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

Name: Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon & 5k - Bakersfield
Start: 2026-01-03
End: 2026-01-03
Location: Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California, United States

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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.

A few reasons to join our event:

UNIQUE MEDALS
AGE GROUP TROPHIES FOR BOTH 5K AND HALF MARATHON
HOODIES (FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH) SHIRTS FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP AFTER
TACOS
HOT CHOCOLATE
$100 TO FIRST MALE/FEMALE IN THE HALF MARATHON
$200 CASH TO TEAM WITH MOST PARTICIPANTS
ROSCA DE REYES SWEET BREAD
COFFEE MUGS (For those who participate in dance competition :)
FLAT, PAVED, OUT AND BACK FAST COURSE
ATHENA, CLYDESDALE CATEGORIES/AGE GROUP AWARDS
KIDS RACES
FOLKLORICO
MUSIC

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

Races Offered

Other

Jan 03, 2026

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5K

Jan 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Half-Marathon

Jan 03, 2026

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Distance — Half-Marathon

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Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

5.1° / 15.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

2.4° / 13.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 59m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

6.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:02

nightlight Sunset

18:07

About Bakersfield

Learn more about the host city, Bakersfield.

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."