DART FOR ART
About this race
Lace up your shoes and join the excitement of the Dart for Art, an all-inclusive one-mile run/walk in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor. The race starts July 14th, 2026 at 6:00 PM. This year will feature a point to point race starting at Ingalls Mall and North University and finish on Liberty at Thompson St after a loop around The Diag and sprint down State St.
The finish line will be conveniently close to The Paint the Town Block pARTy which will follow the race from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
The Dart for Art – Ann Arbor Mile supports the Ann Arbor Street Fair, the Original, a 501c3 Non Profit organization. Your participation helps fund free community arts education programming.
Wave Start Times
Participants will be placed in waves based on estimated finish time.
Schedule subject to change based on registration numbers.
Teal 6:00 PM Kid’s Dash
Teach your child the love of running at an early age! This is a kick off for the Community/Open Run! The Kids Dash is for children ages 12 and under. No cost for participation. This is a 1/3 mile route that will run from the finish line to Maynard St. and back.
Magenta 6:30 PM through 7:15 PM Community/Open Race
This race is for everyone! It’s great for runners of all ages and experience levels who want to get out and experience an awesome race day atmosphere, strollers are welcome! We will seed runners based on estimated finish time to ensure that runners of all levels have the time they need. Walkers will be placed in the 6:30 wave. There is no minimum time required for the Community Race.
Orange Featured- 7:30, 7:40 and 7:50 PM
This is the featured event! Expect some seriously fast times as the top runners attempt to set the new race record and take home a bonus! An expected finish time/pace of 7:30 and below is required to run in this event. The fastest estimated finish times will be placed in the 7:50 wave.
Pick your distance
Running
Dart For Art 1 Mile- Community
Dart For Art 1 Mile- Featured
The Featured Event is for the competitive runner planning to run 1 Mile in 7:30 or faster.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ann Arbor, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 9:10 PM local time (EDT) in Ann Arbor on July 14, 2026 — 14h 59m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
Reviews
Done this event?
If you've participated in this event, share your experience with other runners
2026 results — DART FOR ART
123 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Dart For Art 1 Mile- Community
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Paga | 5:06 | 5:06 /mi |
| 2 | Yuta Tsuchikawa | 5:16 | 5:16 /mi |
| 3 | Katarina Munson | 5:31 | 5:31 /mi |
| 4 | L. Hanshew | 6:23 | 6:23 /mi |
| 5 | S. Stockbridge | 6:28 | 6:28 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Ann Arbor
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Turkey Trails- Ann Arbor
Candy Cane Course- Ann Arbor
Time Travel Half-Marathon/5K/10K - Ann Arbor
Skyline Donut Dash
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Ann Arbor
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Ann Arbor 5K Races 26 races
- 10K Run Events in Ann Arbor 10 races
- Ann Arbor Half Marathons 5 races
- Ann Arbor Running Calendar 2026 36 races
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, 36 Ann Arbor events
Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.