Neighborhood 5Ks that end in a block party are the best kind — the running is genuinely open to walkers, and the festival that follows is where the neighborhood actually shows up. Crown Heights' version starts and finishes at Lincoln Terrace Park on the Eastern Parkway side, with a route billed as running the streets and the parks. If you want a Brooklyn morning that starts with movement and ends with food and music, this is a full day in one place.
What to expect
The run and walk go off in the morning from Lincoln Terrace Park, with a mixed field of serious runners, families and walkers. Afterward the park fills with vendors, music and community organizations for the street festival portion, which runs well into the afternoon. Spectating is entirely normal — plenty of people skip the 5K and come for the festival.
Good to know
- Take the 3 to Sutter Ave–Rutland Rd or the 2/5 to Winthrop St for Lincoln Terrace Park.
- Runners should register in advance; the festival portion is open to everyone.
- Bring water and sun cover — the park has limited shade at the field edges.
- Walkers are welcome, so the 5K is not just for trained runners.
- The festival runs long after the race finishes, so arriving late still works.
- Mostly flat park paths and streets, workable for strollers.
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Common questions
Do I have to run?
No. The event pairs a 5K run and walk with a street festival, and the festival is open to everyone.
Where does it start?
Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Is there a festival afterward?
Yes — the park hosts a street festival with vendors and programming after the run.
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