Ferguson Twilight Run 2026
May 16 @ 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Enjoy a USATF-certified course through Ferguson’s beautiful historic neighborhoods in the 17th annual Ferguson Twilight Run managed under Live Well Events. The 2026 event includes a 5K, 10K, and 1-mile race options. There is also an option to support as a virtual participant. The event benefits nonprofits in North St. Louis County.
Ferguson Twilight Run will host its 17th annual event on Saturday, May 16, 2026. This year’s run will welcome participants to run or walk the 1-mile, 5K or 10K distances. All distances are offered virtually with unlimited participation; virtual races can be completed on your own schedule.
The Ferguson Twilight Run starts and finishes at Plaza @ 501. Pre-Race entertainment starts at 4:30 p.m. and the concert ends at 8:30 p.m. The 1-mile distance starts at 5 p.m.; the 5K starts at 6:00 p.m.; and the 10K starts at 5:45 p.m. For the safety of in-person runners and walkers, there will be staggered starts between pace groups for the 5K and 10K. Road closures are expected between 4:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
RACE DAY FACTS
- The seventeenth race is Saturday, May 16, 2026, with festivities starting at 4:30 pm and ending at 10:00 pm
- Three (3) registration options – one-mile, 5K (3.1 miles), 10K (6.2 miles), and a virtual race option
- The race starts and finishes at Plaza at 501 at the intersection of Florissant Rd & Suburban Avenue
- Course is professionally timed by Big River Running and is USATF certified
- Registered participants receive a gender specific shirt and finisher medal; Shirts are NOT guaranteed for participants registering after April 26th; Awards presented to top age group finishers
- Baby joggers/strollers are welcome, but pets are not allowed; however, service dogs are permitted