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VPM Purses in Paradise

Name: VPM Purses in Paradise
Start: 2026-08-29
End: 2026-08-29
Location: Manteno

Manteno, Illinois, United States

calendar_today 29 Aug, 2026

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sell $20.00 – $30.00

About the Event

This 5K Run / 1.5M walk goes through the historic Diversatech campus. ALL proceeds support the Virtual Purse Museum. The Vintage Purse Museum, NFP exists to provide workforce development, job training, and employment opportunities for adults with disabilities while enriching the community through history, creativity, and inclusive cultural experiences.

This fun, flat run / walk is part of the Vintage Purse Museum's annual Luau Marketplace. It includes a historic architecture route, live Ukulele music, artwork by Museum employees & volunteers, the museum open house, plus sponsor tents, marketplace, and food trucks. Come join us, have some fun, and help support this important mission.

Registration also includes a ticket for a full museum tour at a later date.

Races Offered

1.5M Fun Walk

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 1.5M Fun Walk

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$20.00

5K Run / Walk

Aug 29, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

timer

08:30

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$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Manteno.

thermostat Temperature

17.4° / 27.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.4° / 27.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 53m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:01

nightlight Sunset

19:47

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