OctoberFAST Fun Run 5K and Kids 1K
About this race
Join us in Historic Downtown Bartow for the 1st Annual Main Street Bartow Octoberfast 5K & Kids 1K Fun Run! Whether you're chasing a personal best, walking with friends, or cheering on your little runner, this family-friendly event is the perfect way to kick off the fall season.
The 5K course will take participants through the charming streets of Downtown Bartow and Historic Bartow neighborhoods, showcasing our historic district while providing a fun and welcoming race experience for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities.
5K Registration Includes:
• Official race bib
• Event long-sleeved dri-fit T-shirt (while supplies last)
• Finisher medal
• Race timing and results
• Access to post-race refreshments
Kids 1K Fun Run Includes:
• Official race bib
• Event T-shirt (for additional charge)
• Finisher medal
• Fun, family-friendly race experience
Race Day Schedule:
Kids 1K Fun Run: 9AM
5K Race Start: 8AM
Timing Disclaimer: The Main Street Bartow Octoberfast 5K is a recreational fun run and is not a certified or professionally timed race. Any times posted or announced are unofficial and provided for participant enjoyment only.
This event benefits Main Street Bartow's mission to support downtown revitalization, community events, and local business development.
Come run, walk, celebrate, and experience all that Historic Downtown Bartow has to offer!
Rain or shine event. Registration fees are non-refundable.
Pick your distance
Running
5k Fun Run
Ages 11 and up
Kids 1K - Shirt Included (ages 10 and under)
Kids 1K - NO SHIRT (ages 10 and under)
Volunteer
Main Street Bartow Inc is a local non-profit and is looking for teens and adults to volunteer to help make this race day happen! Packet pickup/registration, water stations, traffic and route coordinators, kids run helpers, etc. Thank you for volunteering!
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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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, 2 Bartow events
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