Bee a Friend
Bee a Friend is a running race on September 13, 2026 in Austintown, OH.
- Date
- September 13, 2026 (52 days to go)
- Location
- 6000 Kirk Road, Austintown, OH
- Sport
- Running
From the Organizer
🐝 Bee a Friend Festival & Parade is a kid-centered community event celebrating kindness, inclusion, and being a good friend.
Join us for a Best Friends Parade, Sensory Friendly Activities, a thoughtfully curated market featuring vendors who support the autism community through resources and lived experience, first responder trucks, and a sensory-friendly indoor pavilion designed for calm breaks and quiet time.
The Best Friends Parade will begin at Noon!
Decorate your parade group as your favorite friends (costumes encouraged, never required!)
Awards, Raffles and Prizes will be drawn at 2PM.
🎟️ All sponsorships benefit Logan’s Landing Project and our mission to help make play and travel more accessible for all families.
👯 Decorate your parade group as your favorite friendly duo (costumes encouraged, never required!)
🏆 Prizes for best costumes and decorations
🌈 Sensory-aware • Family-friendly • Everyone belongs
✨ Come for what works for your family and stay as long as you’d like
Events
Weather
Typical Conditions
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
76°
Typical Low
51°
Chance of Rain
36%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Warren 3 S, 8 mi from the venue.
Host City
About Austintown, OH
Nearest Airport
CAK
Akron Canton Regional Airport · 38 mi
Major Hub
PIT
Pittsburgh International Airport · 50 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
From Endurance Grid
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From Endurance Grid
About This Sport
Endurance Grid is here to help you understand the sport, decide if it’s the right fit, and learn how to prepare. For course distances, logistics, and race-day specifics, always defer to the race organizer’s event page.
With running, there's a distance for every fitness level, a community at every start line, and nothing beats the feeling of crossing a finish line you trained for.
Running is an endurance sport that rewards consistency, and showing up every week compounds in ways that will surprise you.
Running
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Coming Up
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Panerathon 10K & 2-Mile
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Plan your trip
Make it a Racecation
Coming from out of town? There's more to Austintown than race day. We'll help you line up nearby lodging, flights, a rental car, and things to do so you can make the most of your racecation.
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Bee a Friend
Sep 13, 2026