New Year's Eve 5K - Newburgh

New Year's Eve 5K - Newburgh is run in Newburgh, Indiana, on December 31, 2026. The event offers one format, a 5K Run/Walk (3.1 miles), starting at 1:00 p.m., which makes it an afternoon race for both runners and walkers on the last day of the year.

The walk option and the early-afternoon start make this an easy race to bring people to, including anyone who would not normally enter one. For runners, a 5K here works well as a closing marker for the year: short, honest and quickly recovered from. Eat lunch light and early, warm up for ten minutes before the gun, and pace the opening mile rather than sprinting off the line. Anyone using it as a stepping stone can roll straight into a winter build for a spring 10K or half marathon.