Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon & 5k - Bakersfield
About this race
"Dia de los Reyes Magos" or 3 wise men day is a very important Mexican celebration! On January 6th, kids are expected to receive presents from the "Reyes Magos" and families get together to share the "Rosca de Reyes" or sweet bread and drink some hot chocolate! This "Rosca de Reyes" bread contains inside several baby Jesus. It's the tradition that whoever gets the baby Jesus is expected to bring tamales and hot chocolate on February 2nd! Join us at this celebration for a morning of family fun at the Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon and 5k.
A few reasons to join our event:
- UNIQUE MEDALS
- AGE GROUP UNIQUE AWARDS FOR BOTH 5K AND HALF MARATHON
- HOODIES (FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 12TH) SHIRTS FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP AFTER
- BEANIES AND COFFEE MUGS FOR HALF MARATHONERS PARTICIPANTS WHO REGISTER BY DECEMBER 12TH
- TACOS
- HOT CHOCOLATE
- $200 TO FIRST MALE/FEMALE IN THE HALF MARATHON
- ROSCA DE REYES SWEET BREAD
- FLAT, PAVED, OUT AND BACK FAST COURSE
- ATHENA, CLYDESDALE CATEGORIES/AGE GROUP AWARDS
- KIDS RACES
- FOLKLORICO
- MUSIC
RACE LOCATION: YOKUTS PARK, 4200 EMPIRE DR, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, 93309
BIB PICK UP ONLY ON RACE DAY: 6:45-8:45AM @ YOKUTS PARK
HALF MARATHON START TIME: 8:00AM
KIDS RACES START TIME: 8:45AM
5K RACE & 2 mile walk START TIME: 9:00AM
NO AWARDS FOR THE 2 MILE WALK.
NO AWARDS/MEDAL WILL BE MAILED AFTER THE EVENT. PLEASE CHECK RESULTS ON RACE DAY AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR AWARD IF YOU GOT ONE.
Pick your distance
Running
HALF MARATHON
GUARANTEED HOODIE FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP BEFORE DECEMBER 12TH BY 11:59PM. Shirts guaranteed for those who sign up after that date.
5K Run/Walk
GUARANTEED HOODIE FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP BY SAT, DECEMBER 12TH BY 11:59PM. Shirts guaranteed for those who sign up after that date.
5K Clydesdale
GUARANTEED HOODIE FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP BY SAT, DECEMBER 12TH BY 11:59PM. Shirts guaranteed for those who sign up after that date.
5K Athena
GUARANTEED HOODIE FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP BY DECEMBER 12TH BY 11:59PM. Shirts guaranteed for those who sign up after that date.
Kids Races
ALL KIDS GET A SHIRT! KIDS RACES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING" 7-10 YRS OLD- 400M 5-6 YRS OLD- 200M 3-4 YRS OLD- 100M 1-2 YRDS OLD- 50M UNDER 1 YR OLD- 10M
Walking
2 MILE WALK
GUARANTEED HOODIES FOR ANYONE WHO REGISTERS BY SAT, DEC 12TH. SHIRTS TO THOSE WHO REGISTER AFTER THAT DATE
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bakersfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 5:02 PM local time (PST) in Bakersfield on January 10, 2027 — 9h 56m 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, 58 Bakersfield events
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