Lucky Kidney Run™, a part of Knox Shamrock Fest™

🏃‍♀️ Lucky Kidney 6K Run

East Tennessee Kidney Foundation (ETKF) is bringing you a one of a kind race to the South side of Knoxville! This race will feature the best of South Knoxvilles Urban face. You wont want to miss this Spring morning along the river with an epic start in South Knoxville with a portion of the race circling back off of the Gay Street Pedestrian Bridge!! Be sure to take the family to visit the Knox Shamrock Fest taking place at Worlds Fair park after the race to keep the celebration going with all things Irish and Green! The festival begins at 10am!

Thats right, the course kicks off from the Regal Headquarter on the south-side and runs out onto Council Pl. onto Sevier Avenue before taking a pleasant detour down to Suttrees Landing Waterfront. Runners will run the full length of Suttrees before exiting the park onto Phillips Ave. before enjoying more waterfront views on Island Home Road before turning back to rerun Island home once more before charging straight down Sevier Ave. again, around the bend of Council to head to an out and back on the Gay Street Bridge to finish at the same start in front of the Regal Headquarters.

6K Course boasts less than 200ft total elevation.

ETKF is a non-profit organization committed to enhancing the lives of East Tennesseans through early detection of kidney disease, education, and access to vital care. ETKF proudly operates independently and is 100% LOCAL. All funds raised by ETKF remain in our community, directly supporting local individuals battling kidney disease.

📦 Packet Pickup

All race day participants Must pick up packets & race items during packet pickup times. PICK UP WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON RACE DAY.

• Option 1: Thursday, March 12th: Location & Time TBD
• Option 2: Friday, March 13th: Location & Time TBD

💵 Pricing

In person registration includes the race 2026 Event Shirt, race number & Race Packet.

• Early Registration Price: $35 before February 27.
• Price Increase: $40 after March 1.
• Kids & Family 1 Mile Race: Early price $20: $25 after March 1.
• T-shirt Order Deadline: February 20th.

Walkers are discouraged from walking the full 6k course due to course closure timeline. Walkers may consider the 6K Virtual option or the 1 mile option. 6K course cut off time is 1 Hour 20 Minutes.

🏅 Awards

6K Age Group Awards (In person Participants only) Awards will be given to the top 3 M/F finishers, top fundraising team, & largest team.

Age Group Awards for the 6K will be presented to the top performer in 10 year increments: 12 & Under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39- 40-49-50-59, 60-69 & 70+.

Awards will be presented from the Main Center Stage at the Knox Shamrock Fest at Worlds Fair Park Performance Lawn, awards will begin at 10am!

🚶‍♂️ 1 Mile Details

All runners/ walkers participating the 1 mile event will receive a race number for timing purposes. This event is timed, top 25 runners will receive medals- so run fast!

🌍 Virtual Run / Walkers

Choose to run or walk wherever and whenever and submit your results online following the sign up instructions. Submissions will be available from March 11-16th (*Honor system in place). There are no awards or T-shirts for virtual race participants. Be sure to tag #luckykidneyrun to show off your awesomeness! Virtual attendees may purchase t-shirts to be picked up during the packet pick up windows. Items ordered will not be mailed out.

📅 Race Day Details to Remember!

• Parking: Available in the Regal Parking Garage for this event.
• Arrive Early: Allow ample time to park and walk to the Start, maybe visit Gay Street Bridge for some Bridge Selfies!
• Start Time: Be at the starting line 10 Minutes Early.
• Dress Code: Wear your race shirt or fun St. Patrick's Day & Team outfits to the race!

A photographer will be on site: upon request to take Race and team pictures, photos will be available on the this site after the event concludes.

Post event pics using #luckykidneyrun! Share the fun and good times together, whether in person or virtual!

If you would like to support without the sweat, consider donating at the top of the page or by visiting our website.

📍 Race Information

The Lucky Kidney Run™ is part of Knox Shamrock Fest™ occurring on 2026-03-14 at 101 E. Blount Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920. For more details, visit the race page.