North Shore RunFest
About this race
Mark your calendars! Salem’s September 10k is back this year and it’s bigger than ever! It’s a race and a party, all in one, right in downtown Salem and it benefits YMCA of The North Shore!
Come downtown on Sunday morning prepared to run a fun 10k course with your friends. Then get ready to relax at the RunFest with cold Notch Brewing Beer and live music from one of our favorite bands. Each bib includes a ticket for your first beer, then you’re free to purchase more for just $6 per beer. Non-alcoholic beers available as well. If you have some friends who want to hang out but don’t run, no worries! They can buy a fest-only ticket and come soak up the vibes with you. Prizes for fastest runners, age groups, and team awards!
Early Bib Pick Up
Early Bib Pick Up Address:
Marathon Sports: 9 Paradise Rd., Salem, MA
We highly recommend getting your bib before race day to reduce the risk of delays. Although we will have plenty of volunteers handing out bibs on race day morning, lines can happen. The race will start at 9am sharp, even if people are waiting for bibs.
Marathon Sports in Salem has generously offered to host early Bib Pick Up during the following hours:
Thursday: 4pm - 7pm
Friday: 4pm - 7pm
Saturday: 11am - 3pm
If you ordered a race t-shirt or medal, you will receive those items with your bib.
Pick your distance
Running
10k Run/Walk
USATF Championship 10k Entry
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Salem, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:06 AM and sets at 7:21 PM local time (EDT) in Salem on August 30, 2026 — 13h 14m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Salem
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Salem 5K Races 3 races
- Salem Running Calendar 2026 8 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, 9 Salem events
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