Swiss Wine Festival Vevay River Run 5K
About this race
Come and "Uncork the Fun" at the Annual Swiss Wine Festival Vevay River Walk/Run 5K. The 5K will begin at the edge of the Ohio River and progress down scenic Market Street. The course will circle the town of Vevay and finish back at the Ogle Riverfront Park. The course will be run on hard surface streets and is flat and fast. Stay for the Swiss Wine Festival which offers a wide variety of food booths, entertainment on 3 stages, Arts & Crafts, Grape Stomp, Amusement Rides, Grand Festival Parade, Fireworks, and Riverboat Cruises. For more information email or visit our web site at www.SwissWineFestival.org
THE RUN – All runners will be timed. Awards will be given to the top finisher in each of the 7 age categories in both male and female divisions along with an overall winner male and female. Random drawing for prizes will be held for all participants after event. Age Brackets: 14 and under, 15 thru 18, 19 thru 29, 30 thru 39, 40 thru 49, 50 thru 59, 60+
THE WALK – This event will be competitive and awards will only be received by the top female and male walker. Don't worry if you aren't here to win, everyone is welcome for this fun and family friendly event. There will be no age categories.
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Running
5K Run
THE COURSE– The 5K will begin at the edge of the Ohio River and progress down scenic Market Street. The course will circle the town of Vevay and finish back at the Ogle Riverfront Park. The course will be run on hard surface (flat and fast) THE RUN – All runners will be timed. Awards will be given to the top finisher in each of the 7 age categories in both male and female divisions along with an overall winner male and female. Random drawing for prizes will be held for all participants after event. Age Brackets: 14 and under, 15 thru 18, 19 thru 29, 30 thru 39, 40 thru 49, 50 thru 59, 60+ Race day registration is available till 7:30 AM
Walking
5K Walk
THE COURSE– The 5K will begin at the edge of the Ohio River and progress down scenic Market Street. The course will circle the town of Vevay and finish back at the Ogle Riverfront Park. The course will be run on hard surface (flat and fast) THE WALK – This event will be competitive and awards will only be received by the top female and male walker. There will be no age categories. If you are not a competitive walker, that's ok too! Come and have fun
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Vevay, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 8:15 PM local time (EDT) in Vevay on August 29, 2026 — 13h 08m of daylight.
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2026 results — Swiss Wine Festival Vevay River Run 5K
169 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alisha Detmer | 18:08 | 5:50 /mi |
| 2 | Declan Jenkins | 18:58 | 6:06 /mi |
| 3 | Jeremy Steeves | 19:07 | 6:09 /mi |
| 4 | Alex Stanton | 19:17 | 6:12 /mi |
| 5 | Cameron Papucci | 20:17 | 6:32 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 3 Vevay events
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