2026 VILLA RICA GOLD RUSH 5k

Name: 2026 VILLA RICA GOLD RUSH 5k
Start: 2026-09-26
End: 2026-09-26
Location: Villa Rica

Villa Rica, Georgia, United States

calendar_today 26 Sep, 2026

directions_run Running

sell $30.00 – $40.00

About the Event

If you want to run a good 5K race on the west side of our fine state, receive a neat, colorful race t-shirt, get fed well, have a chance to win some great prizes, enjoy a good arts and crafts festival, and run in the city where one of the original gold rushes took place, well what are you waiting for? Come join us out I-20 west on September 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM on this USATF certified 5K course. We will be waiting for you!!

START AND FINISH LINE IN 2026 at THE Mill Amphitheatre 106 Temple Street (behind the Villa Rica Police Department)....Be sure to stay for the Gold Rush Festival afterwards....lots of games, vendors and fun!

Races Offered

5K - Individual Age group/open

Sep 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

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38 days remaining

sell

$30.00

5K - Individual Age group/open

Sep 26, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

38 days remaining

sell

$40.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Villa Rica.

thermostat Temperature

17.8° / 27.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.9° / 28.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 9m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:23

nightlight Sunset

19:45

About Villa Rica

Learn more about the host city, Villa Rica.

Villa Rica is a small town and a district in Peru. Its most famous landmark is Cerro de Sal. It has a colorful history of Catholic missionaries during the colonial era.