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Paterson Great Falls 5k Race 2026

Paterson, New Jersey, United States

calendar_today 06 Sep, 2026

directions_run Running

sell $25.00

About the Event

For the year 2026, we will be doing the Paterson Great Falls 5k Race Run/walk the distance on the official Paterson Great Falls 5k course. Post a picture of your run to Facebook or Instagram using #patersongreatfalls5k.

Paterson Great Falls 5k is a 3.1 mile race is for both the serious athlete looking for a PR or an individual looking for a fun experience with family and friends on Labor Day. This race will take you through the historic sites of Paterson. The race will start alongside the Paterson Great Falls, run alongside the Lou Costello statue, run past the Paterson Museum, run past Hinchliffe Stadium, pass Veteran's Park, run in Pennington Park and back to the Paterson Great Falls towards the finish line.

Same Day registration and packet pick up starts at 7am at the Paterson Museum. Race starts at 8:30am

Races Offered

Paterson Great Falls 5k Race 2026

Sep 06, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$25.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

15.5° / 24.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

14.8° / 23.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 38m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:37

nightlight Sunset

19:04

About Paterson

Learn more about the host city, Paterson.

Paterson is New Jersey's third largest city, and hosts a great attraction: the Great Falls, which are very extensive and second only to Niagara Falls in terms of volume of water in waterfalls east of the Mississippi. Paterson is 12 miles away from Manhattan. It is an ethnically diverse city that houses large Hispanic, Arab, Italian-American, African American and Bengali communities. South Paterson is home to one of the nation's largest Arab communities.