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New Year's 2027

New Year's Races near you

208 New Year's Eve and New Year's Day races across 40 states this season, 84 of them on New Year's Day, Friday, January 1. A typical entry fee is around $30. Dates and fees come straight from race registration and refresh every night.

208
New Year's races
84
on New Year's Day
$30
typical entry fee
40
states

Runners ring in the year two ways: evening and midnight races on New Year's Eve, and resolution 5Ks and polar bear runs on New Year's Day. They are usually small, chilly, and cheerful, and a good way to start a training year. More resolution runs follow on the first two weekends of January.

New Year's Races by state

Biggest New Year's races in America

Ranked by finishers across all events in each race's latest results.

  1. 1Run In The New Year 5k/10K/Half MarathonHuntington Beach, California · 1,259 finishers in 2025
  2. 2Resolution Run 5K and Polar Bear Dive - 2027Seattle, Washington · 1,227 finishers in 2026
  3. 3WCRC New Year's Day Hangover Classic: 5k, 10k, Plunge!Salisbury, Massachusetts · 910 finishers in 2024
  4. 4Running of the LightsClemmons, North Carolina · 834 finishers in 2026
  5. 544th Annual Reeds Lake Resolution RunGrand Rapids, Michigan · 801 finishers in 2025
  6. 6Griffith Park Resolution RunLos Angeles, California · 798 finishers in 2026
  7. 7New Year's Day Champagne 5KSimpsonville, South Carolina · 732 finishers in 2026
  8. 8=PR= Races: New Year's Day 5K & 1KReston, Virginia · 620 finishers in 2026
  9. 9Houston Resolution Run presented by Huntington BankHouston, Texas · 607 finishers in 2025
  10. 10Hangover 5KWestfield, New Jersey · 601 finishers in 2025
  11. 11New Years Day 5K & Half MarathonCumming, Georgia · 584 finishers in 2026
  12. 122027 Fort Steilacoom Resolution SeriesLakewood, Washington · 577 finishers in 2026
  13. 132027 Resolution Run & Walk 5KHillsborough, New Jersey · 572 finishers in 2025
  14. 14Run Into the New YearShorewood, Wisconsin · 561 finishers in 2025
  15. 15The Fleet Feet New Year's Day Dash Presented by Incredible BankMiddleton, Wisconsin · 505 finishers in 2026
  16. 16Frosty 5KGuilford, Connecticut · 501 finishers in 2026
  17. 1712th Annual Resolution 5K and 1-Mile RunVirginia Beach, Virginia · 480 finishers in 2026
  18. 18Cheers to New Year's 5k Run/WalkItasca, Illinois · 465 finishers in 2026
  19. 19Resolution Run - Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado · 462 finishers in 2025
  20. 2022nd Race into the New Year 5k & 1/4 Mile Fun DashRehoboth Beach, Delaware · 460 finishers in 2025

Likely to fill up

Last year's field reached at least 85 percent of this year's participant cap.

Cities with the most New Year's races

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Quick answers

When are New Year's races in the US in 2027?
New Year's Day is Friday, January 1. 84 of the 208 New Year's races listed here are on the holiday itself. 49 run on New Year's Eve, 24 run in the days before, and 51 run in the weeks after.
How much does a New Year's race cost in the US?
Most charge between $25 and $32 for their current entry tier, with a typical fee of $30 before processing fees. 16 are free to enter. Many raise prices as New Year's gets closer.
What distances do New Year's races offer?
Of the 208 races, 180 include a 5K, 93 a 10K, 18 a one-mile run, 52 a kids race, and 76 a half marathon. Walkers are welcome at most of them.
What is the biggest New Year's race in the US?
Run In The New Year 5k/10K/Half Marathon in Huntington Beach, California, with 1,259 finishers across its events in 2025.
Do New Year's races sell out?
Some do. At 5 races here, last year's field reached at least 85 percent of this year's participant cap, including New Year's Eve 5K, Resolution Run - Fort Collins, San Antonio New Years Eve 5k. Register early for those.