New York · 5K
Every upcoming 5K around Brooklyn, with start times, entry fees, finish-time stats from past editions, start-line maps, and the local run clubs to train with.
12 upcoming 5K races found · 3 with finish-time stats
Brooklyn running is a constant negotiation between pavement and personality. One week you are looping Prospect Park's hills and optional dirt paths, the next you are threading Bushwick's mural corridors or running the East River waterfront from DUMBO to Greenpoint with the Manhattan skyline alongside you. The borough never hands you the same run twice.
Race day here leans into that same variety. Neighborhoods like Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, and Bay Ridge each put their own stamp on a course, and the post-race scene tends to drift toward the waterfront, the park benches of Park Slope, or whatever corner of Brooklyn the route called home. The running community is dense, vocal, and genuinely welcoming to newcomers.
By the numbers
The Brooklyn races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
Train for it
The fastest way to a start line is a standing group run. These Brooklyn clubs welcome 5K runners of all paces.
Browse all Brooklyn run clubs →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 Jul 27, 2026.
Entry fees run from $10 to $55, with a typical fee of $30. The $10 races are the Bed-Stuy Heritage 5K and the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk. Three races already have a price increase scheduled, so registering early is the straightforward way to lock in the lower price.
Across the 3 RunSignup 5K editions with published results on RunSesh, walkers and charity entrants included, the median finisher crossed the line at 36:11. The median last finisher came in at 1:19:20, and the median winner at 17:52, so these fields genuinely stretch from fast to very relaxed. You will not be alone at the back.
Fall is by far the busiest stretch, with 7 of the 11 races falling between September and November. September alone has 5 races. If your training block lands in summer or winter, options thin out considerably, with only 2 summer races and 1 winter race on the calendar.
10 of the 11 races say they give a shirt. The one race that has not said anything about giveaways is the Welcome Home Plants 5K, which simply has not published those details. No races here say they give a medal.
There are eight run clubs active in Brooklyn:
Greenpoint Runners naturally cluster near the waterfront routes, while others draw from across the borough.
