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Barrier Island Earth Day 5K Fun Run and Festival

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2810 Seabrook Island Road, Seabrook Island SC

Saturday, April 26th, 2025

🌍 Event Overview

What better way to celebrate Earth Day, do your part to conserve nature, and help educate future generations on the environment, then by running or sponsoring the 5K Fun Run or attending the Earth Day Festival for the Barrier Island Local Outreach Program? The exciting 5K route at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center has received high praise from hiking, running, and walking enthusiasts featuring dirt roads, trails, and sandy paths through our 314 acres of beach, maritime forest, and undisturbed salt marsh on Seabrook Island, SC.

🏞️ Experience Nature

  • 5 Environments in 5 K: Maritime Forest, Salt Marsh, Dunes, Estuary, and Beach!
  • Earth Day Festival: Enjoy following the 5K with Food Trucks, Games, Music, a Silent Auction, Education Tents, and Live Animals!

🗓️ Schedule of Events

5K Fun Run

  • 7:30 - 8:30am: 5K Bib and T-shirt Pickup
  • 8:30 - 10:00am: BI Earth Day 5K Fun Run
  • 10:00 - 10:30am: 5K Awards Ceremony

Earth Day Festival Schedule

  • Coming Soon!!

💚 Support Our Mission

Support our mission to create scholarships for schools and students to visit the Barrier Island Environmental Education Program and provide outreach to local classrooms. You can sign up for the 5K and Festival together, or you can sign up to attend just the Earth Day Festival at a lower price. If you can't attend this year, but still wish to donate, we have that option as well.

🤝 Sponsorship and Volunteering

If you or your business wish to SPONSOR the race as a SEA TURTLE, BOBCAT, or PELICAN sponsor, or if you wish to VOLUNTEER on the day of the event, please contact the Barrier Island Program at naturalist@stchristopher.org for more information.

📋 Important Information

  • Lodging opportunities: are available for individuals and groups: Contact Katie Sullivan for discounted group cabin rates at ksullivan@stchristopher.org.
  • Bring: your own folding chair or blanket to the festival.
  • Earth-friendly: We encourage participants to bring personal water bottles for Water Refill Stations. We want to be as Earth-friendly as possible!
  • No Dogs: are allowed for this event. We love our fur friends but we anticipate large crowds and small children. The safety and comfort of all our guests is our top priority.
  • Course Caution: Some areas of the course offer uneven terrain including gravel, sand, roots, and boardwalk - please be cautious. Strollers are not recommended for this race.
  • Waste Reduction: We will have Compost and Recycling Bins available on Festival grounds for food waste and recyclable materials. Please join us in making sure we reduce as much garbage waste as possible this Earth Day!

📝 Registration Notes

In order to guarantee a Race T-Shirt, you must register for the 5K Fun Run by Friday, March 15, 2024. You MUST register ahead of time for the 5K.

Purchase your entry ticket today to the Earth Day Festival to guarantee entry! Entry tickets will be $5 per person!

Thank you for your support of K-12 environmental education in the Lowcountry!

🔗 More Information

For more details and to register, visit the official race page: Barrier Island Earth Day 5K.

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