Burns Park Run
May 3, 2026
Our 2026 Burns Park Run will be held on May 3, 2026.
Thank you to everyone who participated in and sponsored our 2025 event. We hope to see you again next year!
We are excitedly planning the 2026 Burns Park Run!
This event is a volunteer operation, led by parent volunteers from the Burns Park Elementary PTO. The Burns Park Run is our largest PTO fundraiser of the year, and helps support various school initiatives. Our event sponsors and volunteers help make this happen, year after year!
We love hosting this event in the Burns Park neighborhood and for our Ann Arbor community. We hope to see you on there on the run for the 48th annual race! More information about the run can be found below.
5K Run / Walk
8:30AM EDT - 9:30AM EDT
10K Run / Walk
8:40AM EDT - 10:00AM EDT
1/2 Mile Fun Run
9:45AM EDT -
10:00AM EDT
Winding through a beautiful Ann Arbor neighborhood near the University of Michigan campus, the tree-lined Burns Park Run loop course has been a favorite of beginner and world-class runners alike.
The Burns Park Run is a long-standing and successful fundraiser, organized and run by volunteers, that supports the Burns Park Elementary PTO.
Known for its family-friendly atmosphere, the Burns Park Run 5K and 10K races annually draw between 1,000 to 1,500 runners ages 5 to 90 years, with over 200 elementary school kids running the 5K. For the youngest of participants, there is a separate 1/2 mile Fun Run around the park.
The Burns Park Run was started by the PTO as a fundraiser for 6th grade campers in 1979. This Burns Park Elementary fundraiser has grown and supported the activities offered by our PTO to its students and their families. Today’s race is headed by volunteer directors from the Burns Park Elementary community who work throughout the year to deliver a great event for all participants of the Burns Park Run.