21 5K runs in North East

Find 5k runs in and around North East for 2023/2024 - filter events by date, display on a map or use the advanced search to find your perfect race.

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MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running!
  • Sat 18 Nov
  • £26
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Newcastle MoRun | 5K

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running!

  • 5 km road running
Kick off the Great North Run weekend celebrations in style with a fun and fast 5K route on the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside with a party atmosphere that continues long after you've crossed the finish!
  • Fri 6 Sep 2024
  • £19-£23
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Great North 5K

Kick off the Great North Run weekend celebrations in style with a fun and fast 5K route on the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside with a party atmosphere that continues long after you've crossed the finish!

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 22 Oct
  • £20
Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, UK

Chopwell Trail Series | 5K

Consett Canicross presents our 2nd Trail Series race of the 2023/24 season - choose to run 5k or 10k in the stunning Chopwell Wood (new routes).

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 29 Oct
  • £12-£14
Hexham, Northumberland, UK

Run Northumberland Hexham 5K

The 2023 Hexham 5k will be a great opportunity to get a personal best for 5k.

  • 5 km road running
  • Mon 30 Oct
  • £8-£10
Yarm, County Durham, UK

Halloween 5K Trail Event

The Halloween Trail Is Back!

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 12 Nov
  • £28
Darlington, County Durham, UK

TRAILDOG Raby Castle Remembrance Run | 5K

TRAILDOG Events are returning to Raby Castle; one of England’s finest medieval castles!

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 12 Nov
  • £5
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Heaton Harriers Memorial Races | Junior Race 5K

The 2023 Heaton Harriers Memorial Races will be held on Newcastle Town Moor.

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 3 Dec
  • £12-£14
Darlington, North Yorkshire, UK

Croft | 5K

Flat and fast 5km - Come and experience a race on croft racing circuit.

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 3 Dec
  • FREE-£15
Darlington, County Durham, UK

Darlington Santa Run | Santa Sprint

Get involved in this event at West Park Academy in 2023, for the family favourite festive fun run!

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 3 Dec
  • £12-£14
Seaham, County Durham, UK

Run Durham Dalton Park Winter 5K

Starting near the renowned Dalton Park Shopping Outlet, this 5km race is an adventurous route consisting of mostly tarmac paths and is fast and mostly flat.

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 10 Dec
  • £28
Morpeth, Northumberland, UK

TRAILDOG Druridge Bay Christmas Run | 6.55K

TRAILDOG Events are taking its Christmas run to the beach!

  • 6.55 km trail running
  • Sat 3 Feb 2024
  • £22
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

The Newcastle Winter Warmer Run | 5K

A chance to lace up those shoes, get motivated, focus on training during winter and run this awesome 5k, 10k and half marathon running event with us.

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 11 Feb 2024
  • £12-£14
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Run Newcastle Valentines 5K

The Run Newcastle Valentines 5km takes place in the open surroundings of Newcastle’s Town Moor with a Run Britain License.

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 11 Feb 2024
  • £12-£14
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Run Newcastle Valentines Couples Relay

The ever-popular Run Newcastle Valentines Relay is back again this year - run with your partner, friend or a family member to see who the fastest duo on the Town Moor is!

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 10 Mar 2024
  • £20
Hamster, County Durham, UK

Forest Runner Running Series - Hamsterley Forest | 5K

Be a forest runner and join this running series across the nation’s forests this spring.

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 10 Mar 2024
  • £24
Darlington, North Yorkshire, UK

Running GP at Croft Motor Circuit | 5K

Get involved in 2024 for the Brand new Running GP 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, 20mile & Marathon at Croft Motor Circuit. Partnered with Darlington Harriers & Athletics Club

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 10 Apr 2024
  • £5-£10
Darlington, County Durham, UK

Children With Cancer 5K Fun Run

5km fun run, open to all ages and abilities.

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 13 Apr 2024
  • £18-£20
Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK

Dark Skies Run @ Grassholme 5K

By day, Grassholme reservoir boasts magnificent, unspoiled views of the Teesdale Valley in County Durham.

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 28 Apr 2024
  • £18-£20
Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK

Washington Trail 5K

Part of Trail Outlaws hugely popular Urban Trail Series events.

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 12 May 2024
  • £18-£20
Durham, County Durham, UK

Durham Trail 5K

Trail Outlaws presents the Durham Trail 5K race which is also part of the Urban Trail Series of events.

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 1 Jun 2024
  • £18-£20
Consett, Northumberland, UK

Dark Skies Run @ Derwent 5K

Dark Skies Run @ Derwent 5K - Finders, Keepers, Loosers, Sweepers

  • 5 km trail running