Name: Buffalo Stroll - Autism Awareness 5k and Family Fun Event
Start: 2026-04-11
End: 2026-04-11
Location: The Villages, Florida

About the Event

This event supports The Villages Charter School Autism Center. We will have a 5k and 100 meter dash. Following the race we will have a Fun Fest with balloon artists, bounce houses, and face painting. We will, also, have a vendor market with local business that provide services for individual with Autism.

Registration for the 5k

Pre-Registration is $25 up to April 1.
Registration after April 1, and day of event is $40
Registration Fee includes t-shirt and registration packet. T-shirts available while supplies last.

Pre-Registered Packet Pick Up:

Packet pick up will be on Friday, April, from 8:30am to 2:30pm at The Villages Charter School Autism Center, 420 Village Campus Circle, The Villages, FL 32162. Packets will also be available at the race site the morning of the event starting at 7:15 am if you are not able to make it to early pick up on Friday. You may also have a friend or family member pick yours up if you are unable to do so.

The Villages Charter School Autism Center

The Villages Charter School Autism Center is a charter school in the workplace dedicated to serving learners on the autism spectrum. We provide individualized education supporting learners' academic, social, and emotional development. We are currently accepting applications for Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade for the new school year beginning in August. For more information, please visit www.tvcsac.org.

The 5K race will be held on the Buffalo Ridge TVCS Middle School track and will be 12 laps around the track.

Races Offered

5k

Apr 11, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

100 Meter Dash

Apr 11, 2026

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Distance — 100m

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$0.00

Fun Fest

Apr 11, 2026

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Distance — Fun Fest

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Type — Running

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08:45

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$0.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in The Villages.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 17.2° / 28.6°

wb_sunny 17.1° / 27.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.9 /

water_drop 66.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 17.2° / 28.6°

wb_sunny 17.1° / 27.4°

air 11.9 km/h

water_drop 66.9%

About The Villages

The Villages is an active retirement community in sunny Inland Florida. With about 115,000 residents as of 2015, it is still growing and new homes are being built across three Florida counties: Lake, Sumter and Marion.