Riverfront Hartford 5K

Enjoy happy hour running along the river in the capital region with a series of race options. Kick off the summer weekend early with the popular Thursday evening 5K in Hartford, the first of three Riverfront races.

After the 3.1 mile race, cool off with an ice cold craft brew from New England Brewing Company (21+ w/ID only) at the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. Each race participant will receive custom designed swag and enjoy a mini mac attack from our friends at Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ.

Riverfront Summer Series: A trio of varying race distances on Thursday evenings, the multi-race series welcomes moving with friends and celebrating summer evenings. Comprised of Hartford’s Riverfront 5K in June, the redesigned Riverfront 4 Mile on a different Hartford course in July and the Riverfront 5 Mile in East Hartford in August. Series finishers will don a lightweight custom long sleeve tee to boast their accomplishment. DETAILS

NEW in 2026! Join the free HMF Milestone membership program to get exclusive perks, including custom birthday gift, access to member-only wait lists for sold out events and personalized bibs at select events. Optional HMF Milestone+ enhanced fee-based membership offers all free perks plus choice of specialty member apparel, extra loyalty rewards and one free Mail My Packet service (available at premier events). DETAILS

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The charity beneficiary of this event is HMF’s Susie Beris, MD Youth Running Program. Consider donating during registration or directly, LEARN MORE