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When
Saturday, February 20th, 2027
Where
240 Hughes St. NE, Fort Walton Beach FL
Distance
5K
Typical weather
52–67°F · some rain risk
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On this date: rain 2 of the last 10 years
2026
69–78°F
rain
2025
32–47°F
dry
2024
38–63°F
dry
2023
52–69°F
dry
2022
44–62°F
dry
2021
34–59°F
dry
2020
49–68°F
rain
2019
61–72°F
dry
2018
66–73°F
dry
2017
58–70°F
dry
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About this race
🎭 8th Annual Fort Mardi Gras Fun 5K Run/Walk & Fest
Saturday, February 20, 2027 | Fort Walton Beach, Florida
We’re back for our 8th Annual — and we’re ready to celebrate Mardi Gras with fitness, community, and FUN!
Get ready for Fort Mardi Gras Fun 5K Run/Walk & Fest! Join us for a fun-filled day of fitness, Mardi Gras spirit, music, vendors, food, family fun.
Beautiful Finisher Medals for Participants
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Powered by the Beads, Beats, and Better Minds Foundation.
Save the date and stay tuned for 2027 registration!
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The 5k will be our 7th Annual, presented by the Beads, Beats & Better Minds Foundation, a Non-Profit whose mission is to support active minds and uplift young adults, their family and peers. We want to focus foremost on
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS! Mental Health/Dis+ease is a social dilemma that's greatly damaging our communities. The fact is either not readily addressed, quietly spoken about or simply ignored.
The Fort Mardi Gras 5k is designed to address Mental Health /Dis+ease by promoting proper exercise, creating healthy minds, coordinating wellness and encouraging mental stability.
Approaches as such are preventive measures that will enable us all VICTORIOUS! Together we will raise awareness while embracing diversity, supporting one another and using this stance to help direct hundreds of lives as we get closer to defeating mental dis+ease to the fullest extent possible.
MORE INFO:
501-837-5219
404- 573-0951
email: [email protected]
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