The Parklands & WLKY 5k
About this race
Lace up your running shoes and join us for a fun, family-friendly event that supports a great cause!
The Parklands & WLKY 5K helps fund the annual maintenance and operations of The Parklands, a visitor-and-donor supported public park system that receives no tax dollars for annual operations. Your registration ensures the park remains safe, clean, fun, and beautiful—365 days a year, for free.
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Running
5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Louisville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 9:03 PM local time (EDT) in Louisville on June 6, 2026 — 14h 44m of daylight.
Course
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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, 116 Louisville events
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