30Oct
Creepy Crawly Climb
Running
- Distance
- 0.4K
- Start time
- 08:40
- Entry fee
- $10.00
Wicked Spooky 5k
Asheville,
North Carolina,
United States
356 days left
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Date
30 Oct, 2027
Races
3 distances
Entry fee
$10.00 – $50.00
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Website
Official website
Wicked Spooky 5k
About the event
Get into the Halloween spirit with the Wicked Spooky 5k & the Creepy Crawly Climb on Saturday, October 31, 2026! This race starts and finishes at Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium on the South Slope of Downtown Asheville. Show off your most creative, terrifying, or quirky costume for a chance to win great prizes. Whether you’re a spooky monster, a mystical creature, or a pop culture icon, this is your chance to shine!
We’ve added a kid’s Creepy Crawly Climb! The climb starts/finishes in the same location as the 5k on Coxe Avenue. The course goes up to the intersection of Coxe & Hillard (closed to traffic) and back down. It’s approximately .25 mile. Creepy Crawler registration is a flat fee of $10 and receive a Finisher medal. You can add on a race shirt for $20 during check out.
Raise your spirits (pun intended) with your choice of a delicious Wicked Weed craft beer (21+) OR an N/A beverage! Also included in race registration are: a Finisher Medal, Long Sleeve Race Shirt, Donation to MountainTrue, & Chip Timing.
Races offered
30Oct
Virtual Runner
Running
- Distance
- Virtual Runner
- Start time
- 08:40
- Entry fee
- $50.00
30Oct
5K
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 09:00
- Entry fee
- $45.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for October in Asheville.
Temperature7.4° / 20.3°
Feels like5.3° / 17.8°
Sunshine hours9h 40m
Rainfall0.9 mm
Snowfall—
Wind8.8 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity72.3%
Max UV indexModerate (4.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise06:37
Sunset17:53
About Asheville
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Asheville is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populous city in Western North Carolina and the state's 11th-most populous city with a population of 94,589 at the 2020 census. The three-county Asheville metropolitan area has an estimated 422,000 residents.
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