Texas Crab Festival Fun Run
About this race
Join us as we celebrate the 13th Anniversary of The Texas Crab Festival Fun Run!
The Texas Crab Fest 2026 promises to be a tasty mix of Gulf Coast fun for the whole family! Kick off Saturday with a chip-timed 5K and Kids 1K Run/Walk and our 0.0K at our NEW VENUE: Camp Margaritaville Resort Crystal Beach!
Registration Includes:
- Commemorative Event T-Shirt
- Post Run After Party Beer + Access to Camp Margaritaville Cash Bar
- Entry to the Texas Crab Festival
- Half Off Coupon for the License to Chill Pool at Camp Margaritaville Resort
Run, celebrate, and enjoy a full weekend of fun at Camp Margaritaville and the Texas Crab Festival — all included with your registration!
Register before April 1st to guarantee your preferred shirt size!
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Running
5K
Kids 1K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Crystal Beach, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:29 AM and sets at 8:00 PM local time (CDT) in Crystal Beach on May 9, 2026 — 13h 30m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Texas Crab Festival Fun Run
200 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Parrish | 18:06 | 5:50 /mi |
| 2 | Colten Collier | 19:45 | 6:22 /mi |
| 3 | Casey Fattig | 20:10 | 6:30 /mi |
| 4 | Aaron LaPlaca | 20:36 | 6:38 /mi |
| 5 | Gavin Harper | 20:43 | 6:40 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Crystal Beach
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Bigfoot Classic - Galveston
Santa Hustle Galveston
Galveston Island Turkey Trot
Texas City Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, & Mile
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 Crystal Beach event
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