When in April are most 5K races held?
The busiest weekend in New Jersey is April 10 and April 11, with 9 of them, 5 of those on Saturday, April 10. Every one of them is on a Saturday or a Sunday.
Race calendar · April 2027 · New Jersey
5K Races in New Jersey in April 2027
Every 5K in New Jersey in April 2027, all 30 of them, sorted by date. Dates, entry fees, finish-time stats from past results, and start-line maps.
What the field actually runs
April 5K Races, By the Numbers
32:52Median finish time
17:29Median winning time
175Median field size
16April 5K races with published results
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
The April Race Weekends
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 Biggest and Longest-Running
The April 5K races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
New Jersey 5K Races by City in April
All 5K Runs in New Jersey in April
30 total Sat, Apr 3, 2027JSRC RunAPalooza Asbury Park, NJFrom $35Details Sat, Apr 3, 2027Spring in the Vines 5K Williamstown, NJFrom $10Details Sat, Apr 3, 2027Charity Cooperative 5k Jersey Capital Princeton Junction, NJFrom $45Details Sun, Apr 4, 2027Stokelan Estate Wine Run 5k Medford, NJFrom $45Details Sun, Apr 4, 2027CINNAMON BUN 5K/10K & 2K PupStrut Bridgewater, NJFrom $30Details Sat, Apr 10, 202730th Annual Gloucester TWP Scholarship Run-2027 Blackwood, NJRegistration opens Nov 27From $25Details Sat, Apr 10, 2027Sloth Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sat, Apr 10, 2027Sloth Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sat, Apr 10, 2027Run for PB&J 5k/10k/13.1 NEW JERSEY Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sat, Apr 10, 2027Run for PB&J 5k/10k/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sun, Apr 11, 2027Walk of Hope NJ DIY Sewell, NJFrom $20Details Sun, Apr 11, 2027Run the Vineyards Willow Creek 5K West Cape May, NJFrom $48Details Sun, Apr 11, 20275th Annual Katz JCC POWR 5K - Parkinson's Walk/Run Cherry Hill, NJFrom $40Details Sun, Apr 11, 2027The Watermelon Run Paterson, NJFrom $45Details Sat, Apr 17, 2027Visions and Pathways 5K & Walk Bridgewater, NJFrom $30Details Sat, Apr 17, 2027Screamin' Hill Scramble 5K Cream Ridge, NJFrom $48Details Sat, Apr 17, 2027Cumberland County Historical Running Festival at Greenwich Greenwich, NJFrom $35Details Sat, Apr 17, 2027Charity Cooperative North Jersey 5k Ridgefield Park, NJFrom $40Details Sun, Apr 18, 2027Bad to the Bone 5K Glassboro, NJFrom $48Details Sun, Apr 18, 2027Spring Forward 5K & 10K Morris Plains, NJFrom $35Details Sun, Apr 18, 2027Run for the Last Mile 5K (Runners and walkers welcomed) Wayne, NJFrom $40Details Sun, Apr 18, 2027Hill for Gill Challenge Mount Laurel, NJFrom $35Details Sat, Apr 24, 2027MudHen Brewing Co. IPA 5K & Little Hen Mile Wildwood, NJFrom $45Details Sat, Apr 24, 2027Search and Rescue Me 5K Hackettstown, NJRegistration opens Dec 1From $30Details Sat, Apr 24, 2027Simon's Surf City 5K Run/Walk Surf City, NJFrom $45Details Sat, Apr 24, 2027Coffee Lovers Run NEW JERSEY Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sat, Apr 24, 2027Coffee Lovers Run PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sat, Apr 24, 2027Run for Donuts NEW JERSEY Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sat, Apr 24, 2027Run for Donuts PHILADELPHIA Camden, NJFrom $30Register Sun, Apr 25, 2027Bloomin' 5K and 1 Mile Walk Clifton, NJFrom $35Details
Common Questions About Running an April 5K in New Jersey
What is a good 5K time?
Across the 16 of these April 5K races with published results from past editions, the median finisher ran 32:52, and the median winning time was 17:29. So anything under 32:52 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.
How big is a typical April 5K field?
The median one finished 175 runners, across the 16 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 59:48.