Date: Sunday, August 17
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Route coming soon!
Cost: 5K: $40; Virtual 5K: $25; Kids Dash: $15

Join the only 5K in Forest Park that sustains Forest Park! Help Forest Park Forever restore and maintain this community treasure while enjoying the views that make it the “Best City Park” in the country. You’ll pass iconic spots like Emerson Grand Basin, Art Hill, the World’s Fair Pavilion, Pagoda Circle and more. Register today!

Got speedy little ones who love the Park? Register them to walk, run or roll in the quarter-mile Kids Dash, which everyone wins! Their special route includes a loop through Pagoda Circle, where they’ll pass by the Nathan Frank Bandstand and through countless colorful blooms.

Want to participate but can’t join us on August 16? Register as a virtual runner to get your Forest Park 5K T-shirt to wear with pride as you walk, run, ride or roll in any location. You can sleep in and still support Forest Park Forever! 

Don’t forget! Forest Park Forever members receive a 20% discount. Email membership@forestparkforever.org to receive your discount code. Not a member yet? Join and get your code today!

Register by July 31 to receive your 2026 Forest Park 5K T-shirt.