Busch Gardens® Fiends Frenzy 5k Run
About this race
Gather your horde of ghastly ghouls for the second-annual Busch Gardens Fiends Frenzy 5k! This spirited run takes place on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 7:30 am. Experience the park decked out in its Howl-O-Scream® decor and encounter a friendly fright or two before you cross the finish line in Oktoberfest village.
Lace up your sinister shoes, dress up in your eerie ensemble and get ready for a frightfully good time!
Event info
- FREE Park Ticket with every registration (valid through 12/31/2026)
- FREE race day parking: lots open at 5:30am and close at 7:00am
- Participants enter through the main Toll Plaza
- Spectators are allowed at the start/finish line to cheer on their fellow fiends and family
- Race begins at 7:30am and concludes at 9:00am
- Commemorative Busch Gardens Fiends Frenzy 5k medals and shirts for all participants
- Busch Gardens Scare Squad entertainment along the race course
- Finish line end of race celebration featuring DJ, photo ops and more
- All ages are invited to participate
Awards
Awards will be presented to the top three overall male and female finishers in the Busch Gardens Fiends Frenzy 5k. The race will be chip timed and results will be posted online.
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Running
Busch Gardens® Fiends Frenzy 5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Williamsburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 6:56 PM local time (EDT) in Williamsburg on September 27, 2026 — 11h 57m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Busch Gardens® Fiends Frenzy 5k Run
Busch Gardens® Fiends Frenzy 5k · 777 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase West | 18:50 | 6:04 /mi |
| 2 | Lucas Johnson | 18:52 | 6:04 /mi |
| 3 | Jose Anaya | 19:01 | 6:07 /mi |
| 4 | Knox Bowden | 19:47 | 6:22 /mi |
| 5 | Asher Barry | 20:00 | 6:26 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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)
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