Kopernik Race to the Stars 5K

The Kopernik Race to the Stars 5K is an evening road race and fundraiser at the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center in Vestal, New York. With its astronomy-centered venue and evening start, the event offers Southern Tier runners a race-day setting unlike a typical park 5K while helping support Kopernik’s science and education mission.

The Kopernik Race to the Stars 5K is being listed for Saturday, September 11, 2027 in Vestal as a tentative date based on the confirmed 2026 event and its early-September evening format. The road 5K is staged around the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, giving Southern Tier runners a distinctive astronomy-centered venue and an evening race atmosphere unlike a typical park event. Confluence Running is publishing the projected date now so participants can plan ahead. The organizer has not yet confirmed the 2027 race, so the exact start time, course, registration, observatory activities, packet pickup, parking, awards, and event-night schedule may change.

The Kopernik Race to the Stars 5K is an evening road race and fundraiser at the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center in Vestal, New York. With its astronomy-centered venue and evening start, the event offers Southern Tier runners a race-day setting unlike a typical park 5K while helping support Kopernik’s science and education mission.

Projected planning date for 2028; organizer confirmation is still pending.