North Carolina Race Calendar
Find upcoming endurance races in North Carolina, laid out by month. Scan the dates, line them up against your training, and find the race that fits your season.
Endurance Grid lists 658 races in North Carolina, from November 2026 to October 2027 across 190 cities.
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Racing in North Carolina
North Carolina runs a year-round race calendar, so there’s almost always a race near you. The calendar is busiest in November, April, and December, with races most often held in Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, and Wilmington.
Races in North Carolina run from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west through the rolling Piedmont around Charlotte and Raleigh to the flat coastal plain and Outer Banks barrier islands in the east. Expect mountain trail climbing, rolling midstate road races, and flat coastal courses.
Conditions vary widely by region across North Carolina, 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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