Race Info
Neon Nights 5K
August 1st, 2026
Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Events
5K
Price: $38.10 incl. $3.10 Fee
Date Range: 08/01
Time: 7:00PM EDT - 9:30PM EDT
Registration Opens November 11, 2025 at 12:00am EST
Virtual 5K
Price: $38.10 incl. $3.10 Fee
Date Range: 07/25 - 08/02
Time: 12:00AM EDT - 11:59PM EDT
Registration Opens November 11, 2025 at 12:00am EST
Place
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
10515 Mackall Road
Saint Leonard, MD US 20685
Description
Let's GLOW! This is a family-friendly, fun-filled EVENING race through Jefferson Patterson Park. Come early for the Finish-line Festival featuring lawn games, food trucks, and local beer & wine vendors, then stay late for the black-light DJ Dance Party. It's going to be lit!
Giving The Calvert County Community Partners race beneficiaries are Project ECHO and the Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum. Project ECHO provides hope for the homeless by providing emergency shelter and supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Calvert County. The Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum support educational programming and free events such as Children's Day on the Farm.
What do you get for your entry?
- Custom race shirt
- Custom finisher medal
- Real-time results
- Finish-line Festival
Pricing
PRICING IS UNTIL THE RACE IS SOLD OUT!
THE LAST 100 spots will be on a live countdown on the website.
Standard rates are for ages 13 - 99.
- Open - March 31, 2025: $35
- April 1 - June 30: $40
- July 1 - July 31: $45
- August 1 - 2: $50
Kids rates are not time-sensitive and will not change for the 2025 race series.
- Ages 4 - 12: $25
- Ages 0 -3: Free
Packet Pickup / Early Check-in
Early check-in is the best! Pick up your race packets the week of the race and skip the check-in line on race day.
Address: Project ECHO Homeless Shelter - 484 Main St. Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Dates & Times:
- Monday, July 28: 3 pm - 5 pm
- Tuesday, July 29: 10 am - 6 pm
- Wednesday, July 30: 10 am - 6 pm
- Thursday, July 31: 10 am - 6 pm
- Friday, August 1: 10 am - 6 pm
Race Day: Saturday, August 2, 2025: Packet pickup will be in the Pavilion at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum from 5 pm - 6:30 pm.
Race Day Schedule
- 5 pm: Pavilion fields open. Come early for food trucks, beer and wine tents, music, and lawn games.
- 5 pm - 6:40 pm: Participant arrival and parking. Park entrance gates close to all traffic at 6:45 pm. Don't be late!
- 5 pm - 6:40 pm: Participant check-in at the Pavilion. *Registration will be in the Pavilion ONLY IF the race hasn't reached capacity.
- 6:50 pm: Warm-up
- 7 pm: RACE STARTS
- 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Finish-line Festival & DJ Dance Party!
- 8 pm: (Approx.) Awards Ceremony
Course Map
The 5K will start and end at the Pavilion at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum.
Awards
Top Overall Male, Top Overall Female, and the Top 3 Males and Females in the following age groups: 12 & under, 13-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+.
Sponsors
We appreciate the support from our race sponsors! Interested in sponsorship? Contact Bridget Rinker at [email protected]
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