Cleveland Metroparks Lantern Festival 5K Presented by CrossCountry Mortgage
About this race
Experience more than 70 larger-than-life, colorful displays throughout the race route through the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
Registration Info:
Pre-registration through July 18 - $30
Registration for July 19 to Race Day - $35
THIS RACE IS EXPECTED TO SELL OUT
What You Get:
Custom race t-shirt
Participant Medal
Post-race refreshments
Admission to the zoo from 7 pm to 10 pm the evening of the race
Early Packet Pickup:
Monday, July 21st from 11 am - 1 pm
Hermes Sports & Events
Address: 2425 W 11th St #2
Cleveland, OH 44113
Race Day Info:
Packet pick-up/Registration: 7:00 PM
5k & 1 Mile Run/Walk: 8:30 PM
Timing:
5K: Chip Timed
1 Mile Walk: Untimed
Race Day Registration is online only!
Supporter Information
ALL supporters wanting to come cheer on runners/walkers will need to purchase tickets to enter the zoo, even if you are a zoo member.
Ticket prices are $22.50.
Admissions will be on hand to scan the online ticket on race day once it's purchased. The box office will not be open.
Supporters must purchase tickets online only with the link below:
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Online Tickets for Night of Race
Strollers are allowed, but no dogs are permitted in the zoo.
Pick your distance
Running
5K
Walking
1 Mile Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cleveland, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 8:55 PM local time (EDT) in Cleveland on July 21, 2026 — 14h 43m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Cleveland Metroparks Lantern Festival 5K Presented by CrossCountry Mortgage
5K · 1,119 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Trouten | 13:09 | 4:14 /mi |
| 2 | Viola Trouten | 13:10 | 4:15 /mi |
| 3 | Nolan Luther | 16:45 | 5:24 /mi |
| 4 | Robert Danielson | 16:51 | 5:26 /mi |
| 5 | Pierce Cumpstone | 17:17 | 5:35 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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