Name: A Midsummer Night's Run 5K
Start: 2026-08-08
End: 2026-08-08
Location: Lexington, Kentucky

About the Event

Let's close out the summer with Lexington's most exciting race!

The 41st Annual A Midsummer Night's Run!

The 2025 A Midsummer Night's Run presented by CHI Saint Joseph Health is a live, in-person race in downtown Lexington scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 7:30pm. We are providing a virtual participant option for those who can't (or choose not to) join us in person. Additionally the Fastest Kid In Town Kids Races (Ages 2-12) will be held at 6pm.

RACE DAY SCHEDULE (Saturday, August 9, 2025)

4:30PM --- Packet Pickup Opens (Packet Pickup Tent on Courthouse Plaza Lawn)
5:45PM --- Fastest Kid In Town Meeting with Parents/Kids (Corner of Limestone & Short Streets)
6:00PM --- Fastest Kid in Town Races (Ages 2-12)
7:20PM --- Brief Pre-Race Program
7:30PM --- A Midsummer Night's Run 5K START
8:00PM --- Awards Tent Open (For pickup of Age Group Awards (Top 3 M/F in each 5 year division)
8:15PM --- Awards Presented to Top 3 Male & Female Overall winners

RACE FEATURES

A unique downtown race in the heart of Lexington, Kentucky
Commemorative race T-shirts
5K Run/Walk and Fastest Kid In Town (Ages 2-12)
Awards for top Overall & Age Group finishers
Free Race Photos
Team Pricing (Teams of 5 or more SAVE $5 on each team member's registration fee)
Virtual Option for those who can't join the race in-person
DJ & Food Trucks

RACE DONATIONS All race donations made by A Midsummer Night’s Run participants will support the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation’s Yes, Mamm! program which provides free mammography screening, diagnostics services, and program support to uninsured or underinsured women and men.

PACKET PICKUP There will be two prerace packet pickup opportunities. We encourage all local runners to pickup in advance. You can pickup for friends, family and team members with no credentials, paperwork or ID's required.

Packet Pickup #1: CHI Saint Joseph Health (705 Bob-O-Link Dr Lexington, KY 40504) Thursday, August 7th from 12pm-6pm
Packet Pickup #2: Academy Sports + Outdoors (3220 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40503) Friday, August 8th from 2pm-7pm

5K AWARDS Awards will be presented to the Top 3 M/F Overall finishers and Top 3 M/F in the following Age Groups (0-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, & 80+)

5K ROUTE MAP

Humidity (%)

air 8.3 /

water_drop 72.7%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 18.8° / 29.5°

wb_sunny 19.6° / 30.5°

air 8.3 km/h

water_drop 72.7%

About Lexington

Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, located in the Bluegrass Region. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city. The horse industry has greatly influenced Lexington's culture and scenic beauty; the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University contribute to a college town atmosphere with a richer and more diverse culture than some might expect from its size and location. Lexington's compact central downtown district is surrounded by historic neighborhoods. Lexington is in the heart of the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and is still home to hundreds of horse farms.