Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon & 5k - Bakersfield

"Dia de los Reyes Magos" or 3 wise men day is a very important Mexican celebration! On January 6th, kids are expected to receive presents from the "Reyes Magos" and families get together to share the "Rosca de Reyes" or sweet bread and drink some hot chocolate! This "Rosca de Reyes" bread contains inside several baby Jesus. It's the tradition that whoever gets the baby Jesus is expected to bring tamales and hot chocolate on February 2nd! Join us at this celebration for a morning of family fun at the Dia De Los Reyes Magos Half Marathon and 5k.

A few reasons to join our event:

UNIQUE MEDALS

AGE GROUP UNIQUE AWARDS FOR BOTH 5K AND HALF MARATHON

HOODIES (FOR THOSE WHO REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 12TH) SHIRTS FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP AFTER

BEANIES AND COFFEE MUGS FOR HALF MARATHONERS PARTICIPANTS WHO REGISTER BY DECEMBER 12TH

TACOS

HOT CHOCOLATE

$200 TO FIRST MALE/FEMALE IN THE HALF MARATHON

ROSCA DE REYES SWEET BREAD

FLAT, PAVED, OUT AND BACK FAST COURSE

ATHENA, CLYDESDALE CATEGORIES/AGE GROUP AWARDS

KIDS RACES

FOLKLORICO

MUSIC

RACE LOCATION: YOKUTS PARK, 4200 EMPIRE DR, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, 93309

BIB PICK UP ONLY ON RACE DAY: 6:45-8:45AM @ YOKUTS PARK

HALF MARATHON START TIME: 8:00AM

KIDS RACES START TIME: 8:45AM

5K RACE & 2 mile walk START TIME: 9:00AM

NO AWARDS FOR THE 2 MILE WALK.

NO AWARDS/MEDAL WILL BE MAILED AFTER THE EVENT. PLEASE CHECK RESULTS ON RACE DAY AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR AWARD IF YOU GOT ONE.