04Dec
Friday Night Cookout
Running
- Distance
- Friday Night Cookout
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $25.00
Shakori 40 Running Festival
Pittsboro,
North Carolina,
United States
26 days left
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Date
04 Dec – 05 Dec, 2026
Races
7 distances
Entry fee
$25.00 – $500.00
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Website
Official website
Shakori 40 Running Festival
About the event
The Shakori 40 brings the running community together for a celebration of nature, team camaraderie, and live music. We offer a 40-mile ultramarathon, a 40K open race for men and women, and a 40-mile age-graded team relay for up to 10 members—factoring in age and gender to determine the overall winning team. There’s also a 4-mile open race. Our cross-country style course winds through the Shakori Hills Community Art Center in Pittsboro, NC.
Shakori Hills, located just outside Chapel Hill, NC, is renowned for the Shakori Hills Music Festival. The Community Art Center is a place where everyone can enjoy nature, walk scenic trails, spend sunny afternoons with family, and immerse themselves in art, music, and life’s simple pleasures. By embracing these abundant resources, our local culture continues to thrive.
You’ll have a blast at the Shakori 40, thanks to great camaraderie, live music, delicious food, camping, bonfires, craft beer, and so much more. Join us each December for a weekend you’ll never forget!
Races offered
04Dec
Non-Runner Ticket (includes Friday and Saturday)
Running
- Distance
- Non-Runner Ticket (includes Friday and Saturday)
- Start time
- 18:00
- Entry fee
- $25.00
05Dec
40 mile Individual
Running
- Distance
- 40 Miles
- Start time
- 07:00
- Entry fee
- $75.00
05Dec
40K Individual Open
Running
- Distance
- 40K
- Start time
- 07:10
- Entry fee
- $65.00
05Dec
40 Mile Team Relay
Running
- Distance
- 40 Miles
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $50.00
05Dec
40 Mile Team Relay Bulk Purchase
Running
- Distance
- 40 Miles
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $500.00
05Dec
4 mile Open Race
Running
- Distance
- 4 Miles
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $50.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for December in Pittsboro.
Temperature2.2° / 12.0°
Feels like-1.9° / 8.7°
Sunshine hours7h 0m
Rainfall3.0 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.8 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity68.8%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:18
Sunset18:05
About Pittsboro
Learn more about the host city, Pittsboro.
Pittsboro is a town of 4,300 people (2018) near the Haw River in the Research Triangle in North Carolina. The county seat of Chatham County, Pittsboro has a big cat sanctuary as well as a historic district centered around the 19th-century courthouse.
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