🧾 Packet Pickup Options
✅ Friday, July 24 – Early Pickup:
Pick up your race packet early to skip the lines!
📍 Seaport Pier
⏰ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
✅ Saturday, July 25 – Race Morning:
Race day packet pickup will begin at 6:30 AM at Seaport Pier.
Join us for the 4th annual Kelly’s Kidz 5K and Family Fun Walk on the Wildwood Boardwalk! This year’s race takes place during Christmas in July weekend and Santa will be there! So wear your Christmas gear, dress the family, and kick off your Christmas in July festivities while supporting a great cause!
The race benefits Kelly's Kidz, a non-profit organization founded by Bob Kelly and his son Austin. Kelly's Kidz supports patients at local children's hospitals with toys, pajamas, and distraction items all through the year. For more information visit Kelly’s Kidz Facebook page: Kelly's Kidz
Flat and fast chip-timed event starting and ending at the Seaport Pier!
Register by July 15th to receive a Kelly's Kidz T-Shirt.
Family Fun Walk begins and ends at the Seaport Pier as well, it begins promptly after the start of the 5K. Only $25 for a family of up to 6 walkers!
First, second, and third place male and female overall and age group award medals will be given out to the winning 5K participants after the race.
Age groups for awards:
9 & Under
10-14
15-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+
Jul 25, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:30
$35.00
Jul 25, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
07:35
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in North Wildwood.
Learn more about the host city, North Wildwood.
North Wildwood is a city located on the Jersey Shore in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The city and all of Cape May County are part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 3,621, a decrease of 420 (−10.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,041, which in turn had reflected a decline of 894 (−18.1%) from the 4,935 counted at the 2000 census. North Wildwood is home to the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse.
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