Bright Lights 5K & Fun Run

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November 25, 2026 - 6:00 PM
The night before Thanksgiving!

Ditch your normal turkey trot and start a new family tradition this year! We are pumped for the fourth annual Bright Lights 5K and Fun Run - a race through the Daniel Stowe Conservancy's Holiday Lights display.

Race registration includes a race bib, custom ornament (1 Mile) OR finisher medal (5K), a shot at a custom top 3 race medal, and free entry into the Holidays at the Garden lights display for a sneak peek party from 7pm-9pm before we open to the general public for the holiday season!

Get your holiday run in the day BEFORE Thanksgiving so you can spend the whole day enjoying food and family and rubbing it in everyone's face that you got to see the Stowe Holiday Lights before they did!

*Children 2 and under are free. All others wishing to get into the Holiday Lights sneak peek after party must register for the 5K or 1 Mile Fun Run.

*This is a multi-surface race and will take place on paved roads, natural trails and garden pathways.

*Bright Lights 5K and Fun Run is not a "stroller friendly" course but is doable with a running or hiking stroller (you're definitely not setting a stroller PR for sure).