Tennessee · 5K
Every upcoming 5K around Nashville, with start times, entry fees, finish-time stats from past editions, start-line maps, and the local run clubs to train with.
27 upcoming 5K races found · 11 with finish-time stats
Nashville races feel like the city itself: social, neighborhood-rooted, and rarely precious about pace. Group runs spill out of East Nashville taprooms and 12 South coffee shops, and the Cumberland River Greenway and Shelby Bottoms paths give everyday training miles a genuinely scenic backdrop that shows up in the character of the events held here.
The city's greenway network and park loops mean race routes can wind through some genuinely varied terrain - Percy Warner's wooded southwest side is a world away from a flat riverfront course near Germantown. Whatever your pace, you will find the culture here leans toward finishing together and then hanging around afterward.
By the numbers
The Nashville races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
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.
Across the 10 RunSignup 5K editions with published results on RunSesh - walkers and charity entrants included - the median finish time is 37:22. The median winning time is 18:43 and the median last finisher crosses at 1:11:47, which tells you the field stays out on course for a wide range of paces. You are unlikely to be out there alone.
Fall is by far the busiest stretch, with 14 of the 24 races running between September and November. September alone has 7 events on the calendar. If your training block peaks in summer, you will have fewer options - spring runs just 2 races - but winter offers 4, so the calendar does not go completely quiet.
Entry fees run from $12 at the low end to $65 at the top, with a typical fee of $30. Eight races already have a price increase scheduled, so registering early is a straightforward way to pay less. Most races here say they include a shirt with entry.
The median field size across the editions with published results is 327 finishers, which is a comfortable crowd - big enough that you will not feel exposed, not so big that you get lost in it. With finish times ranging well past an hour at the back of several fields, there is genuine room for runners and walkers of every level.
Four races on the calendar pair a 5K with a 10K: Nashville Fall Forward Classic 5K, 10K, 15K; Golden Harvest Half Marathon & 5K/10K - Nashville; Music City Run for Dyslexia; and Race Judicata. The Nashville Fall Forward Classic and Summer Sizzler also add a 15K if someone in your group wants an even longer effort.
