Busch Gardens® Fiends Frenzy 5k Run

About the Event

Gather your horde of ghastly ghouls for the second-annual Busch Gardens Fiends Frenzy 5k! This spirited run takes place on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 7:30 am. Experience the park decked out in its Howl-O-Scream® decor and encounter a friendly fright or two before you cross the finish line in Oktoberfest village.

Lace up your sinister shoes, dress up in your eerie ensemble and get ready for a frightfully good time!

Event info

- FREE Park Ticket with every registration

- FREE race day parking: lots open at 5:30am and close at 7:00am

- Participants enter through the main Toll Plaza

- Spectators are allowed at the start/finish line to cheer on their fellow fiends and family

- Race begins at 7:30am and concludes at 9:00am

- Commemorative Busch Gardens Fiends Frenzy 5k medals and shirts for all participants

- Busch Gardens Scare Squad entertainment along the race course

- Finish line end of race celebration featuring DJ, photo ops and more

- All ages are invited to participate

Awards

Awards will be presented to the top three overall male and female finishers in the Busch Gardens Fiends Frenzy 5k. The race will be chip timed and results will be posted online.

Races Offered

Busch Gardens® Fiends Frenzy 5k

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:30

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$59.99

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

17.9° / 26.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

18.1° / 26.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 44m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.0 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

78.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:49

nightlight Sunset

19:13

About Williamsburg

Learn more about the host city, Williamsburg.

Williamsburg is a city in southeast Virginia. Settled in 1632, it was the capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779 and in 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr commissioned a restoration project to bring Williamsburg back to its former colonial glory. During this period, 700 modern homes were demolished, colonial buildings were renovated, and more than 400 buildings were reconstructed on their original foundations. Today, the Colonial Williamsburg district in the center of town is a popular tourist center and people visit in droves to immerse themselves in the nation's colonial history.