Name: 5K Paws for a Cause and 1M Strut your Mutt at Dogapalooza
Start: 2026-05-09
End: 2026-05-09
Location: Goshen, Indiana

About the Event

Join the Humane Society of Elkhart County (HSEC) at Ox Bow Park in Goshen, IN for a timed trail run/walk in a pleasant natural environment. Runners, walkers, and their dogs will be gathering to enjoy time together, activities, great music, and sharing with others. After the race is over, stay a while for Elkhart County Parks’ Dogapalooza! Enjoy dog-themed vendors and activities, great food trucks, a beer garden, and so much more!

Don’t have a dog to bring to the event? Consider adopting one! Take a look at all of our adoptable pups here!

Proceeds from this event will be directed toward the daily operations of the Humane Society of Elkhart County. In 2023, over 11,500 animals of over 35 species were impacted by HSEC.

Race Information

Check-in starts at 9:30 am and race starts at 11:00 am
Both courses are looped trails
5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Strut your Mutt
5K awards presented at 12:00 pm

Packet Pick Up

Parking

Parking will be at the tower parking lot

Shirts

Shirts are guaranteed only to those who register online at least 15 days before the event. If you register online with fewer than 15 days remaining, you may choose from the available shirt inventory and sizes while supplies last. Late registrants can check for any remaining shirts after the race and select from what is left in stock.

Dogapalooza

10am - 2pm at Ox Bow Park

air 13.0 /

water_drop 67.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 10.4° / 21.8°

wb_sunny 7.6° / 19.6°

air 13.0 km/h

water_drop 67.4%

About Goshen

Goshen is a city of 34,000 people (2019) in northern Indiana. The city is known as a major recreational vehicle and accessories manufacturing center, the home of Goshen College, a small Mennonite liberal arts college, and the Elkhart County 4-H Fair, one of the largest county fairs in the United States.