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Owensboro YMCA BBQ 5K

Name: Owensboro YMCA BBQ 5K
Start: 2026-05-09
End: 2026-05-09
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky

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Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

calendar_today 09 May, 2026

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sell $35.00

About the Event

Owensboro Family YMCA is proud to host the BBQ 5K on May 9th Downtown Owensboro.

This race is in conjunction with the 2026 BBQ & Barrels event and the community is
invited to run or walk with us; competitive racers will stage in the front of the start line at
8:00 am and non-competitive racers will be at the back of the start line.

Registration Pricing:
$35 for Adults - $20 for Children 1-18 (registration will discount at the cart)

Day of Race Registration: $40 (cannot guarantee shirt)

Bag pick up will be Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9 (5am to 9pm) at the
Owensboro Family YMCA, 900 KY Parkway, Owensboro

Raceday Bag Pickup from 7-7:45am at race location

T-shirts (on registrations received by April 26th)

Awards
Top male and top female will get $100 worth of prizes.
Medals will be given to the top 3 racers in each age group.
Age Groups: ( 1-10, 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-99 )

Be sure to visit the BBQ & Barrels festival which begins at Noon on Friday May 8 and Sat. May 9.

BBQ & Barrels represents the culmination of 45 years of a cultural tradition in
Owensboro and Daviess County. It is the celebration of our past, our present, and our
future, bringing together two of Owensboro’s greatest culinary traditions
– unique barbecue and historic Kentucky bourbon.

Races Offered

BBQ 5K chip timing

May 09, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$35.00

BBQ 5K no timing - non competitive

May 09, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:05

sell

$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Owensboro.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 14.8° / 24.6°

wb_sunny 13.9° / 24.2°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.8 /

water_drop 73.2%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 14.8° / 24.6°

wb_sunny 13.9° / 24.2°

air 10.8 km/h

water_drop 73.2%

About Owensboro

Owensboro is a town on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields. It bills itself as the Barbecue Capital of the World and has had some interesting figures call it home over the years, such as Beulah Annan, whose story inspired the play and movie Chicago; Florence Henderson, aka Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch; NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip ; and Johnny Depp. On a darker note, it was also the site of the last public hanging in the United States, the subject being an African American, in 1936.