When in April are most 5K races held?
The busiest weekend in Georgia is April 24 and April 25, with 14 of them, 12 of those on Saturday, April 24. Another 2 fall on a weekday, which is worth knowing if you are traveling for one.
Race calendar · April 2027 · Georgia
Every 5K in Georgia in April 2027, all 42 of them, sorted by date. Dates, entry fees, finish-time stats from past results, and start-line maps.
What the field actually runs
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.
When in April
5K races are not spread evenly across April. Here is how the calendar actually falls, weekend by weekend, which is the part worth knowing before you book a trip or plan a taper around one.
By the numbers
The largest field of any April 5K in Georgia, from the most recent published results.
The busiest weekend in Georgia is April 24 and April 25, with 14 of them, 12 of those on Saturday, April 24. Another 2 fall on a weekday, which is worth knowing if you are traveling for one.
Across the 23 of these April 5K races with published results from past editions, the median finisher ran 35:57, and the median winning time was 18:47. So anything under 35:57 puts you in the faster half of a typical field. That is the middle of these RunSignup fields, walkers and charity entrants included, not a national average.
The median one finished 158 runners, across the 23 of these April 5K races with published results from past editions. Most are far smaller than the big-city events people picture, which means less crowding at the start and a friendlier field, with a last recorded finisher at 1:10:11.
Yes, one race around Georgia gets you off the pavement: 1 is a trail race.