6 running, cycling, fun run, and other events in Covington, Georgia
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Covington
6 events in Covington-
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 8:30 AMSee full details
The season kicks off Saturday, March 28, 2026, and we’re rolling out in style on the beautiful Cricket Frog Trail!
📍 Meet‑up: 8:45 AM
🚴 Roll‑out: 9:00 AM sharp
đź“Ś Location: 6185 Turner Lake Rd, Covington, GA
Join us for a smooth, social, early‑season ride—perfect for beginners, returning riders, and anyone ready to shake off winter and get those legs spinning again.
Let’s make this the start of an amazing season together.
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Sat, Apr 18, 2026 at 8:30 AMSee full details
The 25th Annual Covington Y Cheerios® Challenge is a fundraiser for the Covington Y's Annual Campaign, which helps make Y programs accessible to all families and children in our community. Registration for the 1 mile, 5k, and 10k races includes a t-shirt. Participation medals will be given for the Trix Tot Trot. Age group and overall winner awards will be presented for the 1 mile, 5k, and 10k races.
After the race, join us for the post-race festival featuring live music, free food, local vendors, and activities for kids. You may even see the Trix Rabbit or Cheerios® Honey Bee!
Running in the Covington Y Cheerios® Challenge helps ensure that every child can participate in Y programs like youth sports, swim lessons, and summer day camp. Your race registration fee supports the YMCA's WHY IT MATTERS Annual Campaign. Financial assistance, funded through the Annual Campaign, is available based on need for all Y programs. The Y actively seeks to identify and involve those in need. The Cheerios® Challenge is the Covington Y's largest fundraiser for the WHY IT MATTERS Annual Campaign.
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Sat, Jul 25, 2026 at 7:30 AMSee full details
Come ride your fastest century or just pedal S L O W L Y in the morning mist. Meander past green and gold vistas that please the sunlit eye. You'll glide through but surely you'll stop to smell the roses of the historical towns of Covington, Oxford, Jersey, Rutledge then continue through Social Circle, Newborn and Mansfield. Lots of great rest stops and plenty of SAG.
Convenient Packet Pick-Up:
Friday, July 24th
C-Town Bikes
11am-5pm
9200 US-278 E
Covington, GA 30014
Saturday, July 25th Ride morning
6:30am to 8:00am onsite
Legion Field
3173 Mill Street NE
Covington, GA 30014
No Refunds
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Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 8:00 AMSee full details
The Covington Police Department’s Fuzz Run is Saturday, September 12th, 2026. The Fuzz Run is the largest participatory event in Covington each year, drawing approximately 3,000 runners, walkers and spectators. The race has won the “Best Race in Georgia” award four years, which was voted on by runners participating in the “Run and See Georgia Grand Prix Series".
NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED.
Packet pickup will take place at 3173 Mill St. Covington GA 30014
This is an Atlanta Journal & Constitution Peachtree Road Race Qualifier event.
USATF Map
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Sat, Sep 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This race is also known as the Joe Waters 5K!
FAST COURSE! COME SET YOUR PR!
To Benefit Covington York Rite Charities & Golden Fleece Lodge #6, Covington, GA
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Sat, Oct 24, 2026 at 8:30 AMSee full details
Welcome to Vampire Run 2026
Season 7 - Spellbound
Presented by Vampire Stalkers
This 5k run/walk event was created in 2020 and continues in loving memory of my mom and dad, who are no longer with us due to cancer. Net proceeds go to the Blood Cancer United (Formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society).
In-Person - Saturday, October 24, 2026
Virtual (Spirit Runners) - October 1 thru October 24, 2025
We are a USATF certified 5k. a Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race Qualifier. and a 501c3 Not-for-profit organization - donations are tax deductible
NOTE: The price you see is the total price you pay. It include all taxes and fees.
It's not just a run. It's an event!
Join us for Atlanta's best Halloween-time fun run. Whether you are a Vampire, Werewolf, Witch, Hunter, or even just plain-old human, you can help us take a bite out of blood cancers by taking part in our annual Vampire Run.
The race starts and finishes at Legion Field located at 3173 Mill Street, Covington Ga 30014
You can crawl, walk, or run! Either way, you will be helping us raise money for Blood Cancer United (formerly known as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) by participating in our event.
Is there a better place to have a Halloween Run than in Covington, Georgia, a.k.a. Mystic Falls - the fictional town that is home to The Vampire Diaries The Originals, Legacies, Goosebumps, Rob Zombie's Halloween movie, Dr. Sleep, and others? The run will be live in Covington. BUT, we host a VIRTUAL version as well (known as Spirit Runners) so you can participate from anywhere during the month of October. Spirit runners will receive a bib, medal, and finisher shirt.
The live event will go through and by many of the famous filming locations from the popular TV series as well as other horror shows and films that have been filmed here. Whether you participate live or virtually as a spirit, you will receive a bib, medal, and finisher shirt!
An additional placement award is provide in the following groups:
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Overall
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Overall Women
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Overall Men
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Ages under 10
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Ages 10 to 19
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Ages 20 to 29
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Ages 30 to 39
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Ages 40 to 49
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Ages 50 to 59
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Ages 60 to 69
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Ages over 70
There is something for everyone!
Enter our costume contest (details in the registration flow)!
Raise money with teams.
For Runners and Walkers
This is a certified, timed run that is a Peachtree Road Race qualifier. The route is fun and flat so you can get a good time! Plus, it's Fall so the weather is typically amazing.
For fans and Halloween lovers
Our route is essentially a Vampire Diaries walking tour wrapped inside of a 5k. We mark the route with over 20 photo spots, including volunteers to take your photos. Ask others who have participated, we have a LOT of surprises on the course. You can walk or run from photo spot to photo spot. (You may even see some well-known spooky guests during the race)
Scroll down to see an overview of the schedule for Friday 10/23/2026 and Saturday 10/24/2026!
REMEMBER - EVERYTHING WE DO IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE MOST FUN FOR YOU AND TO RAISE THE MOST MONEY WE CAN FOR THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY!
The price you see is the total price you pay. It include all taxes and fees.
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