Rainbow Weekend 5k
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Past event
11:00 AM EDT
Kent, Ohio
$38.10 · 1 race
5km
Event summary
Get ready to celebrate love, visibility, and community at the Rainbow Weekend 5K on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in Kent, Ohio! This vibrant event is part of Main Street Kent's fifth annual Rainbow Weekend, dedicated to honoring and uplifting the LGBTQ+ community. With this year's empowering theme "Visibility is Victory," participants will embark on a scenic 5K walk and fun run along the picturesque Portage Hike & Bike Trail, starting and finishing at North Water Brewing Company.
Join us at 11:00 AM for a day filled with joy, camaraderie, and purpose, as we raise vital funds for the newly established LGBTQ+ Fund through the Portage Foundation, aimed at supporting the well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Your registration fee of $25 (increasing over time) includes a fabulous T-shirt and a 5K medal for the first 100 finishers. After crossing the finish line, stick around for the End of the Rainbow Party, where a portion of drink proceeds will benefit the fund. Together, let’s show our support and make a significant impact in our community—every step counts! We can’t wait to see you there!
Join us at 11:00 AM for a day filled with joy, camaraderie, and purpose, as we raise vital funds for the newly established LGBTQ+ Fund through the Portage Foundation, aimed at supporting the well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Your registration fee of $25 (increasing over time) includes a fabulous T-shirt and a 5K medal for the first 100 finishers. After crossing the finish line, stick around for the End of the Rainbow Party, where a portion of drink proceeds will benefit the fund. Together, let’s show our support and make a significant impact in our community—every step counts! We can’t wait to see you there!
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Rainbow Weekend 5k
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Entries closed11:00 AM EDT
$38.10
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The Rainbow Weekend 5K is returning during Main Street Kent's fifth annual Rainbow Weekend https://mainstreetkent.org/rainbow-weekend, which takes place each October in Kent, Ohio, to celebrate our city's LGBTQ+ community. This year's theme, Visibility is Victory, honors the power of being seen in a time when LGBTQ+ lives are being threatened and erased. There is no single way to be visiblewhether you're showing up at protests, in your workplace, with your loved ones, or simply to yourselfyour presence matters. Every act of visibility is an act of resistance and of love. When we show up for ourselves and each other, we win.
So, join your community of LGBTQ+ folks and allies on_ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, AT 11:00 AM_ for a 5K walk and fun run. The route will take participants through the trees of the Portage Hike & Bike Trail and will start and end at North Water Brewing Company, where an End of the Rainbow Party will be taking place at the finish line (mimosas, anyone?!).
Last year, this event raised $7,000 for Kent State Universitys LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund, providing critical funding for books, academic supplies, household items, housing, and food. Sadly, Kent State had to close the LGBTQ+ Center and the emergency fund in June to stay in compliance with state law. It is important now more than ever that we continue to find ways to help LGBTQ+ students and members of our community. _THIS YEAR, WERE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 2025 BENEFICIARY WILL BE THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED LGBTQ+ FUND OFFERED THROUGH THE PORTAGE FOUNDATION!_
The Portage Foundations LGBTQ+ Fund was created to be a resource to support the well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals and families in Portage County. LGBTQ+ individualsparticularly youth and college studentsface disproportionate challenges related to mental health, housing insecurity, and access to support services. This fund helps close those gaps with compassion by fostering community, providing vital services, and creating opportunities for those who have been historically underserved. Our 5K committee is honored to host one of the first fundraising campaigns for this imperative fund.
The cost of a ticket is $25 plus a registration fee from August 1-31. The price will increase to $30 plus the fee on September 1. From September 16-October 18, tickets will cost $35 plus the fee. Your ticket includes participation in the 5K, a fabulous T-shirt (please note that although we will order extra, we can no longer guarantee a t-shirt, especially of a certain size, after October 1), and a 5K medal for the first 100 participants that cross the finish line. After the race, join us for the End of the Rainbow Party at North Water Brewing Co., during which a portion of the proceeds from drink purchases will be donated to the Portage Foundations LGBTQ+ Fund.
We can't wait to see you there!
So, join your community of LGBTQ+ folks and allies on_ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, AT 11:00 AM_ for a 5K walk and fun run. The route will take participants through the trees of the Portage Hike & Bike Trail and will start and end at North Water Brewing Company, where an End of the Rainbow Party will be taking place at the finish line (mimosas, anyone?!).
Last year, this event raised $7,000 for Kent State Universitys LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund, providing critical funding for books, academic supplies, household items, housing, and food. Sadly, Kent State had to close the LGBTQ+ Center and the emergency fund in June to stay in compliance with state law. It is important now more than ever that we continue to find ways to help LGBTQ+ students and members of our community. _THIS YEAR, WERE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 2025 BENEFICIARY WILL BE THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED LGBTQ+ FUND OFFERED THROUGH THE PORTAGE FOUNDATION!_
The Portage Foundations LGBTQ+ Fund was created to be a resource to support the well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals and families in Portage County. LGBTQ+ individualsparticularly youth and college studentsface disproportionate challenges related to mental health, housing insecurity, and access to support services. This fund helps close those gaps with compassion by fostering community, providing vital services, and creating opportunities for those who have been historically underserved. Our 5K committee is honored to host one of the first fundraising campaigns for this imperative fund.
The cost of a ticket is $25 plus a registration fee from August 1-31. The price will increase to $30 plus the fee on September 1. From September 16-October 18, tickets will cost $35 plus the fee. Your ticket includes participation in the 5K, a fabulous T-shirt (please note that although we will order extra, we can no longer guarantee a t-shirt, especially of a certain size, after October 1), and a 5K medal for the first 100 participants that cross the finish line. After the race, join us for the End of the Rainbow Party at North Water Brewing Co., during which a portion of the proceeds from drink purchases will be donated to the Portage Foundations LGBTQ+ Fund.
We can't wait to see you there!
Location
North Water Brewing Company, 101 Crain Ave, Kent, 44240, OH, United States
Rainbow Weekend 5k
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