2025 Participant Guide

The City of Indianapolis is a little obsessed with fast races and massive sporting events. On Saturday, May 3, 2025, more than 20,000 participants will take over the streets of downtown Indianapolis for The Greatest Spectacle in Running® - the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K.

Named Best Half Marathon by USA TODAY's 10Best, America’s Best Half Marathon of the Decade by the BibRave 100, and “America’s Most Iconic Races” by Runners World, each year the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon attracts participants from all 50 states and 15+ countries around the world.

We can't wait to experience the 49th running of the Mini-Marathon with you!

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Race Weekend & Schedule Timelines, Locations, & Details for the Indy Mini

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Expo The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Expo is the exciting start to Mini-Marathon weekend in Indianapolis!

Get Your Race Photos! MarathonFoto is onsite at the Indy Mini to photograph your race moments. Secure all your race photos now!

Hotels & Travel Make your trip even more memorable by exploring downtown Indianapolis

Parking & Street Closures Parking information and locations for race weekend!

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Get Your Medal Engraved designed to be personalized

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Event Maps Here you'll find Course Maps, Street Closures, and so much more!

Meet Your Pacers! Happy pace, happy race!

Results View full race results!

Spectator Guide and Participant Tracking Join the excitement and cheer on your friends!

Post Race Party & The InField Your celebration begins as you cross the finish line and enter into Post Race Party!

FAQs Here to answer all of your questions!

Confirm Your Registration Can't remember if you registered or want to double check your information? Look it up here!

Course Regulations Course regulations, rules, and time limits

The Gold Mile This mile-long segment of the half-marathon course features patriotic décor and hundreds of volunteers lining Mile 6 at the backstretch of IMS, offering participants encouragement at the toughest peak of the course.

Meet Your Ambassadors! The Indy Mini's biggest cheerleaders! They're here to cheer and encourage you on your race journey

Course Entertainment Perform for a crowd of over 30,000 participants along the Indy Mini course!

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The Virtual Mini-Marathon and 5K Submit your race, view the participant guide, get results, and more!

Training and Nutrition Training plans, mileage tracking charts, & resources from our partners!

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Refund Policy
All race entries are non-refundable. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate.

Online Registration Fee
RunSignup has been contracted by the 500 Festival to provide online registration for our running events, including the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K. RunSignup charges a modest transaction fee that will be detailed in the Summary of Charges prior to your credit card transaction on the payment page.

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Terms & Conditions
The 500 Festival reserves the right to cancel a registration or sale, even after it has been placed. We apologize for any inconvenience.

USATF
The 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K are sanctioned by USA Track & Field.