Jungle Gardens 7K Trail, 5K Run & 1 Mile

🏃‍♂️ 2025 Jungle Gardens 7K Trail Run, 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run

📅 Date & Location

• Date: November 1, 2025
• Location: Hwy. 329, Avery Island, LA

🗓️ Schedule of Events

• 7:30 a.m.: Registration
• 8:00 a.m.: 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk
• 8:30 a.m.: 5K Run Start
• 8:38 a.m.: 7K Run Start

❤️ Race Benefits

This race benefits the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Currently over 900 children from Louisiana are in active treatment in Memphis and affiliate hospitals. These families will never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food. Join us for this event as FUNraiser's for St Jude pledges to raise $300,000 in 2025.

🌳 Race Experience

Please join us for a great morning at the world-famous Jungle Gardens. The race will be held on the hard-packed road that travels throughout the gardens. This will definitely be the most scenic race in Louisiana and one not to miss!

🍽️ Food and Attractions

After you run the race, enjoy some jambalaya provided by the Knights of Columbus from Egan, LA or step over to the world-famous McIlhenny Factory to see how Tabasco products are made. Be sure to visit the gift shops for great items for your Christmas list.

💰 Registration Fees

• 5K & 7K (With t-shirt): June 1st - Aug. 12th - $40
• 5K & 7K (With t-shirt): Aug. 13th - Oct. 29th - $45
• 5K & 7K (No T-shirt): June 1st - Aug. 12th - $30
• 1 Mile Fun Run (No t-shirt): June 1st - Oct. 29th - $30

🌐 Virtual Run

We are offering a Jungle Gardens Virtual 5K or 7K event with a t-shirt for $35. If you can't pick up your packet, we can ship it to you for a $8 Postage fee that you can purchase when registering.

👕 T-shirt Guaranteed Date

For the 5K & 7K event with a t-shirt, participants will receive a t-shirt. T-shirt IS guaranteed to those that are registered by October 13th. There will not be a second shirt order this year. The option to purchase a shirt will no longer be available after that date.

🏅 Finisher Medals

1 Mile, 5K & 7K participants will receive finisher medals.

👥 Teams

Sign up as an individual or join a team. The team with the most registered members will receive an award.

📦 Packet Pickup Info

Packet pick up will be at Tri Running located at 2813 Johnston St., Lafayette, La. on Friday, October 31, 2025 from 11am-6pm.

👶 Age Groups

1-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, etc. 70+ for 5K & 7K.

🏆 Awards

1 Mile Fun Run: Top Overall Male & Female

5K & 7K Runs: Top Overall Male & Female, Masters & Grand Masters Male & Female. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Male & Female each age group.

🔗 For More Information

Visit our official race page for more details.