2026 Blossomtime Festival Presents Run for the Buds
2026 Blossomtime Festival Presents the 44th Annual Run for the Buds 5K Run/Walk
Saturday May 9, 2026
Mark your calendar and lace up your running shoes…it’s Blossomtime and that means we’re gearing up for the 44th Annual “Run for the Buds.”
Run for the Buds is a chip-timed 5K Run/Walk along the Grand Floral Parade route. The 5K route starts and finishes in St. Joseph. The 5K route is an out and back course following Main Street in Benton Harbor. Free parking is available at the Berrien County Courthouse on the corner of Main and Port Streets.
FEES: All Ages: $45 - thru Race Day
To register, visit HTTP://RUNSIGNUP.COM/RACE/MI/SAINTJOSEPH/RUNFORTHEBUDS5K
Race packets may be picked up the day before the race at Silver Harbor Brewing Company, 721 Pleasant Street, St. Joseph, MI on Friday, May 8th from 5:30PM-6:30PM. The same day registration and packet pickup begins at 8:30 am at Silver Harbor Brewing Company as well. The awards ceremony will start at approximately 11:30 am. Midwest Family Broadcasting will be on hand to provide music and announcements during the race.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Blossomtime Festival Scholarship Fund. As the oldest and largest multi-community Festival in the state of Michigan, we believe in helping young people of Southwest Michigan be the very best they can be.
The Blossomtime Festival Scholarship Fund was set up to give financial support to young men and women to further their education and pursue their dreams. We stand behind 120 years of tradition, community service, honoring the values set before us, and celebrating our beautiful and prosperous farms, fruit orchards and the agriculture that puts Southwest Michigan on the map. By supporting the Blossomtime Festival and Run for the Buds, you’re supporting the hopes and dreams and the future of Southwest Michigan! Join us for a fun-filled week to celebrate our 120th year as a Festival!
