Run Wild for the Zoo 5K

Lace up your running shoes! Join thousands of runners and walkers for the annual Run Wild for the Zoo 5K and One-Mile Fun Run/Walk at Philadelphia Zoo! On Sunday, April 26th, join more than 2,000 participants at the 2026 Run Wild for the Zoo 5K at Philadelphia Zoo! Benefiting the Zoo’s 1,900 rare and endangered animals, this event provides a fun opportunity to rally behind our organization and run a truly unique course inside the Zoo’s 42-acre campus in West Philadelphia.