Bright Ideas 5K – Moncks Corner, SC 2026

Join us at Cypress Gardens for the fifth annual Bright Ideas 5K! You'll enjoy a challenging certified course of varied terrain in one of the prettiest locations in the Lowcountry. Check out photos from last year's race! Packet pickup will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2026 at Fleet Feet's Carnes Crossroads location . Race day packet pickup is also available until 7:45 a.m. at Cypress Gardens. Parking is limited at Cypress Gardens, so please carpool or arrive early. A shuttle to a remote lot at Celanese (formerly DuPont) will be provided. The road into Cypress Gardens is part of the course. For the safety of our athletes, the road will close at 7:45 a.m. and will reopen after the last athlete has cleared the road. All proceeds from this run/walk benefit Berkeley Electric Cooperative's Bright Ideas Education Grant Program, which supports innovative and effective projects that are not covered by traditional school funding. Public and private K-12 teachers in BEC's service territory