The Pirate 5k Run/Walk
- Date Sat 15th August 2026
- Time 7:30AM EDT
- Location Lincolnton, North Carolina
- Price $32.80
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Get ready for a swashbuckling good time at the 4th Annual Pirate 5k Run/Walk, taking place on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in the charming town of Lincolnton, North Carolina. This unique event invites participants to join in the fun by dressing up in pirate-themed costumes as they navigate a scenic 5K course that begins at the historic St. Luke's Episcopal Church on North Cedar Street. The race kicks off at 7:00 AM, with registration available on race day from 6:30 to 7:00 AM.
Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome to participate, with awards for the top finishers in various age groups and a finisher medal for everyone. The route features the beautiful Lincolnton Rail Trail, a 1.5-mile paved path that offers an enchanting experience, perfect for runners, joggers, and even families with strollers. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to enjoy a day of community spirit, history, and athleticism in Lincolnton—mark your calendars for August 15 and prepare to set sail on an unforgettable adventure!
Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome to participate, with awards for the top finishers in various age groups and a finisher medal for everyone. The route features the beautiful Lincolnton Rail Trail, a 1.5-mile paved path that offers an enchanting experience, perfect for runners, joggers, and even families with strollers. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to enjoy a day of community spirit, history, and athleticism in Lincolnton—mark your calendars for August 15 and prepare to set sail on an unforgettable adventure!
Organiser's Description
JOIN US FOR OUR 4TH ANNUAL PIRATE 5K RUN/WALK
(DRESS IN PIRATE COSTUME THEME IF YOU WISH)
DATE: SATURDAY
AUGUST 15, 2026
TIME30AM 5K KICKS OFF
REGISTER ON RACE DAY BETWEEN 6:30-7:00AM
AGE BASED PRICING FOR STUDENTS
LOCATION:
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
315 NORTH CEDAR STREET
LINCOLNTON, NC 28092
PACKET PICKUP:
FRIDAY AUG 14TH FROM 4-6PM
SATURDAY AUG 15TH FROM 6:30-7AM (AT THE PARRISH HOUSE AT ST LUKES)
AWARDS:
OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE IN EACH AGE GROUP
FINISHER MEDAL FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
AGE GROUPS (MALE AND FEMALE) 14 AND UNDER 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
DEADLINE FOR GUARANTEED SHIRT: AUG. 3RD
THE THIRD ANNUAL PIRATE 5K RUN/WALK WILL BEGIN ON NORTH CEDAR STREET IN LINCOLNTON AT HISTORIC ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH. THE CHURCH GRAVEYARD IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF LORENZO FERRIER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE JEAN LAFITTE.
FROM ST. LUKES THE RUNNERS WILL WORK THEIR WAY TO THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL AT FIRST FEDERAL PARK AT EAST PINE STREET CROSSING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ST. LUKES PLEASE VISIT THE CHURCH WEBSITE.
HTTPS://WWW.STLUKESLINCOLNTON.COM
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LINCOLNTON, IS A NORTH CAROLINA NON-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) AND DONATIONS MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
ABOUT THE RAIL TRAIL:
THE MARCIA H. CLONINGER RAIL-TRAIL, KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE LINCOLNTON RAIL-TRAIL, IS A 1.5-MILE PAVED TRAIL, AND IS ESPECIALLY POPULAR WITH WALKERS, JOGGERS, BIKERS, AND PARENTS PUSHING BABY STROLLERS. BENCHES LINE THE ROUTE, INVITING YOU TO PAUSE AND TAKE IN THIS ENCHANTING TOWN AND TRAIL. THE TRAIL IS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF LINCOLNTON.
THE TRAIL OFFERS A CHANCE TO SEARCH THE HEART OF THIS SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN, HIGHLIGHTED BY A STATELY COURTHOUSE, MODEL MAIN STREET, THRIVING ARTS SCENE, AND NEARBY LAKES AND MOUNTAINS. ONCE AN EYESORE COVERED IN KUDZU AND DEBRIS, THE FORMER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD CORRIDOR IS NOW THE PRIDE AND JOY OF LOVABLE LINCOLNTON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL VISIT HTTPS://WWW.CAROLINATHREADTRAILMAP.ORG/TRAILS/TRAIL/MARCIA-H-CLONINGER-RAIL-TRAIL
ABOUT THE PIRATE:
"IN 2021, A BOOK ENTITLED JEAN LAFITTE REVEALED, UNRAVELING ONE OF AMERICAS LONGEST-RUNNING MYSTERIES BY ASHLEY OLIPHANT AND BETH YARBROUGH PRESENTS THE THEORY THAT JEAN LAFFITE, DID IN FACT SUCCESSFULLY CHANGE HIS NAME AND LIVE OUT THE REST OF HIS NATURAL LIFE, DYING 1875 AT THE AGE OF 96, UNDER THE PSEUDONYM, LORENZO FERRER IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. FERRER IS BURIED IN A MARKED GRAVE AT SAINT LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE GRAVE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LOCALS AS THE PIRATES GRAVE. WHETHER OR NOT THE STORY IS TRUE, IT WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT MOVIE."
HTTPS://POTUS-GEEKS.LIVEJOURNAL.COM/1456158.HTML
THE CURRENT:
"LAFFITES LEGEND IN LINCOLNTON INVOLVES A POSSIBLE SON BY LOUISA, AN ALLEGED MURDER AT A PLANTATION, AN ARGUMENT WITH ANOTHER FRENCHMEN ALSO LIVING UNDERCOVER AND A SWORD WITH HIS INITIALS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT."
HTTPS://THECURRENTLA.COM/2021/A-PIRATE-GETS-HIS-DUE
(DRESS IN PIRATE COSTUME THEME IF YOU WISH)
DATE: SATURDAY
AUGUST 15, 2026
TIME30AM 5K KICKS OFF
REGISTER ON RACE DAY BETWEEN 6:30-7:00AM
AGE BASED PRICING FOR STUDENTS
LOCATION:
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
315 NORTH CEDAR STREET
LINCOLNTON, NC 28092
PACKET PICKUP:
FRIDAY AUG 14TH FROM 4-6PM
SATURDAY AUG 15TH FROM 6:30-7AM (AT THE PARRISH HOUSE AT ST LUKES)
AWARDS:
OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE IN EACH AGE GROUP
FINISHER MEDAL FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
AGE GROUPS (MALE AND FEMALE) 14 AND UNDER 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
DEADLINE FOR GUARANTEED SHIRT: AUG. 3RD
THE THIRD ANNUAL PIRATE 5K RUN/WALK WILL BEGIN ON NORTH CEDAR STREET IN LINCOLNTON AT HISTORIC ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH. THE CHURCH GRAVEYARD IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF LORENZO FERRIER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE JEAN LAFITTE.
FROM ST. LUKES THE RUNNERS WILL WORK THEIR WAY TO THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL AT FIRST FEDERAL PARK AT EAST PINE STREET CROSSING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ST. LUKES PLEASE VISIT THE CHURCH WEBSITE.
HTTPS://WWW.STLUKESLINCOLNTON.COM
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LINCOLNTON, IS A NORTH CAROLINA NON-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) AND DONATIONS MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
ABOUT THE RAIL TRAIL:
THE MARCIA H. CLONINGER RAIL-TRAIL, KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE LINCOLNTON RAIL-TRAIL, IS A 1.5-MILE PAVED TRAIL, AND IS ESPECIALLY POPULAR WITH WALKERS, JOGGERS, BIKERS, AND PARENTS PUSHING BABY STROLLERS. BENCHES LINE THE ROUTE, INVITING YOU TO PAUSE AND TAKE IN THIS ENCHANTING TOWN AND TRAIL. THE TRAIL IS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF LINCOLNTON.
THE TRAIL OFFERS A CHANCE TO SEARCH THE HEART OF THIS SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN, HIGHLIGHTED BY A STATELY COURTHOUSE, MODEL MAIN STREET, THRIVING ARTS SCENE, AND NEARBY LAKES AND MOUNTAINS. ONCE AN EYESORE COVERED IN KUDZU AND DEBRIS, THE FORMER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD CORRIDOR IS NOW THE PRIDE AND JOY OF LOVABLE LINCOLNTON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL VISIT HTTPS://WWW.CAROLINATHREADTRAILMAP.ORG/TRAILS/TRAIL/MARCIA-H-CLONINGER-RAIL-TRAIL
ABOUT THE PIRATE:
"IN 2021, A BOOK ENTITLED JEAN LAFITTE REVEALED, UNRAVELING ONE OF AMERICAS LONGEST-RUNNING MYSTERIES BY ASHLEY OLIPHANT AND BETH YARBROUGH PRESENTS THE THEORY THAT JEAN LAFFITE, DID IN FACT SUCCESSFULLY CHANGE HIS NAME AND LIVE OUT THE REST OF HIS NATURAL LIFE, DYING 1875 AT THE AGE OF 96, UNDER THE PSEUDONYM, LORENZO FERRER IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. FERRER IS BURIED IN A MARKED GRAVE AT SAINT LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE GRAVE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LOCALS AS THE PIRATES GRAVE. WHETHER OR NOT THE STORY IS TRUE, IT WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT MOVIE."
HTTPS://POTUS-GEEKS.LIVEJOURNAL.COM/1456158.HTML
THE CURRENT:
"LAFFITES LEGEND IN LINCOLNTON INVOLVES A POSSIBLE SON BY LOUISA, AN ALLEGED MURDER AT A PLANTATION, AN ARGUMENT WITH ANOTHER FRENCHMEN ALSO LIVING UNDERCOVER AND A SWORD WITH HIS INITIALS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT."
HTTPS://THECURRENTLA.COM/2021/A-PIRATE-GETS-HIS-DUE
Races
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5k Timed
Incl. $2.80 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 15th August 2026 (7:30AM EDT)
$32.80
This is a timed event and is competitive. Please make sure you have a timing device to receive a time.
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