October 2026 races in New York City

There are 91 running events listed in New York City for October 2026 — 84 5K, 22 10K, 16 Half Marathon, 3 Marathon, 5 Trail Run — starting with RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk 2026 on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. Every listing shows the date, venue, and distances, with a direct link to registration.

• Fri, Oct 2, 2026 RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk 2026 9 Cherry Lane · West Orange, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 GREAT SOUTH BAY RUN 142 S Clinton Ave · Bay Shore, NY · From $34 5K10KHalf MarathonMarathon Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 The Bay Ridge Half Marathon! 6901 Shore Road · Brooklyn, NY · From $65 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Hope Hustle 5K for Breast Cancer Research 473 Watchung Avenue · Bloomfield, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Mountainside PAL Cop Trot 5K & Tot Trot Deerfield School , 302 Central Avenue · Mountainside, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Pat Magovern Shillelagh 5K Race & One-Mile Walk Bar Anticipation · Lake Como, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Shore AC Adult Cross Country Series 44 Longstreet Road · Holmdel, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Mendham Harvest Hustle 2026 Mendham Borough Park · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Branch Brook 15K Branch Brook Park Dr · Newark, NJ · From $70 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Jersey Shore Half Marathon and 2 Mile Run Sandy Hook - Gateway National Recreation Area - Area E · Highlands, NJ · From $25 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Hudson River Waterfront Walkway 10K Race & 2K Run/Walk Edgewater Marina, 989 River Road · From $25 10K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 The JC Green Half, 10K, and 5K Lincoln Park Drive and West Side Drive · Jersey City, NJ · From $50 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4 in the Forest Presented by Peace, Love, Trails 40 NORTH BROADWAY · Irvington, NY · From $35 Trail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Bob Hendricks Memorial 5k Run/Walk 3055 River Road · Bedminster, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 CATCH A CURE FAMILY 5K WALK/RUN BEACH 116TH STREET · Rockaway Park, NY · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Old Tappan Emergency Services - Superhero 5k 1018 Westwood Avenue · Old Tappan, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Carlos Negron Memorial Run 200 Morris Pesin Dr. · Jersey City, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 New York City Empower Walk & 5K Run South Street Seaport - Pier 16 · New York, NY · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Hudson River Trails (Course Map will be emailed) · New York City, NY · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Brooklyn Prospect Park (Bartel Lot - Course map will be emailed) · Brooklyn, NY · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Hudson River Trails (Course Map will be emailed) · New York City, NY · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Brooklyn Prospect Park (Bartel Lot - Course map will be emailed) · Brooklyn, NY · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 In This Family No One Fights Alone Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run 8 Mountain Ave · Woodland Park, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Rockland Lake 30/50k 299 Rockland Lake Road · Valley Cottage, NY · From $100 Trail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 The Bogota 5k Fun Run & Walk 198 West Park Place · Bogota, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Sea Turtle Race: Cold Stun Run Essex County Park · West Orange, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Family & Community Services of Somerset County "Taking Strides Towards Wellness" 5k Run/Walk Duke Island Park · Bridgewater, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Oradell 5K - 2026 350 Prospect Ave · Oradell, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Rocky's 5K 125 Phelps Way (Rte. 117) · Pleasantville, NY · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Run for Liberty 5K 200 Morris Pesin Drive (Flag Plaza) · Jersey City, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Running With Rotary 5K Mt. Arlington Civic Center · Mount Arlington, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 NYRR Staten Island Half Staten Island, NY Half Marathon Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Book it for Books 5K 151 Parsonage Rd · Edison, NJ · From $26 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Race to Cure Sarcoma New Jersey South Mountain Reservation - Clipper Pavilion · West Orange, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Empire State Half Marathon & 5k Rockland Lake State Park · Congers, NY · From $20 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Paine to Pain Trail Half Marathon 1 Broadview Av · New Rochelle, NY · From $45 5KHalf MarathonTrail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 The Brooklynite Fall 10k, 5k American Veterans Memorial Pier · Brooklyn, NY · From $45 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Fred Torres Memorial 5K 8 Mountain Ave · Woodland Park, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Scary Rat Race 4181 Atlantic Avenue · Farmingdale, NJ Trail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Long Island Empower Walk & 5K Run Jones Beach - Field 5 · Wantagh, NY · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 RunThrough Hoboken 5k & 10k Hoboken 100 Sinatra Dr · From $45 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 2nd Annual Dyamond Fitness and Connie Dwyer Foundation: Breast Cancer 5k and Walk 1 Cherry Lane · West Orange, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 5k RUN/WALK FOR COMPLETION PCCC Wanaque Academic Center · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 14th Annual Happy Jack 5K Germonds Park · West Nyack, NY · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Pat's Miles for Moms 2499 St. George Avenue · Roselle, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 SUFFOLK COUNTY MARATHON GARDINER COUNTY PARK · BAY SHORE, NY · From $15 5K10KHalf MarathonMarathonTrail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 MARY'S PLACE BY THE SEA 2026 WALK-A-THON & RUN Ocean Avenue and Ocean Pathway · Ocean Grove, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Harrington Park Fall Spectacular - 24th Annual Harrington Park School · From $5 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Heart & Sole 5K 321 Easton Ave · New Brunswick, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 TeamWRK Fall 5K at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Lawn · Brooklyn, NY · From $50 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 2026 Harry Chapin Memorial Run/Walk Against Hunger 36 Old Post Road South · Croton-on-Hudson, NY · From $12 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Give Life NY 5K Run/Walk Eisenhower Park · East Meadow, NY · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk - Jersey Shore, NJ 2700 Allaire Road · Wall, NJ · From $5 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Riverdale Temple FALL OF LOVE 5K/10K Run/Walk 4545 Independence Avenue · Bronx, NY · From $30 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 11th Annual New Beginnings for Tomorrow 5K Run/Walk 20 Just Rd · Fairfield, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 9th Annual Breaking the Chain Through Education 5K Metuchen High School · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 BLUE 5K RUN 8 Mountain Ave · Woodland Park, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Everybody's 10K + 5K! Lincoln Park · Jersey City, NJ · From $30 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Little Falls Spooky Sprint 5K 160 Paterson Ave. · Little Falls, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Malverne 5K Run for Education 75 Ocean Avenue · Malverne, NY · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Millburn-Short Hills First Aid Squad 5K Race 188 Glen Avenue · Millburn, NJ · From $5 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 The Terri Roemer Paramus Run 601 From Road · Paramus, NJ · From $15 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Paws & Soles Saving Lives with Strides 5K & 10K Run/Walk + Kiddie Dash- Benefiting the Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter Duke Island Park · Bridgewater, NJ · From $12 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Faith in Children - 5K Run/Walk (Kids and Dogs Run Too!) 20 Randalls Island Park · New York, NY · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Main Street Donuts Belmar Donut Run Belmar Boardwalk · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Clinton Road Zombie Run Clinton Road · West Milford, NJ · From $15 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Habitat of Greater Newark: 5th Annual Salute to Our Veterans 5K To Be Determined · Hoboken, NJ · From $45 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 LARC in the Park 5K Run/Walk Rockland Lake State Park · Valley Cottage, NY · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Fanwood 5K Pizza Run & Family Fun Run 75 North Martine Avenue · Fanwood, NJ · From $9 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH HALF MARATHON OR 5K BEACH 94TH ST ON THE BOARDWALK · Far Rockaway, NY · From $45 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 The 11th Anniversary GFD Engine Company Halloween 5K 23 Boulevard Avenue · Greenlawn, NY · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Boooo-mfield 5k 33 Carteret St · Bloomfield, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5K Race for Recovery on the Boardwalk Ocean Grove Boardwalk · From $8 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Sleepy Hollow Halloween 10K 28 Beekman Ave · Sleepy Hollow, NY · From $5 10K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Ahlyza's Fight 5K 538 Elizabeth Avenue · Somerset, NJ · From $50 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 The Skeleton Run 114 Saltzman Ave · Oceanport, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Mayor's Challenge 5K + 1 Mile Costume Fun Run Poricy Park · Red Bank, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Sri Chinmoy Half-Marathon Rockland Lake Road · Valley Cottage, NY · From $51 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 The John Theissen Children's Foundation Freaky 5K & Kids Trick or Treat 1/4 mile Trot 2026 1492 Wantagh Ave · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Englewood Cliffs 5K 39 Johnson Avenue · Englewood Cliffs, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Fast Track To A Cure New Jersey Thompson Park · Lincroft, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Hell on Earth 108-14 Myrtle Ave · Richmond Hill, NY · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Strides for Education Hybrid 5K Run/Walk Mountain Way, · Morris Plains, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 HoBOOken 5K Race - USATF Certified Course 100 Sinatra Drive · Hoboken, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Kean University Breast Cancer Awareness 5K 1000 Morris Ave · Union, NJ · From $45 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 SomerStrong 5K,10K, fun walk, kids fun run (Halloween-themed) and Trunk or Treat 189 Old York Rd · Bridgewater, NJ · From $3 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Halloween Trick or Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Hudson River Trails (Course Map will be emailed) · New York City, NY · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 PB&J Fuel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYC Hudson River Trails (Course Map will be emailed) · New York City, NY · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH NYC OCEAN MARATHON BEACH 94TH ST ON THE BOARDWALK · Far Rockaway, NY · From $95 10KMarathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 1st Annual To Infinity & Beyond Halloween 5k Rockland Lake State Park · Valley Cottage, NY · From $40 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Haunted Jersey City Halloween 5K Foot of Essex Street and Hudson St · Jersey City, NJ · From $15 5K Road

Quick answers

How many races are there in New York City in October 2026?

91 running events are listed in New York City for October 2026, from RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk 2026 on Fri, Oct 2, 2026 to Haunted Jersey City Halloween 5K on Sat, Oct 31, 2026. Every listing links directly to registration.

What distances can I race in New York City in October?

The October 2026 calendar in New York City includes 84 5K, 22 10K, 16 Half Marathon, 3 Marathon, 5 Trail Run.

What is the first race of October 2026 in New York City?

RWJBarnabas Health Running with the Devils 5K Run & Walk 2026 on Fri, Oct 2, 2026 at 9 Cherry Lane.