HomeFront's HALLOWEEN 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk

Past Event

502 Carnegie Center, Princeton NJ

Sunday, October 27th, 2024

🎃 Join Us for a Meaningful Cause!

Please join us on Sunday, October 27, 2024 to change the lives of local children who are impacted by homelessness and poverty.

📍 Event Details

We are excited for you to join us at our completely Halloween-themed, USTAF certified racecourse, at 502 Carnegie Center, Princeton. This is a flat, scenic, and fun racecourse (with live bands, music, and Halloween surprises along the route) with both a 1 mile and 5K route.

Parking: Available in front of building 502, with spillover parking in front of buildings 302.
Registration Area: Please enter the front door of building 502, walk through the lobby, and out the lobby's back door into the courtyard.
Note: The Marathon Finisher Event has been discontinued for this year.

🗓️ Mark Your Calendars

Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up is REQUIRED for anyone registering for the 5K Run or 1 Mile Walk.

Date: Saturday, October 26 from 10:00AM - 12:00PM at the racecourse: 502 Carnegie Center, Princeton.
Same-Day Registration: Available until the maximum 1200 runners/walkers limit is reached.
Event Start: All events BEGIN AT 10:00AM, EXCEPT FOR The Pumpkin Dash which will begin at 9:00AM.

📝 Registration

Online Registration: Closes on Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00AM.
In-Person Registration: Available at the racecourse on Saturday, October 26 from 10:00AM - 12:00PM.
Race-Day Registration: Available from 8:30 - 9:40AM, only if capacity allows.

💰 Pricing

5K Run: $35 if registered before October 13, $45 thereafter.
1 Mile Walk: $25 if registered before October 13, $30 thereafter.
Pumpkin Dash: $10 registration fee.

👕 T-Shirts

T-shirts are provided to all 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk participants for the first 1000 registrants. Registrations after October 13 are not guaranteed the requested size or a t-shirt, but extra t-shirts will be ordered to hopefully provide t-shirts for all registrants. Pumpkin Dash participants receive other goodies!

🤝 Make a Bigger Impact

Start a Fundraiser: When you register you will be able to create your own webpage to ask friends and family to sponsor your efforts!
Form a Team: Invite your family, friends, or colleagues to join a team you start when you register.

🎉 Family Fun Activities at the Event

Bring your whole family to the event. We will have:

Trunk-or-Treat
Costume Contest
Preschool Pumpkin Dash
Kids' Activities including art making, face painting, and balloons.

It’s the perfect way to kick off Halloween!

🏆 Awards for the Event

5K Trophies: Awarded for top 3 male/female runners overall and in each age group.
Medals: Awarded for all 1 Mile finishers who are children (12 and under).
Prizes: For top fundraising individual and top fundraising team.
Costume Prizes: For best adult and child Halloween costumes - no scary costumes please!

🙏 Thank You!

The proceeds from this event support HomeFront's Children's Programs. Our children's programs include:

Joy, Hopes and Dreams: Children's enrichment, mentoring, and tutoring programming, which over 400 children impacted by homelessness and poverty attend in a normal year.
Camp Mercer: A trauma-informed summer day camp for children with unstable housing situations.