2026 The Great 5k Pumpkin Run Event

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The Great 5k Pumpkin Run Event offers a USATF-certified 5K course winding throughout Lonoke Township. In addition to custom race medals and really cool event shirts, the organizers offer excellent course support, topnotch finish line food, a live band, a family fun run, a spectacular Pumpkin Patch filled with 20 varieties of locally grown pumpkins, a free family fun zone for the kids, and free food for volunteers and participants. This Fall-favorite event benefits foster children housed at Lonoke Open Arms and an at-risk youth mentoring program.

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