Chili Bowl Classic 5K
About this race
Join the area’s finest runners for the 40th anniversary of this classic race and enjoy tasty chili made by Cleveland’s finest Firefighters and Police Officers! The 5k course is a relatively flat and fast and the chili is hot and delicious and the atmosphere electric – ensuring a fun and memorable experience for all runners and walkers!
Date and Time
February 20, 2027
9:30am
Location
Hofbräuhaus Cleveland
1550 Chester Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114
Registration Fee's
Runner's Package:
Early Bird Special – $30 – thru November 29
Regular Registration – $35.00 – December 1 thru February 11
Late Registration – $40.00 – February 12 thru Race Day
Spectator Package:
$15.00 – No race – no shirt. Includes a choice of mug and a taste of the finest chili in Cleveland!
Stein Holding Contest:
$10.00
This is a separate event and does not include your entry into the race or race shirt.
All money goes towards the Cleveland Police and Fire Department’s charities.
Male and Female winners will receive a $50 Hofbräuhaus gift card.
Refunds and Transfers:
Sorry, but all entries are non-refundable. Once we’ve received and processed your entry, you will not receive a refund, you may not give or sell your race number to other people, and entry fees are not transferable to the next year’s race or any other race.
You are able to transfer your entry to another person in your RunSignUp profile. Just log in and look for the race. There will be an option to transfer. There will be NO transfers on race day!
If you were unable to attend, you can pick up your shirt at one of the packet pickup locations prior to the race or from our office after the race – we do not mail shirts. Please call the office ahead of time to let us know that you are coming.
Hermes Sports & Events
2425 West 11th Street Suite #2
Cleveland Ohio 44113
Race Day Schedule
8:00am: Registration and packet pickup begin inside the Hofbrauhaus Cleveland, 1550 Chester Avenue, Cleveland 44114, breakfast and beer specials for purchase begin
9:30am: 5K starts
10:30am: Top finishers announced
11:00am: Beer stein holding contest
Race starts and finishes on Chester Avenue just past E. 18th.
Once you finish, enjoy delicious chili made by Cleveland’s Finest Cleveland Police and Fire departments!
Pick your distance
Running
5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cleveland, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 6:06 PM local time (EST) in Cleveland on February 20, 2027 — 10h 51m of daylight.
Course
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- 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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