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Blackberry Festival 5K

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Carlisle, Kentucky, United States

calendar_today 04 Jul, 2026

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About the Event

Join us for the 4th Annual Blackberry Festival 5K at the Carlisle Blackberry Festival!

The 2026 Blackberry Festival 5K is Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 8:00am in the heart of downtown Carlisle. The race will include an in-person 5K run/walk, Fastest Kid in Town race and virtual option. Our 2025 race will support Nicholas County Carlisle Tourism.

RACE FEATURES:

Commemorative race T-shirts
Chip timing (Thanks RaceRise!)
Awards for Top 3 M/F Overall and Top 3 M/F in 10-year age groups
Free race photos
Social teams to expand your race experience (Prize for the largest team)
5K run/walk, Fastest Kid in Town and virtual options
Food, fun, music and fellowship in heart of the Carlisle Blackberry Festival

FASTEST KID IN TOWN RACES This event is open to all kids 12 and under and is a FREE EVENT. Parents may add on a commemorative shirt for $10. We will have run offs by age (2-12) and then have a final Fastest Kid in Town race with all of the age category winners. Kids will receive a participation medal.

5K AWARDS We will provide awards for the Top 3 M/F Overall Finishers as well as Top 2 M/F in each age group 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

5K ROUTE MAP

PACKET PICKUP: Our packet pickup will be on race morning (Saturday, July 4th) from 6:30-7:45am in downtown Carlisle.

Races Offered

Virtual Runner/Walker

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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00:00

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$25.00

5K Run/Walk

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:00

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$20.00

Fastest Kid in Town

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 50 Yards

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09:00

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Carlisle.

thermostat Temperature

22.1° / 31.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

24.5° / 34.2°

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12h 12m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.6 mm

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—

air Avg wind speed

8.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Very high

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

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76.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:49

nightlight Sunset

20:12

About Carlisle

Learn more about the host city, Carlisle.

Carlisle is a city in Cumbria, in northwest England 10 miles from the border with Scotland, with a population of 74,200 in 2024. Most visitors are just making an overnight stop on a long motorway journey, but reasons to linger include the cathedral, castle and museums. You could also use Carlisle as a base for exploring the northern end of the Lake District, and Hadrian's Wall.