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Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon & 5k - Bakersfield

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calendar_today 03 Jan, 2026

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About the Event

"Dia de los Reyes Magos" or 3 wise men day is a very important Mexican celebration! On January 6th, kids are expected to receive presents from the "Reyes Magos" and families get together to share the "Rosca de Reyes" or sweet bread and drink some hot chocolate! This "Rosca de Reyes" bread contains inside several baby Jesus. It's the tradition that whoever gets the baby Jesus is expected to bring tamales and hot chocolate on February 2nd! Join us at this celebration for a morning of family fun at the Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon and 5k. 

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RACE LOCATION: YOKUTS PARK, 4200 EMPIRE DR, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, 93309

BIB PICK UP ONLY ON RACE DAY: 6:45-8:45AM @ YOKUTS PARK 

HALF MARATHON START TIME: 8:00AM

KIDS RACES START TIME: 8:45AM

5K RACE START TIME: 9:00AM

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Distance — Other

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5K

Jan 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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Half-Marathon

Jan 03, 2026

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Distance — Half-Marathon

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Type — Road running

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Less than a week to prepare

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Bakersfield.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 5.4° / 15.8°
wb_sunny 2.6° / 13.6°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 6.6 /
water_drop 72.8%

About Bakersfield

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Bakersfield is a city in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Bakersfield is famous for being the home of country music singers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and has the nickname "the country music capital of the West Coast."

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