Chesterfest 5k Run / Walk
About this race
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN - AND YOU CAN STILL REGISTER SATURDAY MORNING AT THE EVENT - PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY!
* ALL RUNNERS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A RANDOM DRAWING FOR 2 CHESTERFEST TICKETS! *
The Chesterfest 5k is a fun, casual run/walk event held annually in Chester, Nebraska. It is part of Chesterfest's full weekend of activities. The course stays within Chester village limits and is mostly flat. This is our Fifth Annual Race!
Cost is $30 and includes a T-shirt – with trophies going to top Male & Female finishers as well as the oldest and youngest finishers. All proceeds go towards community improvements in Chester.
You are welcome to show up and run on the day of the race, but we can not provide a shirt.
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Running
Chesterfest 5k Run / Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chester, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:03 AM and sets at 9:03 PM local time (CDT) in Chester on June 27, 2026 — 14h 59m 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, 1 Chester event
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