Persimmon Festival 5k
About this race
Part of the 78th Mitchell Persimmon Festival going on September 22-28, 2025! This historic 5k is part of the Mag7 race series.
Lots of awards in this event with 3 places given in 5 year increments in the 5k run as well as top 5 M/F in the walk and top 3 M/F in the free kids 1M event.
Pick your distance
Running
Persimmon Fest 5K Run
Persimmon Fest 1 Mile kids run
This 1 mile kids run is for those kids in 5th grade or below and will be a free event following the 5k. There is an optional t-shirt you can purchase for $10.
Walking
Persimmon Fest 5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Mitchell.
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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Other races near Mitchell
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Orange County Homegrown 5k
Camp Challenge 5k Trail Run
Limestone Capital Half Marathon and 5K
Walk/5K for LIFE Family Resource Center
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Mitchell
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Mitchell 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 Mitchell events
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