*This race is a part of the Run for the Arts Race Series! Click HERE to register for both the Run for the Arts 5K and the Dogwood Festival Mimosa 5K on April 15th. You'll save 10% on both races! Note that you must use the link above to receive the discount*

The Atlanta Dogwood Festival Run for the Arts 5K benefiting the Atlanta High School Arts Exhibition (AHSAE) is the first in a Run for the Arts Race Series that the Atlanta Dogwood Festival will host in 2023. This 5K takes place within Piedmont Park. 

The AHSAE is a juried competition that typically receives 700+ entries from more than 80 metro schools from which a panel of professional artist judges selects the top works to be exhibited during the festival in the Community Center in Piedmont Park. Sponsored and supported by the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the AHSAE also provides prizes and scholarships for top submissions.

Start Time:                
9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023

Start/Finish: Runners will gather at the main pavilion inside of Piedmont Park.            

This is an AJC Qualifier.

Registrants for the Run For The Arts 5K will also get priority entry and pricing into the Mimosa 5K (part of the Run For The Arts Race Series). 

Event details and schedule

Race day schedule (note that there is no early number pickup for this event)

7:30am: Number pickup and race day registratio begin at the main pavilion inside Piedmont Park.

8:45am: Runners gather at the start line

9:00am: 5K starts

10:00am: awards ceremony