Country Music 5K & 10K
- Date Sat 15th March 2025
- Time 8:00AM EST
- Location Clewiston, Florida
- Price $29.50 - $32.00
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km, 10km
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Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the Country Music 5K & 10K on Saturday, March 15th, 2025, in the vibrant town of Clewiston, Hendry! This exciting race is part of the beloved Clewiston Sugar Festival, a three-day celebration steeped in local history and community spirit. Originally established to honor the successful sugarcane harvest, the festival has blossomed into a fantastic event that attracts participants and spectators from all over Florida.
Join fellow runners as you navigate the scenic routes while soaking in the festive atmosphere filled with live music, delicious local cuisine, and family-friendly activities. With both 5K and 10K options available, there's a perfect distance for everyone, whether you're a seasoned athlete or a casual runner. The Sugar Festival also features a variety of attractions, including a rodeo, car show, and kid's park, ensuring a fun-filled day for all attendees. Come celebrate the rich heritage and vibrant community of Clewiston while enjoying a day of fitness, fun, and fantastic music. We can't wait to see you there!
Join fellow runners as you navigate the scenic routes while soaking in the festive atmosphere filled with live music, delicious local cuisine, and family-friendly activities. With both 5K and 10K options available, there's a perfect distance for everyone, whether you're a seasoned athlete or a casual runner. The Sugar Festival also features a variety of attractions, including a rodeo, car show, and kid's park, ensuring a fun-filled day for all attendees. Come celebrate the rich heritage and vibrant community of Clewiston while enjoying a day of fitness, fun, and fantastic music. We can't wait to see you there!
Organiser's Description
The 5K/10K run is part of the 3 day Clewiston Sugar Festival
The Clewiston Sugar Festival is based on the original end of harvest celebration that was held by the United State Sugar Corporation, dating back to the 1930s, at the end of each sugarcane harvest season. It was a means of celebration and appreciation for a successful harvest.
In April, when the sugar grinding mill went down after the last carload of cane was ground, the mill was cleaned and tabled were placed as a barbecue was held for the workers and their families as hosted by the company. That night at the company-owned Sugarland Auditorium (now known as the John B. Boy Auditorium), a formal dance was held and a King and Queen of Sugar were crowned after being chosen by popular vote of the employees.
In the fall of 1986, members of the Clewiston Merchant Association developed the idea of continuing these celebrations city-wide as a way of showcasing our community and showing our appreciation to the sugar industry that provides our economic base.
Over the years, the Sugar Festival has evolved into an exciting multiple day event where folks can reunite with family, friends and neighbors at the end of another busy season. People come from the Glades and from across the state to gather for a day of good times; great live entertainment, cane-grinding, a car show, a kids park and a variety of food booths sponsored by local civic, school and church organizations that offer the best of local cuisine. The events list has expanded to include a rodeo to celebrate our area cowboy heritage; a bass tournament to showcase our natural jewel known as Lake Okeechobee and Seminole Heritage Day at the Clewiston Museum, which focuses on our community neighbors and partners, the Seminoles.
All-in-all, we are indeed a family and are glad to welcome you and yours to our history rich area and our historic, but growing festival!
We Raise Cane!
The Clewiston Sugar Festival is based on the original end of harvest celebration that was held by the United State Sugar Corporation, dating back to the 1930s, at the end of each sugarcane harvest season. It was a means of celebration and appreciation for a successful harvest.
In April, when the sugar grinding mill went down after the last carload of cane was ground, the mill was cleaned and tabled were placed as a barbecue was held for the workers and their families as hosted by the company. That night at the company-owned Sugarland Auditorium (now known as the John B. Boy Auditorium), a formal dance was held and a King and Queen of Sugar were crowned after being chosen by popular vote of the employees.
In the fall of 1986, members of the Clewiston Merchant Association developed the idea of continuing these celebrations city-wide as a way of showcasing our community and showing our appreciation to the sugar industry that provides our economic base.
Over the years, the Sugar Festival has evolved into an exciting multiple day event where folks can reunite with family, friends and neighbors at the end of another busy season. People come from the Glades and from across the state to gather for a day of good times; great live entertainment, cane-grinding, a car show, a kids park and a variety of food booths sponsored by local civic, school and church organizations that offer the best of local cuisine. The events list has expanded to include a rodeo to celebrate our area cowboy heritage; a bass tournament to showcase our natural jewel known as Lake Okeechobee and Seminole Heritage Day at the Clewiston Museum, which focuses on our community neighbors and partners, the Seminoles.
All-in-all, we are indeed a family and are glad to welcome you and yours to our history rich area and our historic, but growing festival!
We Raise Cane!
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