Name: Claremont Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off 5K
Start: 2026-10-03
End: 2026-10-03
Location: Claremont

About the Event

🍂 Claremont Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off 5K
Saturday, October 3, 2026
5K Start: 12:00 pm
Festival: 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: Claremont Visitors Center Green, Claremont, NH

(Virtual runners will pick up their bib between September 30-October 2) at the Claremont Savings Bank Community Center.

🏃 Chili Cook-Off 5K
Kick off the Fall Festival with a family-friendly 5K Fun Run! Runners, walkers, and participants of all ages are welcome. Walkers Welcome! Registration includes complimentary admission to the Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off!

🏅 Custom Finisher Woodals: All preregistered participants will receive a custom finisher woodal!

🏆 Age Group Awards: Prizes will be awarded in 5-year age categories, giving participants plenty of opportunities to take home some goodies!

🏆 School Spirit Prize: A special prize will be awarded to the participant showing the best school spirit attire!

🎒 Race Day Registration & Bib Pick-Up:
Race day registration and bib pick-up will be available at the Claremont Visitors Center Green from 11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. Please arrive early enough to register, pick up your bib, and get ready for the 12:00 p.m. start.

Beneficiary: All proceeds support the Claremont Schools Extracurricular Fund, providing students with expanded opportunities in athletics, arts, and clubs.

🌶️ Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off
The festival runs from 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and features food, family fun, local vendors, and plenty of community spirit!

🌶️ Chili Cook-Off
Community members can compete in three categories:

Individual
Business
Non-Profit Organization
(Chili entries will be labeled Mild, Medium, or Hot)

❤️ Come Celebrate Fall!
Join Claremont Parks & Recreation, the Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce, and the Kiwanis Club of Claremont for a day celebrating food, family, local pride, and fall traditions.

🏃 Run the 5K.
🌶️ Taste some chili.
🛍️ Shop local.
🍂 Celebrate Claremont!

Every registration and tasting helps support extracurricular opportunities for Claremont students.

Races Offered

5k - Virtual

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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00:00

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$20.00

5k

Oct 03, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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12:00

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$20.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Claremont.

thermostat Temperature

5.0° / 15.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

2.4° / 12.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 8m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:04

nightlight Sunset

18:04

About Claremont

Learn more about the host city, Claremont.

Claremont is the only city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 12,949 at the 2020 census. Claremont is a core city of the Lebanon–Claremont micropolitan area, a bi-state, four-county region in the upper Connecticut River valley.