Okatie - Fly By 5K
About this race
Ready, Set, Fly! 🏃♂️🦉
We’re thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual Okatie - Fly By 5K, soaring into action this February 6th 2027!
This community race is all about fun, fitness, and family. Whether you’re a competitive runner chasing a PR or lacing up for your very first 5K, everyone’s invited to join the flock!
Our mission is to offer an affordable, feel-good event that brings together students, families, and neighbors—building community through healthy choices and a whole lot of fun.
📍 Start & Finish: Okatie Elementary School, 53 Cherry Point Road, Bluffton, SC
🎉 Runners, walkers, strollers, and cheer squad's welcome!
Come join us for a morning full of energy, smiles, and school spirit—let’s make the Okatie Fly By 5K a Bluffton tradition that takes off year after year!
Race shirts included to all pre-registered participants before January 22nd.
Saturday – February 6th, 2027
8:00 AM – Packet Pick Up and Check In
9:00AM - Kiddie Fun Run (0.3 miles) No Registration Required but encouraged. ONLY for Ages 6 & under
9:15AM Fly - By 5K – REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Age group medal ceremony following end of the race.
1st place Overall Male and Female.
Top 3 Male and Female in each age group.
Age groups: 6 and under, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ and we will award first overall male and female & first overall Okatie Elementary Male and Female. (Plus a stroller division).
Early Packet Pick up
Friday February 5th, from 3:15PM-5:15PM we will have early Race Packet Pick Up at Okatie Elementary in front of the school. Please be mindful school dismissal is at 2:45PM and you will need to park in the parking lot and walk across the front crosswalk to pick up race packets. Registered participants may pick up their bibs and t-shirts during this time or pick up between 8-9 on Saturday morning. There is no RACE DAY REGISTRATION.
Race shirts included to all pre-registered participants before January 22nd..
Pick your distance
Running
Kids Fun Run, Ages 6 and under FREE
Kids 6 and under 1/4-mile Fun Run. Parents are allowed to run with their child. This is a Free event. Unfortunately, shirts are not included.
Students Ages 5-18
Okatie Run Club Members
Okatie Run Club Members only ages 6-14
Adults 5K
Open to all over 6 years old.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Okatie, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 6:01 PM local time (EST) in Okatie on February 6, 2027 — 10h 47m of daylight.
Course
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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Other races near Okatie
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Bluffton Oyster Run 5K
Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk - Bluffton, SC
Palmetto Bluff Turkey Trot 5K and Kids Fun Run
Historic Bluffton 5K Turkey Chase
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Okatie
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Okatie 5K Races 2 races
- Okatie Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Okatie events
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