Queen City 5K

Queen City 5K Saturday, July 25, 2026 8:00 am Downtown, Cincinnati, OH The Queen City 5K helps provide support for kids here in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Last year marked our 10th 5K fundraiser race, which is the beginning of another financial stream to better our kids for the future and to be the educational bridge for their futures. We are excited to bring this race to our weekend! Our sponsors, partners, walkers and runners will continue to help provide programs, resources and scholarships for our grade school kids up to our seniors on their way to college. Official Race Site: http://www.queencity5k.com Course: The course starts near Paul Brown Stadium, continues down the river, continues along Smale Park, passes Great American Ball Park and Heritage Bank Arena. Benefit: Raising money for the foundation in order to give assistance, aide, scholarships and programming for our Queen City Foundation kids. Run Divisions: Men & Women: 18 and under, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+ Walk Divisions: Men & Women 29/under, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+. If you intend to run any part of the course, sign up as a runner. Awards: Top Male and Female Runners. Top Male and Female Walkers. Age Group awards to first place in each division. Awards Ceremony: Awards presented immediately following the race/walk. Partnership with Vibe Cincinnati: This year the 5k will be a part of Vibe Cincinnati's Music Fest Weekend. And for this reason we wanted to have a race downtown so that all of our new out of town runners can walk to the race. There will be entertainment during and after the race to fit the mold of a Vibe Cincinnati weekend. Our goal is to make this a great mixer of full of fun, entertainment and fitness. Chip Timing: This year's race will be accurately "chip timed" using MyLaps Bib Tag technology. No need to return chips after the race. 5K Early Registration and Reg