Registration and FAQs
Register online through race morning, on Friday, March 15, 2025. Online registration will close early if participation approaches race course capacity (4,500).
- December 3-31, $30
- January 1-31, $35
- February 1-28, $40
- March 1-15, $45
Registrations are nontransferable and fees are nonrefundable.
Participants are welcomed to participate in the Irish Jig 5K as a team in one of the following divisions:
- Corporate Division A – Companies with 499 employees or less
- Corporate Division B – Companies with 500 employees or more
- Social Division
How to join a team:
- Team captains will create their team and pay the $25 team fee/team.
- Team members should register as individuals and add themselves to the appropriate team, created by their team captain, during registration.
Registrations are nontransferable and fees are nonrefundable.
Packet pick-up will take place on Friday March 14, 2025. Details are coming soon!
Saturday, March 15 (race day)
- We look forward to seeing you at the 41st annual Irish Jig 5k!
Volunteer opportunities
We have a number of volunteer opportunities that can be found here: Corewell Health Irish Jig 5K Volunteer RegistrationLong sleeve technical shirts featuring a commemorative 41st Annual Corewell Health Irish Jig design will be provided to participants in limited supply.
At event check-in, participants who registered by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 17 will receive the shirt size they ordered.
Participants who register after 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 17 may choose from available remaining shirt sizes on a first come first served basis at event check-in.
No, please pay with a credit card when registering online. Cash and checks will not be accepted.
If you register by Monday, February 17, you will be able to select your shirt size. Those who register after February 17 will be able to choose from available remaining shirt sizes.
Yes. For the safety of all of our participants with strollers to line up according to the pace they are able to run/walk. Youth riding in the stroller ONLY need to be registered if they would like a shirt.
The Corewell Health Irish Jig will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Walking the course is allowed, but participants must complete the route within 75 minutes of their start time. Walkers will begin their event after all runners have crossed the starting line, at approximately 8:45 a.m. If you cannot complete the course in 75 minutes, you may be asked to finish the race on the sidewalk so the roads can be reopened to traffic. You will be included in the results if you complete the 5K when the finish line closes at 10:00 a.m.
There will be limited traffic access near the race course from 7:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on event day, Saturday, March 16.
Street parking is available around East Grand Rapids High School. For a map of available street parking, visit https://www.eastgr.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=577
If you need parking assistance, please email IrishJig@corewellhealth.org
In the event the race is canceled, the event will pivot to a virtual event and all registration fees will be donated to the Cancer Patient Assistance Fund.
How a virtual event works:
- You will receive an email when the virtual race opens
- You will have two weeks to run a 5K and record your time
- Enter your time on the results page
*The results page link will be sent via email
- At the end of the two weeks, winners will be announced via email
- Those who have registered prior to the cancellation will be able to pick-up their shirts. Registrants who reside 30 or more miles from East Grand Rapids will have shirts sent to the address used at time of registration.
The Irish Jig has safety procedures for severe weather and critical events in partnership with Corewell Health and East Grand Rapids Public Safety. Corewell Health reserves the right to cancel the race in the event of severe weather or other critical events. Registration fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Team participants are scored by assigning a point value for the place they finish in their respective age group. If a runner finishes first, one point will be earned. Finishing 55th would earn 55 points. In each team, the five lowest points awarded will be totaled to give the team score. “Cross Country” is similar to golf in that the lowest score wins. Winners are based upon the lowest point totals, not the lowest combined times.