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Hampton County Watermelon Festival 5K
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Hampton County Watermelon Festival 5K

Hampton, South Carolina, United States View on map
Jun 20, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

The Hampton County Watermelon Festival 5K will take place on Saturday, June 20th, 2026, at 8:00 AM.   


Late registrations will be available Friday June 19th, from 4pm-6pm at the Hampton gazebo located on Lee Avenue in Hampton.   
Race day registration will be available from 630am-730am at the Hampton County courthouse.

  
Packet pickup will be available from 4pm-6pm on Friday, June 19th.  Packets can also be picked up on race day beginning at 6:30 AM and lasting until 7:30AM.   


Race starts and finishes on Elm Street in front of the courthouse.  Awards will take place after the race.   


Awards will be given to the top three overall finishers as well as the top Male and Female in the following age categories: 


12 & Under 
13 - 19 
20 - 29 
30 - 39 
40 - 49 
50 - 59 
60 - 69 
70 and up

 
Race will be held rain or shine. No refunds will be given.  Registration must be received by Friday, June 1st to guarantee T-shirt. 

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Running

5K Run

Jun 20, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hampton, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 23.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 33.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 44.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
65.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 20, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 20, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 19m

The sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets at 8:35 PM local time (EDT) in Hampton on June 20, 2026 — 14h 19m 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 Hampton event

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