Azalea Festival 5k
About this race
The Azalea Festival is on. This is the 3rd race in The Pickens County 5k Race Series. Runners who complete three out of the four races in the series will receive a race series swag and be eligible for series awards. This is a chip timed race starting and finishing at the Doodle Park in Pickens on a certified course.
All proceeds from the race will go to the Beverly Smith Scholarship Fund.
The Pickens Women’s Association (PWA) is a non-profit civic organization that works to increase community awareness and involvement in Pickens. Proceeds from our fundraising efforts go to the Beverly M. Smith Scholarship fund. This memorial scholarship honors Beverly Smith, who was an integral part of the Pickens Women’s Association but left this earth too soon. The Beverly M. Smith Scholarship is awarded each year to a female graduating from Pickens High School who exhibits exceptional leadership and civic skills. It is the largest non-academic private scholarship awarded at Pickens High School. Any proceeds above the scholarship amount are donated to local charities. You can make a difference in the lives of people in the Pickens community and have fun doing it!
The race will start promptly at 10:00am. Award ceremony should be around 11:15am after the last runner has completed the course. Awards will be 3 deep for overall M/F and Masters M/F. Age group awards will be given at 10 year intervals. This year, to make it a family friendly event, there will be a 3 deep under 10 age group, 3 deep 10-14 and 1 deep 15-19 group.
Overall Male and Females will receive cash awards
1st $100
2nd $75
3rd $25
Packet Pick-up
Packet Pick-up will be under the shelter at the Doodle Park in Pickens on Friday 4/24/26 from 4:00pm-6:30pm. and race morning from 8:00am-9:30am.
Tee Shirts
All runners who register by 4/15/26 will receive a tee shirt. After 4/15/26 tee shirts will not be available.
Parking
Parking is available on E. Cedar Rock St and at City Works on Railroad St
Map of the race is available HERE
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Running
Azalea Festival 5k Run and Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Pickens, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:47 AM and sets at 8:10 PM local time (EDT) in Pickens on April 24, 2027 — 13h 22m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 8 Pickens events
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