The Downtown Dunedin ORANGE You Glad Its OKTOBERFEST 5K 10K At HOB Brewing Company

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

The coveted ORANGE medal loved by all fans of Dunedin AND Florida are able to earn this awesome beer bottle opener one of a kind medal at this year's Oktoberfest 5K 10K on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. at HOB Brewing Company 941, Huntley Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698. The best venue in Florida where the PARTY begins with your RUNNING! (or walking). This run is open to all ages and levels of ability and is dog friendly! Register early as the price increases closer to the race in an attempt to slow down registrations as we approach the sell out for each race date.

🚗 Parking Information

• Fees: Parking is free and encouraged at the Artisan Parking Garage across from the venue on Monroe street or any legal downtown parking areas.
• Caution: The city and race management cannot be responsible for any parking violations even though they are very rare in Dunedin.
• Advice: When in doubt…keep moving.

🏅 Family Events

• Activities: June 1st is a family encouraged run with a 5K, 1 mile and kid’s dash set at a distance appropriate for each size of child where the kids are never out of sight to parents.
• Participation: Parents are also encouraged to run alongside your children in the kid’s dash.
• Medals: Each registered bib number gets a finisher’s medal, and every 5K distance runner receives a RUN FLORIDA promotional t-shirt and free draft craft beer from HOB Brewing post race.

🌳 Race Course

Dunedin is always a very popular venue which takes you through downtown Dunedin from HOB out north and back exclusively on the Pinellas Trail so bring your best attitude and leave the earbuds and air pods at home. An email is sent to all participants by NOON the day before the race with your assigned bib number that you’ll pick up on race morning as well as your waiver or release to participate. If you don’t get this email by noon the day before the event please text 727-CAN-RACE with a good email address and we’ll forward the email to that address.

📋 Registration Details

If you register on race morning the process takes much longer and the race could be sold out so register early. No matter when you register you must use your phone or computer to register through www.727CanRace.com link to Active.com. This ensures our insurance protocol and allows you to purchase the 3rd party insurance in case of no show or cancellation. Race management, as an industry standard, cannot issue refunds and race day registration is never guaranteed.

📧 Pre-Race Instructions

Once you receive your pre-race email, please look up your bib number and print your waiver, sign it, and fill it out in order TO GREATLY expedite your check-in experience. You’ll be directed to a longer check-in line if you need to sign a waiver on site but we will provide them for those who do not have access to a printer. DO NOT email them back to us as they must be presented on race day. There is NO packet or t-shirt pick up prior to race day.

📍 Start/Finish Area

Parking is free at the Artisan Parking Garage, 356 Monroe Street, Dunedin, FL 34698. After you park your vehicle, please walk west across the Pinellas Trail to HOB Brewing Company, 941 Huntley Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698. This is your start/finish area. Please remain on site at HOB and off the Pinellas Trail until Suzanne calls your distance to walk you out together as a group to your exact starting area.

🏁 Race Procedure

Each distance will be called to the start line just prior to race start to follow Suzanne around the building to the start line. PLEASE REMAIN INSIDE THE GROUNDS OF THE HOB UNTIL YOU ARE TAKEN TO YOUR START LINE. DO NOT COME OUT TO THE PINELLAS TRAIL UNTIL SUZANNE WALKS YOUR GROUP AROUND THE LOT TO THE START LINE AS EACH ARE DIFFERENT.

🏆 Awards and Recognition

• Medals: Receive your finisher’s medal at the finish line and take a TOP FINISHER’S framed award if they are there when you arrive!
• Awards Distribution: We will not give awards beyond finisher medals, in the 1 mile and kid’s dash run.
• Special Awards: We bring additional top finisher frames for any of our senior citizen runners or anyone who might have a particularly great race.

🍻 Post-Race Activities

Remember to pick up your FREE BEER armband at race check-in if you are over the age of 21. Bag check is in the t-shirt zone for anyone who does not want to walk back to your car. Only light snacks are at the venue but bring your wallet as there is typically a food truck and great food throughout Dunedin post race.

💬 Community Support

Thanks for being a part of running in Dunedin always benefiting our teens from high school wrestling, JV football, cheer, band, travel baseball teams, and more. Remember to thank a teen or law enforcement officer at the venue or on the course! It’s all about community and service.

📧 Contact Information

For questions that were not answered in this description please email Suzanne at XanaduRaceManagement@gmail.com

🌐 More Information

Suzanne and Mike Mannino www.727CanRace.com

🗓️ Race Link

For more information and to register, visit the race link: here.