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Zombie 5k Run

Name: Zombie 5k Run
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-10-24
Location: Cherokee

Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 24 Oct, 2026

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sell $25.00

About the Event

🧟 Cherokee High School Zombie 5K – Run for Your Life!
Survive 3.1 miles with the course crawling with zombies.

Join us Saturday, October 24th at 6:00 PM at the Cherokee High School Track for the Cherokee High School Zombie 5K! This Halloween-themed race combines a traditional 5K with a fun zombie survival challenge to raise money for the Cherokee High School Senior Class and Cross Country Team.

Runners who choose the Zombie Challenge will start the race with “lives” represented by flags. Along the course, you'll encounter designated Zombie Zones, where our zombies will try to steal your flags as you make your escape. Make it to the finish line with at least one flag remaining and you’ve survived the outbreak!

Don't want to be chased? No problem! Participants may run or walk the 5K without taking part in the Zombie Challenge.

🎃 Costumes are encouraged!
🧟 Multiple Zombie Zones throughout the course
🏃 Run or walk — all abilities welcome
👻 Optional Zombie Challenge
🏆 Race awards and survivor bragging rights
💰 All Proceeds benefit the Cherokee High School Senior Class and Cross Country Team

Our zombies will follow strict safety rules—no tackling, grabbing, pushing, or blocking runners. They're only after your flags!

Come dressed for Halloween, bring your friends and family, and see if you can survive the Cherokee High School Zombie 5K!

RUN. SURVIVE. SUPPORT CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL.

Races Offered

5K Run

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

timer

18:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

9.6° / 21.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.8° / 19.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 36m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.8 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

70.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:42

nightlight Sunset

18:59

About Cherokee

Learn more about the host city, Cherokee.

Cherokee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in Western North Carolina, United States, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. Cherokee is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around the intersection of U.S. Routes 19 and 441. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 2,195. It is the capital of the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, one of three recognized Cherokee tribes and the only one in North Carolina.