Mississippi fun runs
12 seasonal, themed and one-of-a-kind fun runs in Mississippi.
Novelty course: 3 · Quirky format: 2 · Iconic tradition: 2 · Costume and theme: 2 · Food and drink: 2 · Holiday and seasonal: 1
- Quirky format GCCA Annual Run for the Beads 5K & Beer Mile Biloxi's Mardi Gras carnival association hosts a 5K and an official-rules beer mile: four beers in four laps of a quarter-mile course.
- Iconic tradition Mississippi Blues Marathon Jackson's blues-themed marathon weekend, with music at packet pickup and a start and finish on the 50-yard line of JSU's Veterans Memorial Stadium.
- Novelty course Vicksburg Run Thru History A 10K run entirely inside Vicksburg National Military Park, the Civil War battlefield, every first Saturday in March since 1980.
- Holiday and seasonal Run the Rainbow for Children's Jackson's St. Paddy's race from Hal & Mal's, where every registration includes a ticket to the St. Paddy's after-party.
- Quirky format Bay Saint Louis Run+SUP A beach-sidewalk 5K that transitions straight into a one-mile stand-up paddleboard race on the Mississippi Sound.
- Iconic tradition Double Decker Spring Run Oxford's Double Decker Arts Festival opens with a 10K and 5K whose overall winners take home handmade pottery.
- Costume and theme Kroc & Roll Sunset Run An '80s-themed sunset run over the Biloxi–Ocean Springs Bridge, with prizes for the best '80s outfits.
- Food and drink ONtoberfest 5K An evening Oktoberfest 5K from Southern Prohibition Brewery, with custom beer boots for the first 200 and lederhosen encouraged.
- Novelty course OS Bridge Run 8K An 8K that climbs the Biloxi–Ocean Springs Bridge from Fort Maurepas and comes back along the front beach.
- Novelty course Pursuit of Fun 5K A 5K at Gulf Islands Waterpark where every runner gets free entry to the water park after the race.
- Costume and theme Running with the King 5K An Elvis Festival 5K in Tupelo, birthplace of the King of Rock and Roll, on a course past the Elvis Presley Birthplace.
- Food and drink The Oktoberfest 5K Challenge Two back-to-back 5Ks in Columbus: a family race with a donut at every mile, then a 21+ race with a beer chug at every mile.