The Night Nation Run is the World’s first Running Music Festival the ultimate blend of a Music Festival and a Fun Run. Experience a music filled course with Live DJs, Bubble Zones, Light Shows, Neon, and Black Lights! Cross the finish line into an Epic Main Stage After Party featuring Top Headliner DJs!
To date, over 2 MILLION people across the World have become a member of the Night Nation™!
The Night Nation Run is proud to support Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) as their official charity. Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.
Celebrate Life. Celebrate friends and family. Celebrate Music. Run with the Night Nation™!
REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
Aug 22, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
20:00
$45.00
Aug 22, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
20:00
$35.00
Aug 22, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
20:00
$55.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Cary.
Learn more about the host city, Cary.
Cary is a town in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It is primarily a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh, the state capital, but has developed some economic gravity of its own. Cary is known throughout the area for having a very high population of non-native residents. The name of the city is jokingly referred to as standing for Containment/Concentration Area for Relocated Yankees.
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