Lauren's Run & Picnic 2026

About the Event

CELEBRATING 32 YEARS OF LAUREN'S RUN & PICNIC

For the last 31 years, hundreds of families have gathered to walk and run in support of CURE Childhood Cancer, raising more than $6.2 million for lifesaving pediatric cancer research. Lauren’s Run & Picnic, presented by AutoNation, truly brings the community together, with families, schools, and companies forming race teams to support our fight.

After the race, participants, as well as families diagnosed with childhood cancer, join together for the CURE Annual Picnic. The CURE Picnic is a day unlike any other! Dozens of games, prizes, elaborate face painting, enormous inflatables, music and dancing, arts and crafts, a full lunch, and so much more. The CURE Picnic is a reunion for our families and a day of fun for all.

Races Offered

Adult 5K Run/Walk - Timed

Apr 25, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$30.00

Child 5K Run/Walk - Timed

Apr 25, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Virtual

Apr 25, 2027

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Distance — Virtual

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$50.00

Adult 2K Fun Run/Walk - Untimed

Apr 25, 2027

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Distance — 2K

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$30.00

Child 2K Fun Run/Walk - Untimed

Apr 25, 2027

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Distance — 2K

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$25.00

Tot Trot

Apr 25, 2027

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Distance — Tot Trot

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$0.00

Virtual Runner

Apr 25, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:30

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$40.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

11.7° / 22.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

9.3° / 20.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 58m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

12.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:05

nightlight Sunset

20:08

About Atlanta

Learn more about the host city, Atlanta.

Atlanta is the vanguard of the New South, with the charm and elegance of the Old. It's a city that balances southern traditions with sleek modernism, and southern hospitality with three skylines and the world’s busiest airport. It's a city that has been burnt to the ground and built back up; seen the horrors of war; felt the pain of droughts and floods; and given birth to Martin Luther King, Jr., the greatest figure of the civil rights movement. Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia.