf, QLD
Running For A Cure
Sunday, 21 June 2026Osborne, SA
Townsville West Water Tanks Run
Saturday, 27 June 2026Strand Park, North Ward, QLD
Wondai Country Running Festival
Saturday, 27 June 2026 to Sunday, 28 June 2026Wondai, QLD
MAWA Racecourse
Sunday, 28 June 2026Burswood Park, Maylands, WA
Pichi Richi Marathon
Sunday, 28 June 2026Port Augusta to Quorn, SA
Gold Coast Marathon
Saturday, 4 July 2026 to Sunday, 5 July 2026Broadwater Parklands, Marine Parade, Southport, QLDTownsville 10 Miler Run
Saturday, 4 July 2026James Cook University, Townsville, QLDMAWA Mill Point Rd
Sunday, 5 July 2026Camfield Drive, Burswood, Perth, WA
7Cairns Marathon Festival
Sunday, 12 July 2026Fogarty Park, Cairns, QLD
Brisbane Road Runners Race: 5K, 10K & 15K
Sunday, 12 July 2026West End, QLD
Sri Chinmoy Sydney Series: Dolls Point
Sunday, 12 July 2026Peter Depena Reserve, Dolls Point, Sydney, NSW
Elephant Trail Race
Friday, 17 July 2026 to Sunday, 19 July 2026Cairncross State Forest, Port Macquarie, NSW
Airlie Beach Marathon Festival
Saturday, 18 July 2026 to Sunday, 19 July 2026Airlie Beach, QLDTownsville 10K Series: Race 3 - Ross Dam
Saturday, 18 July 2026Ross River Dam, Townsville, QLD
Wellcamp Airport Duathlon & Fun Run
Saturday, 18 July 2026Wellcamp Airport, Toowoomba, QLD
You Yangs Trail Running Festival
Saturday, 18 July 2026 to Sunday, 19 July 2026You Yangs Regional Park, Melbourne, VIC
Beachruns@Mission
Sunday, 19 July 2026South Mission Beach, QLD
Jetty 2 Jetty Fun Run
Sunday, 19 July 2026Pelican Park, Clontarf, QLD
North West Trail Running Series 1
Sunday, 19 July 2026Yolla, TAS
Run Melbourne
Sunday, 19 July 2026Melbourne Park, Melbourne, VIC
Truth or Consequences Trail Run
Sunday, 19 July 2026 (Date TBC)Serpentine Falls National Park, WA
Winery Run
Sunday, 19 July 2026TBC, Hunter Valley, NSWSouth Townsville Run
Saturday, 25 July 2026Fifth Avenue Boat Ramp, South Townsville, QLD
Yeppoon Running Festival
Saturday, 25 July 2026 to Sunday, 26 July 2026Yeppoon, Queensland
Hills to Henley River Run
Sunday, 26 July 2026Adelaide, SA
Mad Max Marathon Festival
Sunday, 26 July 2026Broken Hill, NSWMAWA Whiteman Park
Sunday, 26 July 2026Whiteman Village, Whiteman Park, Perth, WA
Eagle and Child Trail Run
Sunday, 2 August 2026 (Date TBC)Red Hill Auditorium, John Forrest National Park, Perth, WA
Kunanyi Trail Series: Tolosa Half & Quarter
Sunday, 2 August 2026Tolosa Park, Glenorchy, TASMAWA Around Herdsman
Sunday, 2 August 2026Pony Club, Jon Sanders Drive, Perth, WA
McDonald's Townsville Running Festival
Sunday, 2 August 2026Jezzine Barracks, Townsville, QLD
Perth Half Marathon
Sunday, 2 August 2026WAMC Club Rooms, Perth, WA
Run Echuca Moama
Sunday, 2 August 2026Echuca Moama, VIC/NSW
Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival
Sunday, 2 August 2026Alexandra Headlands Surf Club, Mooloolaba, QLD
Tamworth Running Festival
Sunday, 2 August 2026Tamworth, NSW
Backroads Gravel Run
Saturday, 8 August 2026Chapman Valley, Nabawa, WA
Bargara Tri Club Multisport Festival
Sunday, 9 August 2026Crawford Park, Bargara, QLD,Brisbane Road Runners Race: 5K, 10K, 20K & 25K
Sunday, 9 August 2026West End, QLDMAWA Sharks
Sunday, 9 August 2026John Tonkin Park, Fremantle, WANorth West Trail Running Series 2
Sunday, 9 August 2026Railton, TAS
Sri Chinmoy Princes Park Winter Running Festival
Sunday, 9 August 2026Princes Park, Melbourne, VIC
Whyalla Running Festival
Sunday, 9 August 2026Whyalla, SA
Shepparton Running Festival
Saturday, 15 August 2026 to Sunday, 16 August 2026Victoria Park Lake, Shepparton, VIC
Surf Coast Wonderfalls Trail Run
Saturday, 15 August 2026Cumberland River, Great Otway National Park, VIC
Cyril Norman Lake Gwelup Fun Run
Sunday, 16 August 2026Lake Gwelup Sports Centre, Perth, WA
Lake Manchester Trails
Sunday, 16 August 2026Lake Manchester, QLDMAWA Club Half Marathon
Sunday, 16 August 2026Jeff Joseph Reserve, The Strand, Applecross, WA
Run Fest Forster-Tuncurry
Sunday, 16 August 2026Forster, NSW
Run2Cure Neuroblastoma Brisbane
Sunday, 16 August 2026New Farm Park, Brisbane, QLD
Barossa Marathon Festival
Sunday, 23 August 2026Tanunda, SA
Fed Hill Trail Run
Sunday, 23 August 2026Julia Ronan Park, West Wodonga, VIC
Mudgee Running Festival
Sunday, 23 August 2026Lawson Park, Mudgee, NSW
Run The River Brisbane Half
Sunday, 23 August 2026Brett's Wharf Plaza, Hamilton, Brisbane, QLD
Great White Ultra
Saturday, 29 August 2026Lincoln National Park, Port Lincoln, SANorth West Trail Running Series 3
Saturday, 29 August 2026Penguin, TAS
Brighton Beach Marathon
Sunday, 30 August 2026Green Point, Brighton, Melbourne, VIC
C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival
Sunday, 30 August 2026Coffs Harbour, NSW
Cape Pallarenda Trail Run
Sunday, 30 August 2026Cape Pallarenda, Townsville, QLD
Captain’s Crossing Trail Run
Sunday, 30 August 2026Mia Mia/Captain's Crossing, Pinnacle, QLD
TCS Sydney Marathon
Sunday, 30 August 2026Sydney, NSW
Run Port Douglas
Saturday, 5 September 2026Port Douglas, North Queensland
Beach to Brother
Sunday, 6 September 2026Port Macquarie, NSW
Spring to It Fun Run
Sunday, 6 September 2026Kent Street Weir Park, Wilson, Perth, WA
Ten Trails of Garigal
Sunday, 6 September 2026St Ives, Sydney, NSWTownsville 10K Series: Race 4 - Freshwater Loop
Saturday, 12 September 2026Walter Nesbit Park, Pallarenda, QLD
Barossa Run
Sunday, 13 September 2026Lyndoch, SA
Beachside Dash
Sunday, 13 September 2026Dolls Point Beach, Sydney, NSWBrisbane Road Runners Race: 5K, 10K & 20K
Sunday, 13 September 2026West End, QLD
Cancer Council Women's 5K Run/Walk
Sunday, 13 September 2026Launceston, TAS
Horsham Running Festival
Sunday, 13 September 2026Sawyer Park, Horsham, VIC
Lane Cove Fun Run
Sunday, 13 September 2026Kingsford Smith Oval, Longueville, Sydney, NSW
Maribyrnong River Run
Sunday, 13 September 2026Footscray Park, Footscray, VIC
Sunday Mail Bridge to Brisbane
Sunday, 13 September 2026Brisbane, QLD
Griffith Sport Toohey Trail Run
Sunday, 20 September 2026Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, QLD
Parklands Trail Running Festival
Sunday, 20 September 2026Lizard Log, Western Sydney Parklands, NSW
Pymble Fun Run
Sunday, 20 September 2026Pymble, NSW
Queensland Tri Series 2026/27 Round 1: Moreton Bay
Sunday, 20 September 2026Pelican Park, Clontarf, QLD
Run for RUN DIPG
Sunday, 20 September 2026Liles Oval, Redhead, NSW
Run Prix
Sunday, 20 September 2026Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, VIC
Sunset Coast Marathon & Run Festival
Sunday, 20 September 2026Tom Simpson Park, Mullaloo, WA
Women's Classic Fun Run
Sunday, 20 September 2026WAMC Club Rooms, Perth, WABrisbane Road Runners: 5K Championships
Sunday, 27 September 2026West End, QLD
Cleve Running Festival
Sunday, 27 September 2026Cleve, SAMAWA Mullaloo Magic
Sunday, 27 September 2026Tom Simpson Park, Mullaloo, Perth, WA
Run Fest Central Coast
Sunday, 27 September 2026Memorial Park, The Entrance, NSW
Beechworth Beer Run
Saturday, 3 October 2026Beechworth, VICWestern Coastal Running Festival
Sunday, 4 October 2026Semaphone South, Adelaide, SA
Alice Springs Masters Games
Saturday, 10 October 2026 to Saturday, 17 October 2026Alice Springs, NT
GC50 Run Festival
Saturday, 10 October 2026 to Sunday, 11 October 2026Queen Elizabeth Park, Coolangatta, QLDBrisbane Road Runners Race & Ekiden Relay
Sunday, 11 October 2026West End, QLD
Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival 2026
Sunday, 11 October 2026Melbourne, VIC
Fun Run Pink: Sydney
Sunday, 18 October 2026 (Date TBC)Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, NSW
Goulburn Half Marathon: October
Sunday, 18 October 2026Goulburn, NSW
McLaren Vale Running Festival
Sunday, 18 October 2026Hardy's Tintara Winery, McLaren Vale, SA
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