New Albany Independence Day 5k

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra and IVIM Health are proud to present the annual New Albany Independence Day 5K Walk, Run & Family Races!

In addition to the 5k the event also features the adorable 20-Yard Toddler Crawl sponsored by AcademyOne, 1/4 Mile Kids FUN Run sponsored by Maple Orthodontics and Pet Parade sponsored by Sandy Mendoza! And coming back this year is the 5k Competitive Walk!

We will be awarding large apple pies to the top 3 overall male and female winners of the 5k as well as two complimentary tickets to an upcoming New Albany Symphony Orchestra performance for each winner.

Additionally we will be awarding the 1st-3rd place male and female age group winners in the 5k two complimentary tickets to an upcoming New Albany Symphony Orchestra performance. 1st place male and female age group winners will also receive a large apple pie!

Age groups are as follows:

5k Run/Walk/Jog:

9 & Under
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70 & Over

​Early packet pickup is strongly encouraged to reduce lines on race day. We will be at Marburn Academy on July 3 from 3-6pm, the address is:

9555 Johnstown Rd
New Albany, OH 43054

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra (NASO) is a community orchestra comprised of over 120 community, student, and professional musicians from all over the Columbus metro area who come together to present concerts from the professional classical repertoire in the beautiful Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts and the Hinson Amphitheater in the heart of New Albany.

NASO was designed by its founders to be a true community orchestra, in which students are mentored by professional musicians, talented community musicians have a stage on which to perform, and professional musicians have an additional outlet for their craft. A strong component of the New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s mission is music education, and our commitment to even the youngest student musician in the orchestra is that he or she will perform on at least one piece per concert. The orchestra offers free master classes, a sensory-friendly series for our friends in the autism and dementia/Alzheimer’s communities, and a student concerto competition, in which talented young people from all over the state compete to win the opportunity to perform a concerto on stage in front of a live audience. Additionally, the orchestra collaborates with many area arts organizations and schools. Ticket prices are kept low – even offering free tickets to our underserved partners – to ensure that the art of classical music remains accessible to the people of New Albany and our surrounding areas.

Refunds are not allowed for this race however we do have options. You can defer, change races, donate your entry fee to the charity, switch to a virtual event or purchase event insurance and receive a refund through your insurance claim. If you want to defer your registration to next year you can do that as well as change to another one of our races in the same calendar year.

To defer or change races please do not contact us, simply locate your confirmation email from when you signed up and under your event click the blue hyperlink text that says: Manage Registration

If you would like to switch to a different distance than what you signed up for (for example you signed up for the 10k but want to switch to the 5k or you want to switch to virtual) you can also do that by managing your registration and there is no need to reach out to us as you can make that change quickly and easily.

Please note registration is locked and you as well as the race organizer cannot make any changes within 48 hours of the start of the race. The only change that can be made in that time is when you check in for the race you can let the volunteer or staff member know you wish to downgrade your distance.