Youth Villages 5K

The YV5K is celebrating its 40th birthday this year, and you are invited to the party!

Sign up for the city of Memphis’ “longest-running” 5K online at www.youthvillages5k.org by Oct. 18 or register the morning of the race on Oct. 22. Runners can also register Oct. 21 at packet pick-up at the Memphis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR), located at 6393 Poplar Avenue in Memphis.

The Oct. 22 run starts at 8:30 a.m., and the event’s after-party starts at 9 a.m. The party will have food, drink and kid-friendly things to do like face-painting and inflatables. Awards will be handed out during the after-party.