Stonewall Columbus Drag Race and Virtual 5K

🏁Stonewall Columbus Drag Race: Fun Run & Block Party🏁
Racers, start your engines! Run, walk, dance, strut, or roll your way through Pride—at your own fabulous pace.
Join us for the Second Annual Stonewall Columbus Drag Race, featuring both an in-person fun run and a virtual 5K option you can complete anytime during the month of June!
In-Person Stonewall Columbus Drag Race Fun Run!
June 27 at Stonewall Columbus – Join us for a fun run & bar crawl with Stonewall Columbus and Fleet Feet. Come as you are or dressed to dazzle. The fun run starts at Stonewall at 11am, sashaying through beloved Short North destinations, before finishing up back at Stonewall for our Drag Race Block Party extravaganza!
Event Schedule:

Race Check-in: 10-10:45 AM
Fun Run start: 11 AM
Route: ~1.5 mile route from Stonewall through the Short North
Block Party: Wraps up at 3 PM

What You'll Receive:

Official Stonewall Drag Race Shirt
Stonewall Columbus Drag Race bib
Stonewall Columbus Drag Race finisher medal

All paces welcome! Whether you sprint or strut, you’re encouraged to enjoy the route, and stop at participating spots along High Street offering drink specials or other promotions to participants.
Stonewall Drag Race – Official Stops

Queer Beans (1160 N High St.)

Buy One Get One Free Cold Brew!

Tertulia Café (997 N High St.) 

Free shot of refreshers to participants who bring their shot glasses.

Red Giraffe Designs (847 N High St)

20% off a purchase to race participants.

Union Café (782 N High St.)

BOGO on food menu.

Penn & Beech (737 N High St.)

2026 Pride candles available for purchase in shop on race day (and always), and 50% of proceeds are donated to Stonewall. 

Columbus Visitor Center (625 N High St.)

15% off merchandise  

The Guild House (624 N High St.)

Happy hour pricing

Parlay Sporting Club + Kitchen (570 N High St.)

TBD

Virtual 5K Option
Can't make the in-person event? Complete your 5K anytime during June at a time and place of your choosing! Participants can have their packets mailed directly to their home.
Registration Fees:

May 1 – May 31: $35
June 1 – June 30: $40
Additional Shirt: $20

Packet Pickup: Fleet Feet Upper Arlington (1344 W Lane Ave) from June 22-26 during normal business hours. Event day pickup available one hour before the event start.
Costume Awards

Best in Drag Excellence – The look that serves head-to-toe excellence and performance energy
Most Creative Concept – Groundbreaking, original, and completely unique
Best Group Costume – Cohesion, coordination, and collective slay
Best Group Name – Be creative, outrageous, and make us laugh

Fundraising Awards

Top Individual Fundraiser – Highest total raised by a single participant
Top Team Fundraiser – The group that brought in the most support

Registration fees and funds raised support Stonewall Columbus programming and operations. New this year, we will also be allocating a portion of proceeds to help fund a Drag Artist Navigator position with the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC). Learn more about the GCAC Navigator Program here.