Event Description
Prost!
What a great way to celebrate Oktoberfest! Participate in our inaugural event on a flat, fast 5K along the beautiful river trail passing many Lansing iconic places and views. This race starts and ends at the Adado Riverfront Park adjacent to the Lansing Oktoberfest event. Upon your finish, you'll be welcomed to the Lansing Oktoberfest where so much fun awaits! You'll receive free entry into the event as well as a race t-shirt, finisher medal, and a drink ticket for your first bier, cider, or wine!
Wait!!! There's more!
We have a special Okoberfest challenge! Register for this challenge which includes the Lansing race as well as the Grand Rapids on September 26, and earn a special medal. That's 3 medals!! This is a limited entry opportunity - so don't miss out!
Events
Important Information:
Packet Pick Up
We will have ONE time to pick up your race packets:
Pick up your packet on race morning, September 12, 2026, from 8:30-10:45AM at Adado Riverfront Park. Please note: there will be NO packets picked up after the 10:45AM cut off.
Finisher Medals
We are going to have some awesome finisher medals for you! Our friends at Maxwell Medals out of Traverse City are workeed hard to design a pretty awesome 3 inch medal!
Race Shirts
Yup!! You know it! Only the best for you! Check out this awesome shirt. You'll want to wear it again and again! FlatOut Graphics does the BEST shirts!
Age Groups and awards
Age Groups:
0-16
17-26
27-36
37-46
47-56
57-66
67-76
77+
Top 5 finishers will receive a prize.
Overall male and female will receive a trophy. (These two amazing speedsters will be their own category and not a part of the age group awards.)
5K Course
We love our Lansing River Trail. We will have a flat and fast route along the beautiful Grand River, even going over a couple bridges. Participants will run a large loop before coming back along the path towards the finish line.
The start and finish will be at Adado Riverfront Park right next to the Oktoberfest event.
Charity Partner
We at 5475 Days and the Lansing Oktoberfest 5K truly believe in giving back to our community. We are happy to have Canines for Change as our Chairty Partner.
Timed Race
The incredible people at Michigan Running Foundation timing our race. Chuck Block and his team provide amazing and quality timing. They are well known and have won countless awards for their work in this industry.
5K Challenge Medal!
Check this out! When your register and participate in both the Lansing Oktoberfest 5K and the OktoberfestGR 5K, you will earn this amazing 3 inch medal.
Contact Form
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
Event Location
Adado Riverfront Park
201 E. Shiawassee Street
Lansing, MI 48933 US
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