California Race Calendar

Find upcoming endurance races in California, laid out by month. Scan the dates, line them up against your training, and find the race that fits your season.

Endurance Grid lists 855 races in California, from July 2026 to January 2028 across 277 cities.

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The lay of the land

Racing in California

California runs a year-round race calendar, so there’s almost always a race near you. The calendar is busiest in October, September, and November, with races most often held in Long Beach, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Sacramento.

Races in California cover every kind of terrain — from the Pacific coastline to the Sierra Nevada, the Central Valley, and the southern deserts. That means sea-level beach 5Ks, high-country trail ultras, and flat, fast valley road races.

Conditions vary widely by region across California, so weather lives where it’s accurate — each race page shows its typical race-day high, low, and rain chance from NOAA climate normals for that venue and date.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How many endurance races are in California?+
Endurance Grid's Race Calendar lists 855 upcoming endurance races in California, spanning 16 sports across 277 cities, from July 2026 to January 2028.
Is there a race season in California?+
Endurance races happen in California year-round — spring, summer, and fall bring the most, and you'll still find events through the winter. Of the upcoming races on Endurance Grid's Race Calendar, the most are in October and September.
What types of endurance races are in California?+
Which California cities have races?+
Endurance races in California are held in Long Beach, San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Bakersfield, Fresno, Huntington Beach, San Jose, and Clovis, plus 267 other cities.
What race distances can you find in California?+
California races cover a wide range of distances. Some available distances on Endurance Grid's Race Calendar span 1 Mile, 1 mi, 10 Mile, 100 Mile, 100+ mi, 1000m, 10K, 10–20 mi, and more distances, across a wide range of sports like adventure, aquabike, road cycling, duathlon, gravel, HYROX, mountain bike, obstacle course, paddle, rucking, running, swimming, swimrun, trail running, triathlon, and ultra races.