October 2026 races in Philadelphia

There are 104 running events listed in Philadelphia for October 2026 — 100 5K, 16 10K, 9 Half Marathon, 2 Marathon, 4 Trail Run — starting with Abington Fest 5K on Sat, Oct 3, 2026. Every listing shows the date, venue, and distances, with a direct link to registration.

• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Abington Fest 5K Roslyn Park · Abington, PA · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Elmer Library Harvest Day 5k Run 120 South Main St. · Elmer, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Hulmeville Hustle 5K 11 Beaver Street · Hulmeville, PA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Bridgeport 5K Run/Walk Rotondo Riverfront Park · Bridgeport, PA · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Dragon Run for Courage 5K/1M & The "14" Challenge 400 South Lewis Road · Royersford, PA · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 FOC 5K Run/Walk/Pray Wiggins Waterfront Park · Camden, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Genesis Centers: Walk the Talk, the Christopher Schultes 5K Run/Walk for Recovery Cooper River Park · Pennsauken, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Joseph's House 5K to End Homelessness 5300 N. Park Dr. · Pennsauken, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 MILES FOR MARK 5K RUN/ 1 MILE WALK!! Palmer Park · Collegeville, PA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 OFS 5K Run & Ride 405 Linden Avenue · Riverton, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Race Back to School! Methacton 5K Walk or Run Heebner Park · Collegeville, PA · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Sole Harvest 5K/10K Run & 1 Mile Walk 401 North Whitehall Road · Norristown, PA · From $25 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 3rd Annual YMCA Pumpkin Dash 5K 2275 Pulaski Highway · Newark, DE · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Roaring Faith 5k 9 Odlen Ave · Somerdale, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Crossroads 5K Run and Walk for Life 501 W Mill Street · Quakertown, PA · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Scoogië's Oktoberfest 5k, 5 Miler, 2 Mile Jog/Walk & Kids Root Beer Run! 300 Brookside Ave · Ambler, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Run-a-Muck with Willistown Conservation Trust TBD · Newtown Square, PA · From $2 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 RRCW Race Down Broad Street 5K Run/Walk Inspira Medical Center · Woodbury, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Shoes 'N Brews 26.2 KM "Metric Marathon" 739 East Elm Street · Conshohocken, PA · From $15 10KMarathon Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Collegeville Fire Company Hero Run 5K Collegeville-Trappe Water Works Park · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Eden Autism 5K & Fun Run/Walk 2 Merwick Road · Princeton, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Father Judge High School CRUSADER CLASSIC 5K 3301 Solly Ave · Philadelphia, PA · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 McKaig 5K Trail Race 889 Croton Road · Wayne, PA · From $30 5KTrail Run Trail
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 Heart and Sole Fun Run 500 Lee Rd · Wayne, PA · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 The 4th Annual Rugby Run 5k Pickering Valley Elementary School · Chester Springs, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 4, 2026 9/11 Heroes Run - Doylestown, Pennsylvania War Memorial Stadium CB West HS · Doylestown, PA · From $21 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Hainesport Endurance Run 1401 Marne Hwy · Hainesport, NJ · From $55 Trail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Schuylkill Shuffle 5k, 10 Miler & Family Fun Loop 140 College Dr. · Pottstown, PA · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Run the Vineyards - White Horse 10K/5K White Horse Winery · Hammonton, NJ · From $30 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Eleventh Annual Robot Run RiverWinds Community Center · West Deptford, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Living Recovery Network 5K 1045 S. Church St. · Mount Laurel, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 National Brain Tumor Society Race For Hope 5300 N Park Dr · Merchantville, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 10, 2026 Paw Prints PetFest & 5K Smithville Park · Eastampton, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 5K Any Way and Color Fun Run Maccelsfield Field Park, 1000 River Raod · Yardley, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 BookSmiles 5K & 1 Mile Walk for Literacy 510 Park Blvd · Cherry Hill, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Cerebral Palsy Awareness 5K 2206 Kuser Rd · Hamilton, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Mischief on the River 5k 902 Harrison St. · Frenchtown, NJ 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Run for the Cure Radnor High School · Wayne, PA · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 T&E Care 5K & Family Fun Run 500 Lee Rd · Wayne, PA · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 The Glenside Fire Company – Stop, Drop & Run 5K Glenside Fire Company · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Greater Philadelphia Empower Walk & 5K Run The Navy Yard · Philadelphia, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Batsto Village 5K Batsto Village · Hammonton, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 5K Fun Run/Walk for Blood Clot Awareness 5300 N Park Drive · Pennsauken, NJ 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 11, 2026 Tender Hearts 5K 2275 Pulaski Hwy · Newark, DE · From $35 5K Road
• Wed, Oct 14, 2026 The Navy Yard 5K (and 1 Miler) Central Green · Philadelphia, PA 5K Road
• Fri, Oct 16, 2026 St. Paul School of Princeton Lion's Chase 5K & Fun Run Rosedale Park · Pennington, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 3DPT Oktoberfest 5K Medford Township Police Building · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Jonas Cattell Memorial 10-mile Run & Fort Mercer 5K Kings Hwy. & Mechanic St. · Haddonfield, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Run For Edgarton 5k 212 Catawba Ave · Newfield, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Delaware River Loop Series 1339 River Road · Titusville, NJ · From $15 Trail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 14th Annual Unite For HER Run/Walk 26 E Gay Street · West Chester, PA · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 5th Annual Octoberfest 5K Maria Greenwald, Softball Field · Haddonfield, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 CompleteCare Foundation Halloween Bone Run & Walk 701 Almond Rd · Pittsgrove, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 CROSS Town 5K Walk/Run & Craft Show 5035 Route 130 South · Delran, NJ · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Ian's Run RiverWinds Community Center · West Deptford, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Little Sisters of the Poor Nun Run 5K 185 Salem Church Road · Newark, DE · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Newtown Haunted Hustle 5K 30 N Chancellor Street · Newtown, PA · From $50 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Lupus Loop The Navy Yard · Philadelphia, PA 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Cecil and Bean 5K 3115 Heebner Road · Collegeville, PA · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Emmaus Halloween Parade 5K Race 849 Chestnut Street · Emmaus, PA · From $23 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 A Run for the Heart: In Memory of Caroline Gallagher and Steve Grabowski Central Bucks High School South · Warrington, PA · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Miles For Mutts Presented by To Love a Canine Rescue 500 Lee Road · Wayne, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 NOVAfit! 5K 800 Lancaster Ave, · Villanova, PA · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Scarecrow Shuffle 8k, 5k, 2 Mile Fun Run & 1/4 Mile Kids' Run Rt 202 & Street Rd · Peddler's Village! Lahaska, Bucks County!, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Stokelan Estate Haunted Wine Run 5k Stokelan Estate Winery · Medford, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 2026 Delaware Distance Classic 15K Rosa Parks Dr · Wilmington, DE · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 4th Annual Chesterfield FALL Terrain 5K Fenton Lane Park · Chesterfield, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Glasstown Boos and Brews 10k/5k/Beer Mile 10 Peterson St · Millville, NJ · From $35 5K10K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Kindness Matters 5k and Walk 2000 Pennington Road · Trenton, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Hot Mess Trail Races 789 Parvin Mill Road · Pittsgrove, NJ · From $65 5KHalf MarathonTrail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Coventry Challange 1954 St. Peters Road · Pottstown, PA · From $50 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Slay Sarcoma 5K Run/Walk 250 Tollgate Road · Langhorne, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 29th Annual Smith McMillan 5K - 2026 101 School Road · Wilmington, DE · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 40th Annual Phoenixville Run- October 24, 2026 Reeves Park, 148 3rd Avenue · Phoenixville, PA · From $10 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 "Hustle For The House" - 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk 5300 N Park Drive · Pennsauken, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Boo & Brew 5K 1616 Delaware Ave · Wilmington, DE · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Delanco River Run 203 Burlington Ave · Delanco, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Meadows Miler Rosedale Park · Pennington, NJ · From $15 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 RunFar 5K 211 E Pennsylvania Ave · Downingtown, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 St. Andrew 5k Spirit Run and Walk 535 Mason Avenue · Drexel Hill, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Run Like a King 5K 2026 Univest Performance Center (Park at 4th) · Quakertown, PA · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 AbingTHON 5k and Fun Run Abington Senior High School · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Bark in the Park 5K 1671 N. Providence Road · Media, PA 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 JG3 5K 1601 Derstine Road · Hatfield, PA · From $40 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Run for Shelter with Habitat for Humanity - 5k 5300 N Park Drive · Pennsauken, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Dublin Marathon - SRPS Charity Team 100 N 20th Street Suite 205 · Philadelphia, PA 10KMarathon Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Deer Park Goes Pink 5K 108 West Main Street · Newark, DE · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Meglio's Run for the Pizza 5K 62 Swamp Road · Newtown, PA · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun 502 Carnegie Center · Princeton, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Skeleton Skurry! Limerick Garden of Memories · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 The Rachel Gernerd Phighting Irish 5K Norristown Farm Park · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Halloween Trick or Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Halloween Trick or Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 PB&J Fuel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 PB&J Fuel Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Southwest Center City 5k Run 901 S. 17th Street · Philadelphia, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Foot Pursuit 5K Run Forsythia Crossing Park · Levittown, PA · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 HOWLOWEEN 5K & 1-MILE DOG WALK 1 Parkside Place (Parkside Place Park on Sumneytown Pike) · North Wales, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Roofs From The Heart 5K 1701 Delaware Avenue · Wilmington, DE · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 The 13th Annual Tapping of the Great Pumpkin 5k, 10k, 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk & Lil' Pumpkin Kids Run! 1325 Sumneytown Pike · Spring House, PA · From $15 5K10K Road

Quick answers

How many races are there in Philadelphia in October 2026?

104 running events are listed in Philadelphia for October 2026, from Abington Fest 5K on Sat, Oct 3, 2026 to The 13th Annual Tapping of the Great Pumpkin 5k, 10k, 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk & Lil' Pumpkin Kids Run! on Sat, Oct 31, 2026. Every listing links directly to registration.

What distances can I race in Philadelphia in October?

The October 2026 calendar in Philadelphia includes 100 5K, 16 10K, 9 Half Marathon, 2 Marathon, 4 Trail Run.

What is the first race of October 2026 in Philadelphia?

Abington Fest 5K on Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at Roslyn Park.