Bull Thistle Arts Festival, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Fayette, Ohio, is excited to host the 5th Annual Thistle Run 5K, a fundraiser for the annual Bull Thistle Arts Festival. The Bull Thistle Arts Festival Inc. believes very strongly in promoting fun community events for Fayette and we would love to have you join us in our effort to raise money to make the Bull Thistle Arts Festival bigger and better.

This event is for both runners and walkers and will take place on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 8:00am at Normal Grove Park in Fayette. Our run/walk will begin on Park Street, on the east side of Normal Grove Park and wind its way through residential streets of Fayette, north of US Route 20. The Finish line is back on Park Street at Normal Grove Community Park. Get your friends and family together and join us for a morning of fun and exercise while supporting Fayette's community arts festival!

Awards will be given to the first-place finishers in different age groups. All participants who register by May 1st will receive a t-shirt and all runners/walkers will receive a finisher medal.

Packet pickup up will be Friday, May 22nd from 6:00-8:00pm at the home of Brittany Theis, located at 601 W. Main Street in Fayette and the day of the race at the park at 7:00am.

Registration is $25.00 until May 1st. From May 2nd to May 22nd, it's $30.00. On race day it's $35.00.