Registration open for K-State’s Homecoming 5K Run/Walk
The K-State Alumni Association invites Kansas State University students, alumni and friends everywhere to kick off K-State’s 2026 Homecoming week by participating in a virtual and in-person Homecoming Philanthropy 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, Oct. 11.
“We are excited to host both in-person and virtual formats,” said Karadan Kinsey ’25, assistant director of student programs and K-State Homecoming chair. “Each year the 5K helps us kick off Homecoming week and we’re excited to celebrate this tradition yet again.”
Registration for the 5K is open and can be completed online at k-state.com/5k. Register by Sept. 23 to guarantee a shirt.
The cost to participate is $30. K-State students and Alumni Association members receive a $5 discount. Participants 17 and under are $15. Proceeds from the annual Homecoming Philanthropy 5K Run/Walk will benefit the Flint Hills Breadbasket, a non-profit community food pantry for Manhattan, Riley County, St. George and Fort Riley.
The in-person 5K will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the K-State Alumni Center. Awards will be given in both student and non-student categories. All students competing with a group must be in-person.
The virtual 5K participants need to register by 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, to be included. Enjoy a run or walk at the time of your choosing between Sunday, Oct. 4, through noon on Sunday, Oct. 11, and share your result by Sunday, Oct. 11, 12 p.m. (noon). The virtual race is open to non-students and students (not in a group).
Chapters of K-State will be the theme for the 2026 celebration. The theme was selected by the Homecoming Committee and serves as the unifying element for the entire week’s celebration. This year’s theme connects the ways K-State is a part of the different chapters of our lives.
For additional details on the 5K Run/Walk and the full schedule of Homecoming events, visit k-state.com/Homecoming.