8:30 AM: Costume Contest & Check-In
9:00 AM: Race Start
Show off your spooky style! Prizes for the best costumes (yes, pets too!) and medals for overall and age group race winners.
Registration Prices:
PLEASE NOTE: After October 1st, race t-shirts will be available in limited quantities and will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. If your size vanishes into the night, we cannot guarantee an exact or alternate fit.
COSTUME CONTEST with prizes for each category provided by Mast General Store!
- BEST YOUTH COSTUME (ages 12 & under) - For the most creative costume worn by a child!
- BEST TEEN COSTUME (ages 13-17) - Celebrating creativity and Halloween spirit among teens
- BEST ADULT COSTUME - For the standout costume among adult participants
- MOST CREATIVE/ORIGINAL COSTUME - Awarded to the most unique and imaginative costume
- BEST HALLOWEEN SPIRIT- For the participant who fully embraces the fun, festive, and spooky atmosphere of the event
- BEST PET COSTUME - Awarded to the four-legged participant sporting the most creative, adorable, or spooktacular costume while showing off their Halloween spirit
Race will take place rain or shine.
*PLEASE NOTE NEW RACE LOCATION FOR 2026 - Rivers Edge North Park
All pets must be leashed to keep our ghouls and goblins safe.
Oct 24, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$35.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Roanoke.
Learn more about the host city, Roanoke.
Roanoke is an independent city in Virginia, United States. It lies in Southwest Virginia along the Roanoke River, within the Blue Ridge range of the greater Appalachian Mountains. Roanoke is about 50 miles (80 km) north of the Virginia–North Carolina border and 250 miles (400 km) southwest of Washington, D.C., along Interstate 81. At the 2020 census, Roanoke's population was 100,011, making it the most populous city in Virginia west of the state capital, Richmond. It is the primary population center of the Roanoke metropolitan area, which had a population of 315,251 in 2020.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Spooky Sprint 5K 2026.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Julie Casey | — | |
| 🥈 | Toni Rinn | — | |
| 🥉 | Daniel Sumner | — |
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