Running of the Bears

Name: Running of the Bears
Start: 2026-04-11
End: 2026-04-11
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 11 Apr, 2026

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About the Event

New Garden Friends School (NGFS) is the Triad’s only independent preschool–grade 12 school grounded in the long-held values and excellence of extraordinary Friends schools and we’re inviting the entire community to celebrate with us!

Join us for NGFS’s Annual 5K Run/Walk (or intentional movement of your choice!) and 1-Mile Cubs Course, paired with a community festival full of fun for all ages. This joyful event is part of the NGFS Fund for Friends initiative, our most important fundraiser of the year, supporting field trips, service learning, athletics, and overnight experiences that bring learning to life.

The morning kicks off with the Cubs Course, followed by the 5K Run/Walk. While runners and walkers are on the course, the celebration continues with family-friendly activities, games, and festivities throughout the campus. Bring your family, your bestie, your kids or even your favorite four-legged partner and move, play, and celebrate together!

All participants receive a t-shirt.

Register by Friday, April 1st to guarantee your 5K shirt!

Come for the movement, stay for the festival, and be part of a day filled with community, connection, and purpose.

Races Offered

1 Mile Cubs Course (open to all ages)

Apr 11, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$15.00

5K

Apr 11, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$30.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Greensboro.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 10.8° / 22.9°

wb_sunny 8.2° / 20.3°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 12.8 /

water_drop 62.7%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 10.8° / 22.9°

wb_sunny 8.2° / 20.3°

air 12.8 km/h

water_drop 62.7%

About Greensboro

Greensboro is a city of almost 300,000 people (2020) in North Carolina. It is named after Nathanael Greene, a Patriot general who fought a battle here during the Revolutionary War. It's nicknamed the "Gate City" for its historical role as a transportation hub for the Piedmont. The famous author William Sydney Porter, better known as O. Henry, was born here. It can be sleepy and genteel but is enjoying a newfound reputation as a great place for young people. Downtown especially is experiencing a surfeit of bars, music venues and restaurants. Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point are the three cities that make up the Piedmont Triad, halfway between Raleigh and Charlotte.