The Great Jones County Fair 5K Race
About this race
The Great Jones County 5K Fair Race – “Race Around the Fair”
Get ready to run, explore, and celebrate! The Great Jones County 5K Fair Race, held in collaboration with Monticello Parks and Recreation, offers a one-of-a-kind route that winds around the fairgrounds, past the livestock barns, and along the track, giving runners an early morning's taste of fair excitement. The course continues past the scenic Monticello Golf Course and through Riverside Gardens, showcasing some of the area's most beautiful outdoor spaces. We intend to have a chalked line throughout the course to provide a continuous course with more signs.
Whether you're aiming for a PR or just enjoying the fun, this race is a perfect addition to fair week festivities. Come run with us and experience the fair like never before! The proceeds from this 5K race will directly support adult programming and events in our community year-round.
This will be the second year of this 5k. Here's what the proceeds contributed to within the last year:
•Wellness opportunities: Adult Pickleball League with multiple divisions, Sit & Get Fit, Older Adult Self-Defense, Tai Chi, Murph Training
•Outdoor Adventure Series including kayaking, boating and hiking experiences
•Learn to play: Pickleball, Mahjong
•Walk & Learn Series – Birding, Foraging, Historical Walks
•Community Events: All-Star Moms & MVP Sons, Movie Nights in the Park, Coffee & Cards, Senior Socials, Line Dancing
•And so much more!
Participants can walk and/or run. Chip timing will be provided by B & W Racing. Entry to race will include a complementary ticket fair entry and another surprise!
Fair Ribbons will be awarded to the top 3 male/female in each race and age category (9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and older)
Online deadline to receive a T-Shirt is July 3, 2026
Thank you for your support of the Great Jones County Fair 5K Race!
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The Great Jones County Fair 5K
The Great Jones County Fair 5K - 20 and Under
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Monticello, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:51 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (CDT) in Monticello on July 25, 2026 — 14h 40m of daylight.
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Find upcoming events by distance:
- Monticello 5K Races 2 races
- Monticello 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 Monticello events
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