Waterloo Library & Historical Society, Waterloo NY
Saturday, August 15th, 2026
🎉 Event Overview
The Waterloo Library & Historical Society presents the 2026 Bookish 5K & the Cookie Fun Run (If You Give A Pig A Party)!
🏃♀️ Race Details
- Event Type: Join us for our 3rd Annual Bookish 5K: Stories in Stride event with a different theme for this year. 2026’s 5k theme is TBD.
- Participant Rewards: The first 100 Bookish 5K participants will receive a book-themed medal and T-shirt.
🍰 About the Fun Run
- Theme Inspiration: “If you give a pig a party”, they will probably party. When they party, they will probably feel guilty. But if they do this fun-run they can have their cake and eat it too!
- Family Friendly: This family-friendly race, originally inspired by Laura Numeroff's "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie", will tickle your taste buds AND benefit the Waterloo Library & Historical Society.
- Cake After the Run: This year we will be eating CAKE, but don’t worry, you don’t have to eat them along your run. We’ll have some ready for when you are done!
🏅 Fun Run Details
- Distance: If you are participating in our original 1 mile fun run, there will be 2 pieces of cake in total.
- What to Bring: So bring your appetite and running shoes to race 1 mile around the Library area of Waterloo.
- Rewards: Participants will receive a Cake themed medal and registrations under 5 will receive their own copy of this year’s book.
💰 Entry Fees
- 5K walk/run: $35
- Cookie Run: $15
- Children under 5: Free
🚫 Cancellation Policy
*In the event of a cancellation, there will be no refunds: your entry fee will be used as a donation to the Waterloo Library & Historical Society.
🌐 More Information
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