HomeFront's HALLOWEEN 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk

Please join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025 to change the lives of local children who are impacted by homelessness and poverty.

EVENT DETAILS

We are excited for you to join us at our completely Halloween-themed, USTAF certified racecourse, at 502 Carnegie Center, Princeton. This is a flat, scenic, and fun racecourse (with live bands, music, and Halloween surprises along the route) with both a 1 mile and 5K route.

Parking is available in front of building 502, with spillover parking in front of buildings 302. GPS is the best way to find the location.  To get to the registration area, please enter the front door of building 502, walk through the lobby, and out the lobby's back door into the courtyard.

Note: The  Marathon Finisher Event has been discontinued for this year.

 
Mark Your Calendars: Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up is REQUIRED for anyone registering for the 5K Run or 1 Mile Walk.

The Pre-Race Day Packet Pick Up is scheduled the day before the event on Saturday, October 26 from 10:00AM -12:00PM at the racecourse: 502 Carnegie Center, Princeton. There will be in person registrations available the day of the event until the maximum 1200 runners/walkers limit is reached. 

REGISTRATION

ONLINE REGISTRATION closes on Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00AM, but fear not! - You can register in person for the 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk, or Pumpkin Dash at the racecourse on Saturday, October 26 from 10:00AM-12:00PM.

RACE-DAY REGISTRATION - Didn't get the chance to REGISTER before the race? Same-Day Registration will also be available - BUT ONLY IF WE HAVE NOT REACHED CAPACITY - from 8:30 - 9:40AM; Please arrive at 8:30AM to ensure your registration can be completed prior to the start of the events. The entrances into Carnegie Center Campus for the event will be closed promptly at 9:40AM.  (Please check back to this website Saturday night at 8:00PM to see if "Day Of" registration will be available for people who have not registered previously online. This will depend on whether we have reached our 1200 person sign up limit.) 

All events BEGIN AT 10:00AM, EXCEPT FOR The Pumpkin Dash which will begin at 9:00am and be run throughout the day.  

PRICING

Registration for the 5K Run is $35 if you register before Sunday, October 13, and $45 thereafter. Registration for the 1 Mile Walk is $25 if you register before Sunday, October 13 and $30 thereafter. Registration for the Pumpkin Dash is $10. The 5K Run is a timed event, the 1 Mile Walk is not timed.  

T-SHIRTS

T-shirts are provided to all 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk participants for the first 1000 registrants. Registrations after October 13 are not guaranteed the requested size, or a t-shirt, but extra t-shirts will be ordered to hopefully provide t-shirts for all registrants.  Pumpkin Dash participants receive other goodies!

MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT 

START A FUNDRAISER to multiplying your impact on the lives of local children who are homeless. When you register you will be able to create your own web page so you can ask friends and family to sponsor your efforts!

FORM A TEAM by inviting your family/friends/colleagues to join a team you start when you register. 

FAMILY FUN ACTIVITIES AT THE EVENT 

Bring your whole family to the event.  We will have a Trunk-or-Treat, Costume Contest, Preschool Pumpkin Dash, Kids' Activities (including art making, face painting, balloons), and we will keep everyone moving with the great live bands and music. It's perfect way to kick off Halloween! 

AWARDS FOR THE EVENT

• 5K trophies awarded for top 3 male/female runners overall and then in each age group:  0-15, 16-22, 23-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-68, 69+. 

• Medal awarded for all 1 Mile finishers who are children (12 and under).

• PRIZES awarded for top fundraising individual and top fundraising team.

• PRIZES for best adult and child Halloween costumes - no scary costumes please!

THANK YOU! 

The proceeds from this event support HomeFront's Children's Programs. Our children's programs include:

The Joy, Hopes and Dreams (JHD) children's enrichment, mentoring, and tutoring programming, which over 400 children impacted by homelessness and poverty attend in a normal year. JHD includes twice per week tutoring, art classes, field trips,

Camp Mercer, a trauma-informed summer day camp for children, who because of the instability of their housing situations would likely not succeed at other camps. We serve campers two nutritious meals a day, have academic enrichment each morning, fun activities and field trips every afternoon. Importantly, our camp (along with our year-round programming) allows parents to work or attend classes while their children are safe with us.

HomeFront's kids would not have these life-changing opportunities without your help, so thank you for WALKING or RUNNING! We hope to see you there!