Fairbury Fair 5K and 2 Mile Walk
About this race
There will not be paper registration on race day. Please complete your registration online prior to arriving on site.
All proceeds will benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!
The race will Start and Finish at the Fairbury Fairgrounds. Race starts promptly at 8AM
Same day registration begins at 6:45am and ends promptly at 7:30.
Free t-shirt for all who are registered on or before July 30th.
Award Presentation Immediately following the Kid’s Fun Run
Award categories: Overall Male, Overall Female, Men’s and Women’s Divisions: 0-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 and over.
Pick your distance
Running
5K
Walking
2 Mile Walk (Untimed)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fairbury, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 7:42 PM local time (CDT) in Fairbury on August 22, 2026 — 13h 30m 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 Fairbury event
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