ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Registration for the 9th annual St. Pete Run Fest opened Thursday morning, and this year, runners are in for an upgraded experience.
This year’s festival will take place Nov. 13-15, 2026, after a sell-out of over 22,000 people and a 5 million economic impact in 2025. The 2026 St. Pete Run Fest, which organizers are calling a 13.1-mile street party, is set to feature all the usual races, including the Regenexx Half Marathon, Orlando Health 10K, Duke Energy 5K, PeliKids Youth Runs and the VEG PeliPaws Dog Walk.
In addition to returning events like the Friday Night Shakeout Run through Al Land Stadium, the mascot race adn the pickle-eating competition, the 2026 event is set to feature several new upgraded experiences, like:
In honor of the Pinellas County area code, the registration opened at 7:27 a.m. on Thursday for the three-day festival on the St. Pete Run Fest website.