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17 upcoming races in Katy and Cypress are on RunSignup right now, 17 with a 5K and 8 with a half marathon. The two big ones are Run Houston! halves: the Cypress Half Marathon & 5K on Sunday, November 8, 2026, and the Katy Half Marathon & 5K on Sunday, February 7, 2027, which its organizer calls the premier half in the Houston area’s largest running community. Thanksgiving brings the 24th Katy YMCA Turkey Dash.
Details are from each organizer's RunSignup listing. Fees are the current in-person tier for the event shown; tap through for every distance, the latest price and the register link.
Sunday Nov 8, 2026 · Half marathon, 5K, kids’ K
The Run Houston! Cypress Half Marathon & 5K on November 8 at 13550 Woods-Spillane Blvd., the second race of the series’ Fall Haul challenge. Untimed 5K and virtual entries are offered too.
Thursday Nov 26, 2026 · 10K, 5K, 1 mile
The 24th Katy YMCA Turkey Dash on Thanksgiving, November 26, at 22807 Westheimer Pkwy, with a timed 10K and 5K, a kids’ mile and a family mile. Every finisher gets a medal, and the Turkey Tailgate has a kids’ zone and vendors. Proceeds fund YMCA swim lessons and wellness programs.
Sunday Dec 6, 2026 · 10K, 5K, 1 mile, kids’ dash
Gingerbread Lane on December 6 at John Paul Landing Park in Cypress: a 1-mile, 5K and 10K plus a 50-meter kids’ dash, a holiday shirt and medal for everyone, a costume contest and cookies and milk at the finish. Groups save on registration.
Sunday Feb 7, 2027 · Half marathon, 5K, kids’ 1K
The Katy Half Marathon & 5K on February 7, 2027 at Typhoon Texas, race 2 of 9 in the 2027 Run Houston! Race Series. Finish three series races for the series finisher swag. Standard online entry closes February 3; extended online registration costs more and runs to race morning.
Saturday Mar 13, 2027 · 10K, 5K, kids’ 1K
Lucky Charm on March 13, 2027 at 1220 Grand West Blvd., the second race in the Houston Holiday Series. The listing’s advice: wear green, or run fast enough not to get pinched.
Saturday Apr 24, 2027 · 10K, 5K, 1 mile
The Smilin’ Rylen Run on April 24, 2027, in memory of Rylen, whose organ donation saved five lives. The foundation raises awareness of organ donation and supports families in crisis; runners are asked to wear orange.
17 races on RunSignup, soonest first. "From" is the cheapest current in-person entry.
| Date | Race | Distances | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2026 | Haunted 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Cypress, TX (43) · Cypress | 5K, 10K, Half | $30 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Katy, TX (44) · Katy | 5K, 10K, Half | $30 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Love Like Morgan 5k, 1 mile, Virtual 5k · Katy | 1 Mile, 5K | $35 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Cypress Half Marathon & 5K presented by Houston Methodist · Cypress | Kids, 5K, Half | $44.99 |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Gobbler 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Katy, TX (46) · Katy | 5K, 10K, Half | $30 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | AFNA Walk & Run 2026 (Houston) · Katy | 5K, 8K | $15 |
| Nov 26, 2026 | Katy YMCAs 24th Annual Turkey Dash · Katy | Kids, 1 Mile, 5K, 10K, Walk | $20 |
| Nov 28, 2026 | Gobbler 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Cypress, TX (48) · Cypress | 5K, 10K, Half | $30 |
| Dec 6, 2026 | Gingerbread Lane 5K & 10K Houston · Cypress | Kids, 1 Mile, 5K, 10K | $25 |
| Dec 12, 2026 | Holiday 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Katy, TX (50) · Katy | 5K, 10K, Half | $30 |
| Dec 26, 2026 | Holiday 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Cypress, TX (52) · Cypress | 5K, 10K, Half | $30 |
| Feb 7, 2027 | Katy Half Marathon & 5K presented by Houston Methodist · Katy | Kids, 5K, Half, Fun Run, Walk | $37.99 |
| Mar 6, 2027 | CFISD Superintendent's Fun Run 2027 · Cypress Closed | 1 Mile, 5K, Walk | $10 |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Lucky Charm · Katy | Kids, 5K, 10K | $45 |
| Apr 10, 2027 | Annual 5K Butterfly Run! · Katy | 1 Mile, 5K | $15 |
| Apr 24, 2027 | Smilin' Rylen Run · Katy | 1 Mile, 5K, 10K, Walk | $30 |
| Sep 12, 2027 | 2027 Cal Tri Houston - 9.12.27 · Katy Closed | 5K, Multisport, Swim | $23.86 |
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The halves are series races. Both the Cypress and Katy halves belong to the Run Houston! series, so one registration can count toward series finisher swag. Our Houston race series guide explains the series, and the Houston half marathon guide lists every other half in the region.
Register before the extended window. Run Houston! races keep a standard price until a few days out, then switch to “extended online registration” at a higher fee. For the Katy Half that is $79.99 through February 3, then $119.99.
US Road Running visits monthly. Many other listings here are US Road Running’s themed 5K, 10K and half marathons in Katy and Cypress (Medal Madness, Gobbler, Holiday). The organizer calls them small, low-pressure races, which suit a training run more than a goal race.
Respect the heat outside winter. From late spring to early fall, run at sunrise, drink before you are thirsty and run by effort rather than pace. Stop and cool down for heavy sweating, weakness or clammy skin; call 911 for confusion or slurred speech. Our zone 2 guide covers training through it.
November 2026 is the busiest month on the current Katy & Cypress calendar, with 6 races.
Sources: Katy Half Marathon on RunSignup, Cypress Half Marathon on RunSignup, the National Weather Service heat safety guide, its heat illness guide. General information, not medical advice.
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Races currently listed on RunSignup. Later months fill in as organizers post dates.
The next races elsewhere in Houston & Gulf Coast, out of 248 upcoming races in the region.
Oct 23, 2026 · Vidor
4th Annual Vidor Main Street Mile1 Mile
Oct 24, 2026 · Houston
12th Annual Park to Port Bike RideCycling
Oct 24, 2026 · The Woodlands
B2B Run 4 Love5K, Trail
Oct 24, 2026 · Tomball
Cancer Kiss My Cooley's 5K Cooley Costume Run and Superhero Dash5K
Oct 24, 2026 · Lake Jackson
LULAC's Mariachi 5KKids, 5K
Oct 24, 2026 · Houston
Sheldon Shuffle 5K5K
Oct 24, 2026 · Houston
Spooky Sprint- HoustonKids, 1 Mile, 5K, 10K, Half
Oct 24, 2026 · Houston
WABC Fall 5K Fun Run, Walk and 40K Bike Ride5K, Fun Run, Walk
Oct 24, 2026 · Houston
WABC Fall 5K Fun Run/Walk/Ride5K, Fun Run, Walk
Oct 24, 2026 · Houston
Walt Cunningham Angels' Race for Space 5k/10k and Family Fun Run presented by the Ray Schlaff Family5K, 10K, Fun Run
17 races are on RunSignup now, 17 with a 5K and 8 with a half marathon. Soonest: the Cypress Half Marathon (November 8), the Katy YMCA Turkey Dash (November 26) and Gingerbread Lane (December 6), then the Katy Half Marathon on February 7, 2027.
Sunday, February 7, 2027, at Typhoon Texas in Katy, with a 5K and kids’ 1K. It is race 2 of 9 in the 2027 Run Houston! Race Series. Standard online entry is $79.99 through February 3; extended online registration after that is $119.99.
Sunday, November 8, 2026, from 13550 Woods-Spillane Blvd. in Cypress, with a 5K and kids’ K. It is the second race of the Run Houston! Fall Haul challenge.
Yes. The 24th Katy YMCA Turkey Dash is Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2026, at 22807 Westheimer Pkwy, with a 10K, 5K, kids’ mile and family mile. Prices rise on October 31 and November 21.
The best Texas races on Nov. 7–8, 2026: Corpus Christi’s Harbor Half over the new Harbor Bridge, El Paso’s Transmountain Half, the Cypress Half, the Mustang Marathon in Marble Falls and more, with fees and deadlines.
The Fort Worth Marathon runs Nov. 7–8, 2026 from Farrington Field. Start times, fees before the Nov. 2 increase, the BQ course, cutoffs, pace groups and pickup.
The Texas Quad runs a marathon or half every day Nov. 26–29 at Bachman Lake; the Colorado River Run adds a 250K and 100-miler near Bastrop. Spots, fees and cutoffs.