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Seaboard Festival 5K
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Seaboard Festival 5K

Hamlet, North Carolina, United States View on map
Oct 31, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

The 42nd Annual Seaboard Festival 5K is a very historic Seaboard Railroad themed 5K that takes you through a residential neighborhood with rolling hills in downtown Hamlet NC. The top 350 finishers will receive a custom Railroad/Halloween themed finishers medal. Awards will also be given to the top 3 male and female finishers. Age group awards will be awarded 3 deep in 10 year age groups. We are proud to be able to offer three scholarships at Richmond Community College through donations and race registrations.  

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Running

5K Run

Top 350 finishers receive a custom finishers medal. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Overall male and female awards to be presented in addition to 1st thru 3rd age group awards in 10 year increments. Registration prices are as follows: 11/1/24 - 9/30/25: $35 10/1/25 - 10/22/25: $40 * Online registration will close on 10/22/25 at midnight. * Event T-shirt is guaranteed to anyone who registers by 10/01/25 at midnight.

Oct 31, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Virtual 5K

Oct 31, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$65.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hamlet, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 10.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 31, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 31, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 46m

The sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 6:25 PM local time (EDT) in Hamlet on October 31, 2026 — 10h 46m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Seaboard Festival 5K

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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, 1 Hamlet event

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