Pirate's Beer Run! - A 0.5k Run For Cancer
- Date Sat 11th July 2026
- Time 10:00AM EDT
- Location Colchester, Connecticut
- Price $25.00 - $40.00
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Get ready for a unique and fun-filled experience at the Pirate's Beer Run, taking place on Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Colchester, Southeastern Connecticut! This exciting 0.5K "run" (that’s just over a third of a mile) is perfect for those looking to enjoy a lighthearted day where the focus is on fun rather than speed. Whether you choose to walk, jog, or simply cheer on the participants, everyone is welcome to join in the festivities that benefit cancer research.
Check-in starts at 10 AM, and participants can look forward to a delightful day filled with beer, donuts, and live music from the Mauve Lloyd Trio, all while supporting a great cause. After completing the run, participants will be rewarded with a refreshing craft beer from Hop Culture Farms & Brew Co, along with a delicious donut. Plus, every participant will receive a limited edition t-shirt and pint glass to commemorate the occasion. With only 150 spots available and the event already sold out, this is sure to be a memorable day of community spirit and camaraderie in the fight against cancer! Don't miss out on the fun—mark your calendars for July 11th!
Check-in starts at 10 AM, and participants can look forward to a delightful day filled with beer, donuts, and live music from the Mauve Lloyd Trio, all while supporting a great cause. After completing the run, participants will be rewarded with a refreshing craft beer from Hop Culture Farms & Brew Co, along with a delicious donut. Plus, every participant will receive a limited edition t-shirt and pint glass to commemorate the occasion. With only 150 spots available and the event already sold out, this is sure to be a memorable day of community spirit and camaraderie in the fight against cancer! Don't miss out on the fun—mark your calendars for July 11th!
Organiser's Description
7/8/2026 - Who's excited for Saturday! All your swag has arrived and we're ready to go! Check in starts at 10am, watch for our parking staff to direct you to an open spot and come to the check-in tent after you park to get your swag & beer ticket!
Stick around for lunch after the "run" from Chef O's Streatery and Hop Culture Farms & Brew Co has live music from 3-6pm with the Mauve Lloyd Trio doing acoustic Pink Floyd! _*SOLD OUT! PRE-REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY PLEASE. HOP CULTURE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC AT 12PM*_
6/26/2026 - We are sold out! Thank you to everyone for registering and we can't wait to see you on July 11th!
A RUN FOR UNDERACHIEVERS.
A COUCH POTATO FUN RUN.
A RUN FOR THE REST OF US.
It goes by many names, and now you can take part in one, if you snag one of the 150 entry slots before they are gone! This 0.5K "Run" (Yes, really 0.5K = 1/3 Mile = 546 Yards = 1640 Feet) will only take you about 7 minutes to complete if you walk it, and then you get rewarded with a beer and a donut!
How great is that? Not to mention the best part - the proceeds go to help fight cancer! We are the "Pirates of the Cure-ibbean" team with the Relay For Life of Southeastern CT [http://relayforlife.org/southeasternct]. The money we raise at this event will go to our 2026 Relay For Life event, which is part of the American Cancer Society.
We have a Youth Package option available! When you register as both an on-site or virtual participant, you can add your kids! The Youth Package is $20 and includes a t-shirt, a 0.5K sticker, and a donut. *This is an addon option and appears after you select your participant shirt size* (Shirt sizes go up to Adult XL for this option, so you could also bring a non-drinking adult with this same option.)
PLEASE NOTE:
- Register by June 30th to guarantee your shirt size! If we have not sold out at that time we will order the shirts and guess on what sizes we need for late registrations. Late/onsite registration will be first come first served from the extra shirts we have available.
- This is not a timed "run", the course is a dirt road and rocky in some areas so walk/jog only is recommended. Plus it's only 0.5K and we won't run out of donuts!
- Want to participate but not do the 0.5K part up the trail? No problem, you can hang out and eat your donut while waiting for everyone to get back! (It's so short they won't be gone long!)
SCHEDULE:
10:00-11:00 AM - Arrival & Check In
11:00 AM - Run/Walk Starts!
11:15 AM - All Done, Time For Beer & Donuts!
12:00 PM - Hop Culture Opens to the public
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! WHAT'S A FUN RUN WITHOUT SWAG?
Besides the beer and donuts, you will also receive:
- Limited edition official "2026 Pirate's Beer Run" t-shirt. Wear it proudly to show how hard you worked at this event, displaying not only our logo on the front, but all of our sponsors on the back!
- Limited edition official "2026 Pirate's Beer Run" pint glass! Every time you drink a beer or anything else from this glass, you will remember the fun times you had with us. Emblazoned with our logo of course.
- Not so limited-edition official "0.5K Pirate's Beer Run" euro-style oval sticker. Stick to your car or anywhere to show your superiority over others.
- Optional Addons: Dog Bandana & Spent Grain Dog Treat, Extra 2026 Pint Glass, Extra 0.5K Stickers.
YOU MENTIONED BEER? Yes! Through our partnership with Hop Culture Farms & Brew Co [https://hopculturefarms.com/] you will receive a pour of one of their amazing craft beers. They are also hosting this event for us, so you will "run" (or walk, skip, whatever you prefer) around their property for the 0.5K, ending just steps away from their tasting room. With a variety of styles on tap at all times there is surely something you will love. Present your Beer Ticket (to be found in your pint glass) at the bar in the tasting room for your beer. Note: Not all beers may be available with the beer ticket.
WHAT ABOUT THAT DONUT? We are still working on arranging our 2026 Donut Partner, so we don't yet know where your after-run donut will be from! After the "run" you may pick up your donut at our Donut Tent. (Which will look exactly like our check-in tent.)
ABOUT HOP CULTURE: A family-friendly brewery featuring community tables, outdoor seating, and a diverse selection of cold beers on tap, Hop Culture Farms is a welcoming place for all to enjoy some of the best craft ingredients Connecticut has to offer. In honor of beer's agricultural roots and our amazing growers, we like to say that "great beer grows here." Our family-owned hop farm and brewery is unique and we take pride in being able to share our story and tell the history of our farm.
ABOUT RELAY FOR LIFE: The Relay For Life events are the worlds largest peer-to-peer fundraising event dedicated to saving lives from cancer. For over 40 years, communities across the world have come together to honor and remember loved ones and take action for lifesaving change. Funds raised through Relay For Life directly support breakthrough research, 24/7 support for cancer patients, access o lifesaving screenings, and much more.
Thank you for joining us!
Rich Arsenault & Kelly Whipple
Team Pirates of the Cure-ibbean
Stick around for lunch after the "run" from Chef O's Streatery and Hop Culture Farms & Brew Co has live music from 3-6pm with the Mauve Lloyd Trio doing acoustic Pink Floyd! _*SOLD OUT! PRE-REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY PLEASE. HOP CULTURE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC AT 12PM*_
6/26/2026 - We are sold out! Thank you to everyone for registering and we can't wait to see you on July 11th!
A RUN FOR UNDERACHIEVERS.
A COUCH POTATO FUN RUN.
A RUN FOR THE REST OF US.
It goes by many names, and now you can take part in one, if you snag one of the 150 entry slots before they are gone! This 0.5K "Run" (Yes, really 0.5K = 1/3 Mile = 546 Yards = 1640 Feet) will only take you about 7 minutes to complete if you walk it, and then you get rewarded with a beer and a donut!
How great is that? Not to mention the best part - the proceeds go to help fight cancer! We are the "Pirates of the Cure-ibbean" team with the Relay For Life of Southeastern CT [http://relayforlife.org/southeasternct]. The money we raise at this event will go to our 2026 Relay For Life event, which is part of the American Cancer Society.
We have a Youth Package option available! When you register as both an on-site or virtual participant, you can add your kids! The Youth Package is $20 and includes a t-shirt, a 0.5K sticker, and a donut. *This is an addon option and appears after you select your participant shirt size* (Shirt sizes go up to Adult XL for this option, so you could also bring a non-drinking adult with this same option.)
PLEASE NOTE:
- Register by June 30th to guarantee your shirt size! If we have not sold out at that time we will order the shirts and guess on what sizes we need for late registrations. Late/onsite registration will be first come first served from the extra shirts we have available.
- This is not a timed "run", the course is a dirt road and rocky in some areas so walk/jog only is recommended. Plus it's only 0.5K and we won't run out of donuts!
- Want to participate but not do the 0.5K part up the trail? No problem, you can hang out and eat your donut while waiting for everyone to get back! (It's so short they won't be gone long!)
SCHEDULE:
10:00-11:00 AM - Arrival & Check In
11:00 AM - Run/Walk Starts!
11:15 AM - All Done, Time For Beer & Donuts!
12:00 PM - Hop Culture Opens to the public
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! WHAT'S A FUN RUN WITHOUT SWAG?
Besides the beer and donuts, you will also receive:
- Limited edition official "2026 Pirate's Beer Run" t-shirt. Wear it proudly to show how hard you worked at this event, displaying not only our logo on the front, but all of our sponsors on the back!
- Limited edition official "2026 Pirate's Beer Run" pint glass! Every time you drink a beer or anything else from this glass, you will remember the fun times you had with us. Emblazoned with our logo of course.
- Not so limited-edition official "0.5K Pirate's Beer Run" euro-style oval sticker. Stick to your car or anywhere to show your superiority over others.
- Optional Addons: Dog Bandana & Spent Grain Dog Treat, Extra 2026 Pint Glass, Extra 0.5K Stickers.
YOU MENTIONED BEER? Yes! Through our partnership with Hop Culture Farms & Brew Co [https://hopculturefarms.com/] you will receive a pour of one of their amazing craft beers. They are also hosting this event for us, so you will "run" (or walk, skip, whatever you prefer) around their property for the 0.5K, ending just steps away from their tasting room. With a variety of styles on tap at all times there is surely something you will love. Present your Beer Ticket (to be found in your pint glass) at the bar in the tasting room for your beer. Note: Not all beers may be available with the beer ticket.
WHAT ABOUT THAT DONUT? We are still working on arranging our 2026 Donut Partner, so we don't yet know where your after-run donut will be from! After the "run" you may pick up your donut at our Donut Tent. (Which will look exactly like our check-in tent.)
ABOUT HOP CULTURE: A family-friendly brewery featuring community tables, outdoor seating, and a diverse selection of cold beers on tap, Hop Culture Farms is a welcoming place for all to enjoy some of the best craft ingredients Connecticut has to offer. In honor of beer's agricultural roots and our amazing growers, we like to say that "great beer grows here." Our family-owned hop farm and brewery is unique and we take pride in being able to share our story and tell the history of our farm.
ABOUT RELAY FOR LIFE: The Relay For Life events are the worlds largest peer-to-peer fundraising event dedicated to saving lives from cancer. For over 40 years, communities across the world have come together to honor and remember loved ones and take action for lifesaving change. Funds raised through Relay For Life directly support breakthrough research, 24/7 support for cancer patients, access o lifesaving screenings, and much more.
Thank you for joining us!
Rich Arsenault & Kelly Whipple
Team Pirates of the Cure-ibbean
Races
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Pirate's Beer Run - 0.5k (On-Site Participant)
Incl. T-Shirt
Sat 11th July 2026 (10:00AM EDT)
$40.00
CLOSED10-11am: Arrival & Check In! 11 Run Starts! 11 All done, time for beer and donuts! Stick around for more beer, food and music! 12 Hop Culture Opens to the public 12-8pm: TBD food truck at Hop Culture 2-5pm: Live Music at Hop Culture (TBD) -
Virtual Participant (Shipped Swag!)
Incl. T-Shirt
$25.00
CLOSEDThis is a Virtual entry with Shipped Swag! Due to limited parking we only have room for 150 on-site participants, so this virtual option is available for anyone who misses out on the the on-site slots, or would like to participate from afar! You will receive your shirt and sticker by mail! (Sorry, we are not shipping pint glasses, beer, or donuts.)
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