October 2026 races in Boston

There are 71 running events listed in Boston for October 2026 — 67 5K, 4 10K, 3 Half Marathon, 1 Marathon, 8 Trail Run — starting with 3rd Annual Neg Mawon 5k Walk/Run on Sat, Oct 3, 2026. Every listing shows the date, venue, and distances, with a direct link to registration.

• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 3rd Annual Neg Mawon 5k Walk/Run 1015 Truman Parkway · Hyde Park, MA · From $42 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Survival of the F.I.T.test - 34 Hour Trail Ultra 1464 diamond hill rd · Cumberland, RI · From $10 Trail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 2026 Walk For Ersilia 5K Glendale Park: 50 Elm St · Everett, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Barrington 5K Run Festival 9 Old County Rd · Barrington, RI · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 2026 Shrewsbury Trails 5K 430 Lake St. · Shrewsbury, MA · From $12 5KTrail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Annual Upton VFW Run to Remember 5K 15 Milford Street (Rt 140) · Upton, MA · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 BLS Wolfpack 5K - 2026 Pierpont Rd · Boston, MA · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk 1 Main St · Melrose, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Global Strides for Niger 5K 4200 South Four Mile Run Drive · Arlington, VA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Headstrong 5K Marshfield · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 WAAV Strides For Safety 595 North Ave · Wakefield, MA · From $15 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 HOUSE RABBIT NETWORK 5000 500 Beaver Brooke Lane · Boxboro, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Miles for Mutts 5k Run/Walk 22 Pratts Mill Road · Sudbury, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Eddie Collins 5K Charity Road Race Sterling Street Brewery · Clinton, MA · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 5k for Justice Jamaica Pond · Jamaica Plain, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Houghton's Pond Trail Races (7 Miles and 3.7 Miles) Houghton's Pond Recreation Area, DCR Blue Hills Reservation · Milton, MA · From $30 Trail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 La Course 5K Run/Walk 1000 Elmwood Avenue · Providence, RI · From $16 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Fall Classic 5K 64 Sidney St · Cambridge, MA · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Gloria Gemma 5K Station Park · Providence, RI 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 MS is BS 5k Race & 1k Walk/Roll 91 Mill Street · Dracut, MA 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 DEF Dash 5K Barnes Memorial Park · Dedham, MA · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Micky's Run 300 Arcand Dr · Lowell, MA · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Davis Hill Dragon Dash 80 Jamieson Road · Holden, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 AYF Camp Haiastan Franklin Fun Run/Walk 722 Summer Street · Franklin, MA · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Boston 10K for Women Boston Common · From $65 10K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley 5K Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley · Milford, NH · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Middleboro Fire 5k 200 Oak Point Drive · Middleboro, MA 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Dunstable Oktoberfest 5K - 2026 80 Groton Street · Dunstable, MA · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 2026 Flutie 5K for Autism: Providence, RI F C Greene Memorial Blvd · Providence, RI · From $8 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Fall Frolic 5K & Fun Run Lynch Park · Beverly, MA · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Amica Insurance Women's Classic 5K Run & 3K Walk in Support of Ronald McDonald House New England 400 Elmgrove Avenue · Providence, RI · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Austin Reardon Memorial 5K Road Race- Third Annual Knights of Columbus · Norwood, MA · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 BMS Athletic Booster Club 5K 2700 Regional Rd · North Dighton, MA · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Boston Empower Walk & 5K Run Boston Common · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Rock The GazBar Fun Run The GazBar Sports Grill · Leominster, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Mon, Oct 12, 2026 SHS Athletics Columbus Day 5K 261 Arcade Ave · Seekonk, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 7th Annual OLV Trick or Trot 5K 77 Mendon St · Uxbridge, MA · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Abby's House 50th Anniversary Hybrid 5K Run/Walk 125 Crescent St · West Boylston, MA · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 SSCPS Annual Road Race 5K 198 Union St · Hingham, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Woodville School Teddy Trot 5k Run/Walk 1 Church Street · Wakefield, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Miles for Mary 105 Ocean Ave · Marblehead, MA · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Baystate Marathon Tsongas Center · Lowell, MA · From $85 5K10KHalf MarathonMarathon Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 2026 Jog Your Memory 5K Run and 1.5 Mile Walk for Alzheimer's Mitchell Elementary School · Needham, MA · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Around Cape Ann Half Marathon 32 Cherry Street · Gloucester, MA · From $79 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Schvitz for Scholarship 5K Run/Walk and Little Schvitzers Dash Parking will be at 1 Wells Avenue. Registration will be at 90 Wells Avenue. There will be plenty of signs to help! · Newton Center, MA · From $18 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 2nd Annual Clarke Runs on Dunkin 130 Royall St · Canton, MA 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 EPFD Freaky 5k 30 N Broadway · Rumford, RI · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Apple Harvest Run 2026 15 Bachelor St. · West Newbury, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Topsfield Fall Foliage Classic Road Race 60 Main Street · Topsfield, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Womp Romp Wompatuck State Park - South Field · Norwell, MA Trail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 BCNC's Family Fun Run & Walk Merrymount Park · Quincy, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Pumpkin Pacer 5k @ White Barn Farm White Barn Farm · Wrentham, MA · From $30 5KTrail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Wayside Youth & Family Support Network 5K4Kids 48 Frost Street · Framingham, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Canton Fall Classic 1301 Washington Street · Canton, MA · From $15 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Powisset Farm Trail Run - Fall 37 Powisset Street · Dover, MA · From $20 5KTrail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 27th Annual Flutie 5K for Autism presented by Eastern Bank Natick High School · From $8 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Boston Purple Pumpkin 5K and Walk 1255 Soldiers Field Road · Brighton, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Clocker Club 5k Fundraiser 87 W Union St. · Ashland, MA · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Esplanade 5K Run & Walk Fiedler Field · Boston, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Scaredy Cat K95K 200 Westboro Road · North Grafton, MA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Second Annual Run to Remember Brandi Stadium Drive · Nashua, NH · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 HCA Wicked 5K 2026 98 Hayden Rowe St · Hopkinton, MA · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Move for MDS: Boston 1 Charles St · Boston, MA 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 The Baystate Dirty Dog Trail Run-Ruck-Walk 5k Across from 41 Point St · Berkley, MA · From $5 5KTrail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Run for the Hills 115 Prospect Hill Rd · Harvard, MA · From $15 5KTrail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Winky Providence Monster Dash 5K 250 South Water Street · Providence, RI · From $17 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 29th Annual Lawrence Vietnam Memorial 5k Run or Walk 652 Andover Street · Lawrence, MA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Spooky Sprint 5K Melrose Family YMCA · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Cambridge Half Marathon + 5K 100 CambridgeSide Place · From $45 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Live Free Animal Rescue Franken Paws 5K / Walk Fundraiser 20 Rockingham Rd · Londonderry, NH · From $45 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 GET Fit Halloween 5k GET Fit · Bridgewater, MA · From $20 5K Road

Quick answers

How many races are there in Boston in October 2026?

71 running events are listed in Boston for October 2026, from 3rd Annual Neg Mawon 5k Walk/Run on Sat, Oct 3, 2026 to GET Fit Halloween 5k on Sat, Oct 31, 2026. Every listing links directly to registration.

What distances can I race in Boston in October?

The October 2026 calendar in Boston includes 67 5K, 4 10K, 3 Half Marathon, 1 Marathon, 8 Trail Run.

What is the first race of October 2026 in Boston?

3rd Annual Neg Mawon 5k Walk/Run on Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 1015 Truman Parkway.