# Bourbon & Beyond 5K

- **When:** Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT
- **Where:** 937 Phillips Ln. , Louisville, KY, 40209
- **Event page:** https://runthis.run/event/rs-166564-bourbon-beyond-5k

## Registration

Register on the event's own site: https://runsignup.com/Race/KY/Louisville/BourbonBeyond5K?aflt_token=58wBqomPr6bPwa1YDhuKo0IQvrNCjzTq

## Description

The 2026 Bourbon & Beyond 5K takes place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at the Kentucky Expo Center (937 Phillips Ln.).

Pre-race festivities begin at 7 a.m. with music, light snacks and refreshments, giving runners and walkers plenty of time to warm up before the race begins at 8 a.m.

The course winds through the Kentucky Exposition Center grounds and Kentucky Kingdom, featuring a special Bourbon & Beyond playlist along the way. Participants will also enjoy live music at the finish line from the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Battle of the Strings winner, Bourbon Revival.

The race will be professionally chip-timed, and all participants will receive a commemorative Bourbon & Beyond 5K short-sleeve race shirt and a custom finisher medal.

Packet Pick-Up
Packet pick-up will be held at Planet Fitness (4025 Poplar Level Rd., Louisville, KY 40213):

Thursday, Sept. 24 | 5 – 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 | 12 – 6 p.m.
Race Morning Packet Pick-Up
Kentucky Exposition Center (near the start line in Parking Lot E2):

Saturday, Sept. 26 | 7 – 7:45 a.m.

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Source: [https://runthis.run/event/rs-166564-bourbon-beyond-5k](https://runthis.run/event/rs-166564-bourbon-beyond-5k) — data from Run This (runthis.run).