NICE Race for Refugees 5K & 10K

About the Event

NICE Presents: Our 1st Annual Race for Refugees!

Join us at Cornelia Fort Airpark at Shelby Bottoms for a morning of movement outdoors. Proceeds will support the Nashville International Center for Empowerment and will help us to sustain our work providing resources & programming for refugees and immigrants in Nashville.

NICE is a 501(c)3 nonprofit in South Nashville founded in 2005, providing services in refugee resettlement, adult & youth education, health navigation and education, employment assistance, & other social services to our newest neighbors in Middle Tennessee. Our mission is to empower refugees & immigrants so they can thrive for generations to come -- helping them to reach stability, safety, & self-sufficiency in their new home.

Races Offered

10K - Adult (age 18+)

May 30, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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$50.00

10k - Kids (age 10 and under)

May 30, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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$0.00

10k - Youth (age 11-17)

May 30, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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$25.00

5K - Adult (age 18+)

May 30, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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$40.00

5k - Kids (age 10 and under)

May 30, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$0.00

5k - Youth (age 11-17)

May 30, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Nashville.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 15.4° / 25.4°

wb_sunny 14.7° / 24.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.0 /

water_drop 72.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 15.4° / 25.4°

wb_sunny 14.7° / 24.9°

air 10.0 km/h

water_drop 72.6%

About Nashville

Learn more about the host city, Nashville.

Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce. In fact, Dell, Nissan, and Amazon have all moved some operations to or near the city. The music is various; major rap artists and rock bands claim Nashville as their hometown, and the city is also the epicenter of the contemporary Christian music industry. Nashville has been the home of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry since 1925. Nashville also has a great bar scene. If you like to drink, you can go "Honky-tonking," also known as bar-hopping. This is the act of visiting and drinking at multiple bars in one evening or day.