New Castle Band 5K Run and Walk
About this race
Calling all runners and walkers: Join us Aug 2, 2025 for a scenic 5K Fun Run/Walk on the Wilbur Wright Trail beginning and ending at our local YMCA. This is a family friendly race, strollers welcome, but please keep it to your 2-legged family members (no pets).
This is our inaugural NC Band 5k. Boosters are raising funds to purchase a new sound system to support our Marching Band, Jazz Ensembles, Festival and Open Class Indoor Percussion groups.
You may register online at runsignup.com ahead of time, or register the day of from 730-830am (all registrations will be completed online, even day-of registrations). Packet pick-up will also be on race day, 730-830am. Race will start at 9am. Race is $20/person including all processing fees, and you'll receive awesome race swag!
Prizes for the top 3 overall male and female finishers. As this is a fun run, we will not be using a timing company this year.
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New Castle Band 5k Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in New Castle, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:40 AM and sets at 8:55 PM local time (EDT) in New Castle on August 1, 2026 — 14h 14m of daylight.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in New Castle
Find upcoming events by distance:
- New Castle 5K Races 3 races
- New Castle Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 3 New Castle events
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