Okatie - Fly By 5K | Okatie, SC, United States

About the Event

Ready, Set, Fly! 🏃‍♂️🦉
We’re thrilled to announce the 1st Annual Okatie - Fly By 5K, soaring into action this February 7th 2026!

This community race is all about fun, fitness, and family. Whether you’re a competitive runner chasing a PR or lacing up for your very first 5K, everyone’s invited to join the flock!

Our mission is to offer an affordable, feel-good event that brings together students, families, and neighbors—building community through healthy choices and a whole lot of fun.

📍 Start & Finish: Okatie Elementary School, 53 Cherry Point Road, Bluffton, SC
🎉 Runners, walkers, strollers, and cheer squads welcome!

Come join us for a morning full of energy, smiles, and school spirit—let’s make the Okatie Fly By 5K a Bluffton tradition that takes off year after year!

Saturday – February 7th, 2026
8:00 AM – Packet Pick Up and Check In
9:00AM - Kiddie Fun Run (0.3 miles) No Registration Required but encouraged. ONLY for Ages 6 & under
9:15AM Fly - By 5K – REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Age group medal ceremony following end of the race.
1st place Overall Male and Female.
Top 3 Male and Female in each age group.
Age groups: 6 and under, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ and we will award first overall male and female & first overall Okatie Elementary Male and Female. (Plus a stroller division).

Early Packet Pick up
Friday February 6th, from 3:15PM-5:15PM we will have early Race Packet Pick Up at Okatie Elementary in front of the school. Please be mindful school dismissal is at 2:45PM and you will need to park in the parking lot and walk across the front crosswalk to pick up race packets. Registered participants may pick up their bibs and t-shirts during this time or pick up between 8-9 on Saturday morning. There is no RACE DAY REGISTRATION.

Race shirts included to all pre-registered participants before January 22nd..

Races Offered

Kids Fun Run, Ages 6 and under FREE

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Distance — 0.25 Miles

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$0.00

Adults 5K

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$30.00

Okatie Run Club Members

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$15.00

Students Ages 5-18

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$15.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Okatie.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 9.3° / 19.8°

wb_sunny 6.6° / 17.8°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.3 /

water_drop 73.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 9.3° / 19.8°

wb_sunny 6.6° / 17.8°

air 11.3 km/h

water_drop 73.4%

About Okatie

Learn more about the host city, Okatie.

Okatie is an unincorporated suburban community west of Hilton Head Island, located in Beaufort and Jasper counties, in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Okatie takes its name from the nearby Okatee River, an estuary of the Port Royal Sound. The headquarters of the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority are located in Okatie, as are the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence and John Paul II Catholic High School.