HomeFront's HALLOWEEN 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk

🎉 Join Us for a Cause

Please join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025 to change the lives of local children who are impacted by homelessness and poverty.

📅 EVENT DETAILS

• Race Location: 502 Carnegie Center, Princeton
• Course Type: Halloween-themed, USTAF certified, flat, scenic, and fun race
• Live Entertainment: Music, live bands, and Halloween surprises along the route
• Race Options: Both a 1 mile and 5K route available

Parking is available in front of building 502, with spillover parking in front of buildings 302. GPS is the best way to find the location. To get to the registration area, please enter the front door of building 502, walk through the lobby, and out the lobby's back door into the courtyard.

Note: The Marathon Finisher Event has been discontinued for this year.

🗓️ Mark Your Calendars

Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up is REQUIRED for anyone registering for the 5K Run or 1 Mile Walk.

The Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up is scheduled the day before the event on Saturday, October 26 from 10:00AM -12:00PM at the racecourse: 502 Carnegie Center, Princeton. There will be in-person registrations available the day of the event until the maximum 1200 runners/walkers limit is reached.

📝 REGISTRATION

• Online Registration: Closes on Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00AM
• Same-Day Registration: Available from 8:30 - 9:40AM if capacity permits
• Event Start: All events BEGIN AT 10:00AM, EXCEPT for The Pumpkin Dash at 9:00AM
• Entrance Closure: Carnegie Center Campus closes at 9:40AM

💲 PRICING

Registration for the 5K Run is $35 if you register before Sunday, October 13, and $45 thereafter. Registration for the 1 Mile Walk is $25 if you register before Sunday, October 13 and $30 thereafter. Registration for the Pumpkin Dash is $10. The 5K Run is a timed event: the 1 Mile Walk is not timed.

👕 T-SHIRTS

T-shirts are provided to all 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk participants for the first 1000 registrants. Registrations after October 13 are not guaranteed their requested size or a t-shirt, but extra t-shirts will be ordered to hopefully provide t-shirts for all registrants. Pumpkin Dash participants receive other goodies!

🌟 MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT

• Start a Fundraiser: Multiply your impact on the lives of local children who are homeless. You will be able to create your own web page.
• Form a Team: Invite your family, friends, and colleagues to join a team you start when you register.

🎊 FAMILY FUN ACTIVITIES AT THE EVENT

Bring your whole family to the event. We will have a Trunk-or-Treat, Costume Contest, Preschool Pumpkin Dash, Kids’ Activities (including art making, face painting, balloons), and great live bands and music. It’s a perfect way to kick off Halloween!

🏆 AWARDS FOR THE EVENT

• 5K Trophies: Awarded for top 3 male/female runners overall and in each age group: 0-15, 16-22, 23-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-68, 69+
• Medals: Awarded for all 1 Mile finishers who are children (12 and under)
• Prizes: Awarded for top fundraising individual and top fundraising team
• Costume Prizes: For best adult and child Halloween costumes - no scary costumes please!

🙏 THANK YOU!

The proceeds from this event support HomeFront's Children’s Programs. Our children’s programs include:

• Joy, Hopes and Dreams (JHD): Children’s enrichment, mentoring, and tutoring programming serving over 400 children impacted by homelessness and poverty.
• Camp Mercer: A trauma-informed summer day camp providing stability, academic enrichment, and fun activities for children.

HomeFront's kids would not have these life-changing opportunities without your help, so thank you for WALKING or RUNNING! We hope to see you there!

For more information, visit our registration page.