2026 Bookish 5K & Cookie Fun Run (If You Give A Pig A Party)

🎉 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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