2026 Scotch Plains Patrick’s Downtown Race to Summer 5K
Registration is open for the 9th annual Patrick’s Downtown Race to Summer 5K, which will be held on June 16, 2026! Click the link to register on our webpage https://runsignup.com/PatricksRacetoSummer5k
Be sure to register now for $30 before the price increases on June 8 to $35. Check in will be from 5:00pm to 6:30pm on June 16, with the Family Fun Run at 7:00pm and the 5K starting at 7:30pm.
The race will use the same 5K course as previous years, starting and finishing across from the Fire House on Senger Place, and conclude with an after party with music and BBQ donated by the Stage House Tavern on the Alan M. Augustine Village Green next to the Scotch Plains municipal building. Registration for this year’s Race will also feature a special commemorative T-shirt in honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States being celebrated this year.
The Patrick’s Downtown Race to Summer 5K was started in 2015 by a local group of runners who wanted to see a great event to promote downtown Scotch Plains. This group of runners partnered with another group of local residents who previously put on the Patrick J. Allocca Memorial 5K.
The Patrick’s Downtown Race to Summer 5K raises money to support charitable recipients and causes and donates annually to various groups and individuals including Camp Clover, a summer bereavement camp for children, Play for P.I.N.K, the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad, the Scotch Plains Fire Department, Immaculate Heart of Mary Food Pantry, Jam Kancer in the Kan Foundation, SPF Scholarship Foundation, local families in need, hardships, and more.
The race is also supported by the Township of Scotch Plains and is part of the Mayor’s Wellness program.
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