The Homer Races: The Homer Classic 5k and The Homer Parade Mile!
About this race
NEW EVENT! The Homer Parade Mile.
Lead the Homer Davenport Community Festival parade! The Homer Parade Mile is Saturday morning, August 8. Runners will "lead" the parade by running the parade route through downtown Silverton, being cheered by the thousands of people lining the parade route.
The start will be on North Water St. near Silverton Middle School and finish just past Roth's Fresh Market on North First St.
Combine The Homer Parade Mile with the Homer's Classic 5k on Sunday to see who is the overall mile/5k winner.
Here are the Homer Davenport Community Festival Race options:
1 Mile run: Saturday, August 8, 9:45am start time.
Runners ages 0-12, $5
Runners over 13, $10
Day of registration ends at 9:15am.
5k run: Sunday, August 9, 9:00am start time.
$25 until May 1: $30 May 1 - August 8 (online registration ends at 5:00pm) : $35 day of race.
Do the Duo, 1Mile/5k runs: Run the Mile on Saturday, the 8k on Sunday.
Pre-register for both events and save $5 on registration.
T-shirts, $ 15 extra. Register before July 14 to be guaranteed a shirt.
Race packets are available day of race.
The Homer Parade Mile is Saturday morning, August 8. Runners will "lead" the parade by running the parade route through downtown Silverton, being cheered by the thousands of people lining the parade route.
The start will be on North Water St. near Silverton Middle School and finish just past Roth's Fresh Market on North First St.
Sunday, August 9,The Homer Classic 5k start and finish of is Silverton High School, 1456 Pine St., Silverton, OR. There is plenty of parking at the high school.
The 5k run features a scenic, flat and fast course running through the Historic Gallon House Bridge, the only covered bridge in Marion County.
The races are organized by the Silverton Runners' Club. Proceeds go to support the Silverton, Gervais and Mt. Angel schools' track and cross country programs, scholarships for youth runners to attend running camps, and other local fitness activities.
No dogs or motorized vehicles permitted.
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Running
Homer's Parade Mile Run
SATURDAY Event Date: $15.00 for technical style t-shirt Registrations after July 14 are not guaranteed a shirt.
Homer's Classic 5K run
SUNDAY Event Date: 5k start and finish at Silverton High School. 1456 Pine St. Silverton, OR US 97381 $15.00 for technical style t-shirt Registrations after July 14 are not guaranteed a shirt. Packet pick up and day of registration, 7:15am-8:45am
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Silverton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:05 AM and sets at 8:28 PM local time (PDT) in Silverton on August 8, 2026 — 14h 23m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The Homer Races: The Homer Classic 5k and The Homer Parade Mile!
124 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Homer's Parade Mile Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Steffen | 4:58 | 4:58 /mi |
| 2 | Josiah Ziesemer | 5:04 | 5:04 /mi |
| 3 | Mason Gengler | 5:18 | 5:18 /mi |
| 4 | Cole Rose | 5:21 | 5:21 /mi |
| 5 | Myles Eder | 5:30 | 5:30 /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, 8 Silverton events
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