🍂 Fall Color Run & Lil' Monster Dash 🎃 Join Thurston Woods Village for a fall favorite the whole family can enjoy! Lace up your shoes, grab your costume, and get ready to get colorful this October. 🧡 Lil' Monster Dash — 1 mile fun run for kids, starting at 9:00 AM 💜 5K Color Run — starting at 9:30 AM Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome! Every participant gets a white long sleeve shirt and gets doused in five fall-colored powders along the route 💛🧡❤️💚 Costumes are welcome and encouraged, so bring your best Halloween spirit! Lil' Monster Dash is a fun, low pressure 1-mile fun run! Kicking off at 9am right before the big 5K. It's not a race against the clock, it's about getting little ones moving, having fun, and feeling like a champion when they cross the finish line. Along the route there will be a mini scavenger hunt, bubbles and more! After you cross the finish line, stick around for: Fresh popped popcorn Donuts & Warm cider Pumpkins, hay bales, and fall decor for photos Games and activities for kids including corn hole, pumpkin tic tac toe, and pumpkin painting Bring your coworkers, your kids, and your neighbors for a morning full of community, fall fun, and color for a great cause. Scooters, strollers, bikes with training wheels, and wheelchairs are all welcome, we want everyone to join in and have fun in whatever way works best for them! 📅 Saturday, October 24 📍 307 N Franks Ave, Sturgis, MI 49091 - Thurston Woods Village 🎽 Registration includes shirt, bib, post run snacks, activities and more Race Day Schedule 8:15am - Day of registration and packet pick up 8:45am - Announcements and warm up for the Lil' Monster Dash 9:00am - Lil' Monster Dash begins (1 Mile) 9:15am - Kids fall fun (games, treats and more begins!) 9:20am - Announcements and warm up for the 5K Color Run 9:30am - 5k Color Run begins 10:15am - 5K finish line festivities begin as runners come in & medals handed out All proceeds go towards our Benevolent Fund, supporting the residents of Thurston Woods Village. Register today and come get colorful with us!
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When is 5K Color Run and Lil’ Monster Dash – Run for the Residents 2026 — Sturgis, MI?
5K Color Run and Lil’ Monster Dash – Run for the Residents 2026 — Sturgis, MI takes place on October 24, 2026. The race is held in Sturgis, Michigan.
Where is 5K Color Run and Lil’ Monster Dash – Run for the Residents 2026 — Sturgis, MI held?
5K Color Run and Lil’ Monster Dash – Run for the Residents 2026 — Sturgis, MI is held at 307 North Franks Avenue in Sturgis, Michigan.
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