Azalea Festival 5k

About the Event

The Azalea Festival is on. This is the 3rd race in The Pickens County 5k Race Series. Runners who complete three out of the four races in the series will receive a race series swag and be eligible for series awards. This is a chip timed race starting and finishing at the Doodle Park in Pickens on a certified course.

All proceeds from the race will go to the Beverly Smith Scholarship Fund.

The Pickens Women’s Association (PWA) is a non-profit civic organization that works to increase community awareness and involvement in Pickens. Proceeds from our fundraising efforts go to the Beverly M. Smith Scholarship fund. This memorial scholarship honors Beverly Smith, who was an integral part of the Pickens Women’s Association but left this earth too soon. The Beverly M. Smith Scholarship is awarded each year to a female graduating from Pickens High School who exhibits exceptional leadership and civic skills. It is the largest non-academic private scholarship awarded at Pickens High School. Any proceeds above the scholarship amount are donated to local charities. You can make a difference in the lives of people in the Pickens community and have fun doing it!

The race will start promptly at 10:00am. Award ceremony should be around 11:15am after the last runner has completed the course. Awards will be 3 deep for overall M/F and Masters M/F. Age group awards will be given at 10 year intervals. This year, to make it a family friendly event, there will be a 3 deep under 10 age group, 3 deep 10-14 and 1 deep 15-19 group.

Overall Male and Females will receive cash awards

1st $100

2nd $75

3rd $25

Packet Pick-up

Packet Pick-up will be under the shelter at the Doodle Park in Pickens on Friday 4/24/26 from 4:00pm-6:30pm. and race morning from 8:00am-9:30am.

Tee Shirts

All runners who register by 4/15/26 will receive a tee shirt. After 4/15/26 tee shirts will not be available.

Parking

Parking is available on E. Cedar Rock St and at City Works on Railroad St

Map of the race is available HERE

Races Offered

Azalea Festival 5k Run and Walk

Apr 24, 2027

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

10:00

sell

$20.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

10.2° / 21.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

8.0° / 19.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 46m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:57

nightlight Sunset

20:03

About Pickens

Learn more about the host city, Pickens.

Pickens, formerly called Pickens Courthouse, is a city in and the county seat of Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,126 at the 2010 census. Pickens changed its classification from a town to a city in 1998, but it was not reported to the Census Bureau until 2001. It was named after Andrew Pickens (1739–1817), an American revolutionary soldier and US Congressman for South Carolina.