✨ Rome Lights Fest 5K & Walk ✨
Presented by Rome Clean & Green, the City of Rome, and the Roman Runners
Kick off the holiday season with us on Friday, November 28 at 5:00 PM! Lace up for a sparkling evening as runners and walkers take off from City Hall on W. Dominick Street, make their way up George Street, circle Vogel Park, and return to enjoy the glow of Rome’s holiday lights. The route will be closed to traffic!
🌟 Choose your pace:
FREE Kid's run!
5K Run/Walk
1.3-Mile Holiday Stroll
When the race ends, the celebration begins! Stay for a festive evening featuring:
🎄 Local food trucks
🎄 The City’s Christmas Tree Lighting
🎆 A fireworks finale to light up the night
Participants will receive a special Rome Lights Fest 5k long sleeve shirt! Sign up by October 16 to make sure you get the size you need.
Packet pickup will be 2p-5p at Rome City Hall.
Price: $20/plus processing fee until September 30
$23 until October 31
$26 until November 14
$29 until November 28
18 and Under only $15!
Top 3 Male and Female Awards and Age Group Awards. Under 10. 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70/over.
FREE KIDS RUN at 4:30p! Add T-shirt for only $10!
Timing and results provided by Leone Timing.
More details coming soon—save the date for this magical start to the holiday season in Rome!
Nov 28, 2025
Distance — 1K
Type — Running
-298 days remaining
Nov 28, 2025
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
-298 days remaining
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Rome.
Learn more about the host city, Rome.
Rome is a city of 32,000 people (2020) in Central New York State, not far from Utica.
Read more launchWatch highlights and course previews from previous years.
Official finishing times from previous editions of Rome Lights Fest 5k Walk/Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Nicolas Ferretti | 15:59 | |
| 🥈 | Carson Campbell | 16:25 | |
| 🥉 | Luke Pelton | 16:40 | |
| 4 | Ean Piaschyk | 17:22 | |
| 5 | Jordon Hoffman | 17:29 | |
| 6 | Dylan Pelton | 17:36 | |
| 7 | W. Filarey | 18:47 | |
| 8 | Calvin Cooley | 18:52 | |
| 9 | Timothy Gleasman | 18:54 | |
| 10 | Caleb Gleasman | 19:18 | |
| 11 | Briant Meagher | 19:43 | |
| 12 | Anonymous Anonymous | 19:43 | |
| 13 | Adam Dembrow | 19:56 | |
| 14 | Moriah Humiston | 20:00 | |
| 15 | Kevin Davis | 20:02 | |
| 16 | Nick Jeror | 20:05 | |
| 17 | Jeremy Blanchard | 20:08 | |
| 18 | Bradley Lewthwaite | 20:34 | |
| 19 | Meghann Tanner | 20:53 | |
| 20 | Ashton Lewthwaite | 20:58 | |
| 21 | Courtney Guarneiri | 21:02 | |
| 22 | C. Pelton | 21:07 | |
| 23 | Bob Carrier | 21:14 | |
| 24 | Sarah Walters | 21:14 | |
| 25 | Matthew Muttillo | 21:16 | |
| 26 | J. Vaccaro | 21:20 | |
| 27 | Tom Rahmer | 22:18 | |
| 28 | Sarah Washburn | 22:18 | |
| 29 | Levianne Martinez-Cruz | 22:17 | |
| 30 | Aubrey Steck | 22:29 | |
| 31 | Jennifer Stein | 22:44 | |
| 32 | Rianda Steck | 22:45 | |
| 33 | Alexander Whiteman | 22:47 | |
| 34 | Edward Browka | 23:24 | |
| 35 | George Steck | 23:25 | |
| 36 | Luke Ogburn | 23:27 | |
| 37 | Stephen Foster | 23:35 | |
| 38 | Jacob Guarneiri | 23:49 | |
| 39 | A. Guarneiri | 23:51 | |
| 40 | Daniel Jeror | 23:59 | |
| 41 | Owen Piaschyk | 24:01 | |
| 42 | Derek McKeon | 23:59 | |
| 43 | Lauren Dunn | 24:02 | |
| 44 | John Cooley | 24:17 | |
| 45 | Billy Bernabe | 24:55 | |
| 46 | Bill Kosina | 25:00 | |
| 47 | Allison Graves | 25:09 | |
| 48 | M. Otis | 25:19 | |
| 49 | Peyton Scanlan | 25:27 | |
| 50 | Niels Van Hoesel | 25:32 |
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