Name: Global Kids 5K Run/Walk 2026
Start: 2026-10-17T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-17T19:59:59-04:00
Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park

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Global Kids 5K Run/Walk

October 17, 2026
9:30AM Start Rain or Shine
Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Support College & Career Access for NYC Youth!

Make Your Miles Matter!

Proceeds from the GK5K help provide young people in New York City and Washington, DC with year-round programs focused on academic achievement, college and career readiness, social-emotional learning, and global citizenship. Click here to donate.

To learn more about fundraising and partnership opportunities, please visit www.globalkids.org/5k

REGISTRATION OPTIONS & PRICING

Total may vary based on additional options such as donations.

EVENT	FEE
5K RUN/WALK	$54.50*

*Includes processing fee

Registration Options

5K Run/Walk ($50.00)
Includes t-shirt & personalized bib.
Your name on your bib three weeks before race day.
Guarantee your t-shirt by 10/10.
5K UNTIMED Run/Walk ($50.00)
No bib/No chip/No time.
Includes t-shirt ONLY.
Guarantee your t-shirt by 10/10.

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PARTICIPANT INFO

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ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Nor are they transferable from year to year. Once you are signed up, race fees are used for race expenses and cannot be returned.

In consideration of accepting this entry, I understand and agree to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and waive, release and hold harmless Global Kids 5K, Global Kids Inc., Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, The Borough of Queens, elitefeats inc., and any volunteers and all race sponsors and their agents, employees and representatives for any and all injuries, claims, liabilities and causes of action related to my participation in this event. I attest that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. I further grant permission to any of the foregoing organizations to take and use photographs, video, and recordings or any other record of this event for any purpose whatsoever.

If signed by a parent, the parent agrees to release and hold the above-named organizations and persons harmless of any claims which may be asserted by or on behalf of the entrant as well.

I have read and agree to the terms above.

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RUNNING TOTAL

$50.00

Transaction Fee

$4.50

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$54.50

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Global Kids 5K Run/Walk
October 17, 2026
9:30AM Start Rain or Shine

Flushing Meadows Corona Park
The Unisphere / Center Area
(Look for the start/finish line by the Queens Theatre / behind the Queens Museum!)
Meridian Road & Avenue of the Americas, Queens, NY 11368

AMENITIES

GK5K T-shirts will be distributed to registered participants on race day.
Timed participants will receive race bibs and timing chips.
Participation Medals and complimentary event swag will be available to participants.

AWARDS

Top 2 M/F Overall
Top 1 M/F Age Groups: 14 & UNDER, 15-19, OPEN 20-39, MASTERS 40+
Best Team Spirit
Top Fundraiser

BIB PICKUP

See event staff starting 1 hour before the event. Register 3 weeks in advance for a personalized bib. Bib number required for pickup; use Self Lookup or Bib Lookup if needed. Last-minute registrants (within 24 hours) will receive their bib number by text within 90 seconds.

COURSE

The closest subway stop is at Mets-Willets point. Take the exit towards Flushing Meadows Park. Registration will take place in front of the Queens Museum, a 10-minute walk from the subway.

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT

Global Kids’ Annual 5K Run/Walk & Family Day brings together students, families, volunteers, staff and community members in support of young people across New York City and Washington, D.C. Funds raised help Global Kids provide year-round programs focused on academic achievement, college and career readiness, social-emotional learning and global citizenship.

Through in-school and afterschool programming, wraparound services, and exciting leadership opportunities, Global Kids helps young people build the skills, confidence and support they need to thrive in school, pursue their goals and positively engage in the world. Global Kids serves more than 14,000 students each year.