Amelia Earhart Fun Run/Walk

Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 3:30 AM CDT

Location: 321 Commercial Street, Atchison, KS 66002
Type: Run

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A family-friendly fun run and walk in Atchison, KS, celebrating the Amelia Earhart Festival with options for all paces.

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Family Friendly

Join the Amelia Earhart Fun Run/Walk in Atchison, KS, a family-friendly event held alongside the Amelia Earhart Festival. Choose your challenge with an 8k featuring some hills to test your training, or a mostly flat 2k perfect for aspiring runners and walkers. Enjoy chip timing and finisher medals to celebrate your accomplishment. This community event offers a welcoming atmosphere for all, starting and ending at the Atchison Family YMCA, with more family fun available at the mall area afterward.

From the organizer

Come for the run and stay for the fun! This is a great, family friendly race held in conjunction with the Amelia Earhart Festival, which is BACK this year!. Choose from the challenging 8k run/walk that provides some hills to test your training, or the 2k which is mostly flat with one uphill and one downhill, perfect for aspiring runners/walkers! It is chip timed with finishers medals given to help enhance those bragging rights! The race begins and ends at the Atchison Family YMCA. After the run, head on over to the mall area for even more family fun! This is not a closed course race.