Name: Paint the Town Pink
Start: 2026-10-01
End: 2026-10-31
Location: Bloomington

About the Event

Come out to Switchyard Park to support breast cancer awareness and support services for breast cancer patients and survivors. During the entire month of October, we will Paint the Town Pink! Local businesses can sign up to get their windows painted pink with ribbons and breast cancer awareness messages. Cancer Support Community is partnering with the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation department, IU Health, and IU School of Medicine to provide resources and educational material to local businesses.

Awareness Saves Lives—Melody Martin started the Breast Cancer Awareness walk over 25 years ago, because she believed had she gotten her diagnosis sooner, her outcome may have been different. We remember and honor Melody's mission in life—to empower women to identify breast cancer sooner, to have the best chance of survival.

On October 26, 2025 come to Switchyard Park from 1:00 - 4:00 pm for Paint the Town Pink celebration. The event will feature a Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony, followed by a walk on Switchyard Park's half mile or one mile walking trail. Through the event educational materials and a resource fair will be available. Food trucks will be onsite with some delicious local flavor. This event is free and open to the public. Paint the Town Pink shirts are available through pre-registration.

Donations to the walk support a local breast cancer support group, SAVI bras for radiation patients, and oncology massages for breast cancer patients through Cancer Support Community.

Races Offered

Awareness Campaign (Window Painting/Clings and Digital Toolkit)

Oct 01, 2026

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Distance — Awareness Campaign (Window Painting/Clings and Digital Toolkit)

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10:00

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Paint the Town Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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13:00

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Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony

Oct 31, 2026

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Distance — Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony

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14:30

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Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

9.8° / 20.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.1° / 17.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 41m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:57

nightlight Sunset

19:05

About Bloomington

Learn more about the host city, Bloomington.

Bloomington is a city of 86,000 people (2019) in Southern Indiana. Bloomington is home to the flagship campus of Indiana University (IU) and therefore also the IU Hoosiers sports teams. As it is the largest city in the region, it serves as the de facto employment, service, and shopping center for several adjacent counties.