Run for Reading 5k
- Date Sat 15th November 2025
- Time 8:00AM EST
- Location Royal Palm Beach, Florida
- Price $22.70 - $38.60
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the 4th Annual Run for Reading 5k, happening on Saturday, November 15, 2025, in the beautiful Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach! This exciting event is not only a fantastic way to stay active with family and friends, but it also supports a wonderful cause—literacy for children in Palm Beach County. Each participant can choose to join the in-person run or opt for the virtual race, making it accessible for everyone.
As you cross the finish line, you'll be celebrated with a uniquely designed custom race medal, a stylish race t-shirt, and a swag bag filled with goodies. The chip-timed event ensures that every second counts, as your race time starts and stops with your crossing of the start and finish lines. Don't forget to bring gently used children's books for our book drive, and enjoy the chance to win fantastic raffle prizes, including family memberships and play passes. Join us for a day of fun, fitness, and philanthropy, all while spreading the joy of reading in our community!
As you cross the finish line, you'll be celebrated with a uniquely designed custom race medal, a stylish race t-shirt, and a swag bag filled with goodies. The chip-timed event ensures that every second counts, as your race time starts and stops with your crossing of the start and finish lines. Don't forget to bring gently used children's books for our book drive, and enjoy the chance to win fantastic raffle prizes, including family memberships and play passes. Join us for a day of fun, fitness, and philanthropy, all while spreading the joy of reading in our community!
Organiser's Description
SUPPORTING LITERACY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library [https://imaginationlibrary.com/] is an award-winning book gifting program for children under age five. The Imagination Library mails each child enrolled a high-quality, age-appropriate book each month, at no cost to the family, from birth through their fifth birthday! The program works through The Dollywood Foundation, which provides key systems, and local community partners, who enroll families and pay the monthly cost of books. Your participation in the Run for Reading 5k run and walk, will provide Imagination Library books for local children in Palm Beach County! Thank you for supporting literacy and spreading the joy of reading in our community!
The 4th Annual Run for Reading 5k run/walk is a family-friendly event and the perfect opportunity to stay active while supporting literacy in Palm Beach County. The race will take place in Commons Park in Royal Palm Beach and will be timed by AccuChip. The race is chip timed, so your time starts when you cross the starting line and end when you cross the finish line.
There is also a VIRTUAL RACE! Pick up your swag bag, t-shirt and race medal locally, or select the shipping option.
PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A UNIQUELY DESIGNED CUSTOM RACE MEDAL, RACE T-SHIRT, CHIP START, AND SWAG BAG!
PACKET PICKUP:
-Fit2Run at Wellington Mall.
-Day-of registration and packet pickup are available on race day at Commons Park starting at 7am.
MEDALS AND AWARDS:
Each participant will receive a custom finisher's medal, and overall and age group winners will also receive a custom engraved ribbon slide award!
BOOK DRIVE:
We are hosting a book drive. Please bring gently used books for children of all ages. There will be a donation box at the race and at packet pickup. On race day, you can also pick up free books to take home.
RAFFLE PRIZES:
Each participant will receive a raffle ticket. Put your ticket in at the raffle table to be entered to win. Prizes include a Cox Science Center family plus membership, play passes to We Rock the Spectrum, and more!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library [https://imaginationlibrary.com/] is an award-winning book gifting program for children under age five. The Imagination Library mails each child enrolled a high-quality, age-appropriate book each month, at no cost to the family, from birth through their fifth birthday! The program works through The Dollywood Foundation, which provides key systems, and local community partners, who enroll families and pay the monthly cost of books. Your participation in the Run for Reading 5k run and walk, will provide Imagination Library books for local children in Palm Beach County! Thank you for supporting literacy and spreading the joy of reading in our community!
The 4th Annual Run for Reading 5k run/walk is a family-friendly event and the perfect opportunity to stay active while supporting literacy in Palm Beach County. The race will take place in Commons Park in Royal Palm Beach and will be timed by AccuChip. The race is chip timed, so your time starts when you cross the starting line and end when you cross the finish line.
There is also a VIRTUAL RACE! Pick up your swag bag, t-shirt and race medal locally, or select the shipping option.
PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A UNIQUELY DESIGNED CUSTOM RACE MEDAL, RACE T-SHIRT, CHIP START, AND SWAG BAG!
PACKET PICKUP:
-Fit2Run at Wellington Mall.
-Day-of registration and packet pickup are available on race day at Commons Park starting at 7am.
MEDALS AND AWARDS:
Each participant will receive a custom finisher's medal, and overall and age group winners will also receive a custom engraved ribbon slide award!
BOOK DRIVE:
We are hosting a book drive. Please bring gently used books for children of all ages. There will be a donation box at the race and at packet pickup. On race day, you can also pick up free books to take home.
RAFFLE PRIZES:
Each participant will receive a raffle ticket. Put your ticket in at the raffle table to be entered to win. Prizes include a Cox Science Center family plus membership, play passes to We Rock the Spectrum, and more!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
Races
-
Run for Reading 5K
Incl. $3.60 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 15th November 2025 (8:00AM EST)
$38.60
CLOSED -
Virtual Run for Reading 5k
Incl. $2.70 Fee & T-Shirt
$22.70
CLOSEDAs part of your support for the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Run for Reading 5K, you will receive a race shirt and medal as part of your registration which will be mailed to the address in your registration.
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Commons Park, 11600, Royal Palm Beach, 33411, FL, United States
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