RESCHEDULED FOR 2026 Fort Mardi Gras Fun 5k Run/Walk & Fest

🎉 Race Announcement

• Event Update: We regret to inform our 2025 participants that, after careful consideration of our Race Director’s health, the 7th Annual Fort Mardi Gras 5K has been canceled and rescheduled for February 7, 2026.
• Refund Information: If you have already registered and would like a refund, please contact us at pr.ekelsey@gmail.com with your name, and we will process your refund via our RunSignup account. If we do not receive a response, your registration will be transferred to next year’s event.
• Apology: We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and wish everyone a joyful Mardi Gras 2025!
• New Location: Please note, the rescheduled 7th Annual Fort Mardi Gras 5K Run/Walk & Festival will take place at Ferry Park, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on February 7, 2026. The race will start at 9:00 AM, followed by free Mardi Gras festivities until 3:00 PM.

📍 Check-in Location

• Check-in: CHECK IN PLUS START/FINISH is located at Ferry Park Entrance.
• Address: 56 Ferry Rd NE.
• Vendor Support: Please come prepared to support our vendors, food trucks & visit with our sponsors before you leave to go home!
• Same Day Registration: ALL SAME DAY REGISTERS and if you MISSED PACKET PICK UP DAYS PLEASE ARRIVE AT THE PARK AS EARLY AS 8:30 AM to get checked in! THE RACE WILL START AT 9 AM, with Mardi Gras Festivities till 3 PM (FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

🏅 Event Details

• Participants: Every Participant will receive a Custom Mardi Gras MEDAL! (Same Day Registrants Not Guaranteed)
• Family-Friendly: A Family Fun Event for all to enjoy! Vendors, Face Painting, Gumbo, Music, Mardi Gras Beads & More!
• Pet Policy: Leashed Dogs are Welcome!! Or Stroll with your Baby Stroller!!
• Follow Us: CLICK HERE AND FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK!

💡 Mental Health Awareness

• Foundation: The 5k will be our 6th Annual, presented by the John Cain Foundation, a non-profit whose mission is to support active minds and uplift young adults, their family and peers.
• Focus: We want to focus foremost on MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS!
• Community Impact: Mental Health/Disease is a social dilemma that's greatly damaging our communities.
• Goal: Together we will raise awareness while embracing diversity, supporting one another and using this stance to help direct hundreds of lives as we get closer to defeating mental disease to the fullest extent possible.

⏰ Race Schedule

• Race Starts: Race Starts: 9 a.m. With Mardi Gras Festivities 11 a.m.-3 p.m. @ Ferry Park, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
• Festival Access: The Festival Part of the event is FREE and open to the Public!
• Updates: We will be following up with you by email and Facebook for important race information and updates or check back here!
• Contact Information: For more information, call 501-837-5219 or 404-573-0951 or email pr.ekelsey@gmail.com.

🔗 Registration Information

For race details and registration, visit: Mardi Gras Fun 5k Run/Walk & Fest 2026.