Prairie Moon 5k Pumpkin Fun Run
- Date Sat 25th October 2025
- Time 9:30AM CDT
- Location Lawrence, Kansas
- Price Free - $38.10
- Races 3 races
- Distances 5km, 1 Mile
Event summary
Don't miss out on the chance to participate; online registration is open until Friday, October 24th at 9 PM, with in-person registration available at packet pick-up on Friday or at the school on race day from 8:30 to 9 AM. Embrace the spirit of the season and join us for a fantastic day of community, health, and pumpkin-themed fun!
Organiser's Description
The 5K race begins and ends at Prairie Moon Waldorf School at 9:30am. Not up for a 5K? We have a <1 mile fun run/obstacle course for younger ones at 10:30am. Join us at the finish line for pumpkin painting, chess, additional games, tacos, coffee and baked goods.
The race will be officially timed, but not certified. Course runs along the gravel road (1600 Rd) in front of school to the Mud Creek levee trail and back.
Race is $35 per person +fees for 18+ years old and includes a t-shirt. Youth 17 years of age and younger $10 per person with option to buy a t-shirt for $15. Each 5k registration comes with a timed bib. The Fun Run also come with the ability to add a shirt for $20 each. If you want a t-shirt but do not want to run, feel free to register to the Fun Run and add a shirt. We cannot ensure t-shirt sizes after October 11th.
There will be prizes for top finishers donated by local stores.
Packet pick-up will be in Lawrence, KS 66044 Friday October 24th, the day before the event from 3-6 pm and the morning of the race from 8:30-9:15 am inside the school. 5k Race will start at 9:30am and kids friendly <1 mile fun run/obstacle course will follow at 10:30. The fun run is not timed. Feel free to leave post race or to join in the fun that follows as long as you want. We will have food trucks, coffee and other post race goodies plus face painting, chess, coffee, and other family fun activities.
If you would like to make a donation but are not registering, please click on the donation tab at the top of the page. Otherwise there will be a page for you to make a donation if you go through the registration process. Thank you!
We would like to thank our last year sponsors for their generous donations. Fleet Feet; Mud & Lotus; Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop; River Rat Skate Shop; Great Harvest Bakery and Cafe; Wheatfield's Bakery Cafe; Eileen's Colossal Cookies; JB's Taco Truck; Blue Collar Press, Massage Envy, Growing Smiles, Cycle Works, Climb Lawrence, Dale & Ron's, Garrett Farm, Lawrence Beer Co. and to Garmin for donating a Forerunner.
Prairie Moon Waldorf School is a non-profit Waldorf school with an early education program and 1st-8th grades serving the Lawrence community since 2001. We are screen free, nature and art based utilizing a curriculum that educates the hands, the heart and the head through academic, artistic and practical work. Our tuition is need-based sliding scale. Everyone who qualifies receives a tuition reduction. Please stop by our information table at the event to learn more and/or visit our website at prairiemoon.org.
We look forward to seeing you!
Races
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Prairie Moon 5K Pumpkin Run (Ages 18+) (Includes T-Shirt and Timed Bib) 9:30am Start Time
Incl. $3.10 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 25th October 2025 (9:30AM CDT)
$38.10
OPENS 08 JUL -
Prairie Moon 5K Pumpkin Run (Ages 1-17) (Includes Timed Bib, T-Shirt Sold Separately) 9:30am Start Time
Incl. $1.60 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 25th October 2025 (9:30AM CDT)
$11.60
OPENS 08 JUL -
Kids Fun Run/Obstacle Course (T-Shirt Sold Separately) 10:30am Start Time
Incl. T-Shirt
Sat 25th October 2025 (10:30AM CDT)
Free
OPENS 08 JUL
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