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Donaldsonville Run For A Cause 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
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Donaldsonville Run For A Cause 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run

Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States View on map
Oct 31, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Get ready to Run for a Cause! Join Donaldsonville's 3rd Annual Run for a Cause 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run on October 31st to help support the Donaldsonville Area Arc, a non-profit organization providing vital support and services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Proceeds will benefit the Arc’s day programs at its Clay Street facility, contribute to its annual operations, and fund community-based initiatives for adults with intellectual disabilities

Run through historic Donaldsonville, then celebrate at Crescent Park with food, drinks, and live music! Sign up to run or sponsor and be part of this amazing event!

When: 

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Event Details:

Entrants will receive a free T-shirt and tickets for refreshments to use at the Finish Fest in Crescent Park. (More details to come)

Note - T Shirts are not guaranteed for those who register after 10/16/2026

Event Time:

6:30 AM - Registration / Packet Pickup                                                                                                                     

8:00 AM - 1 Mile Fun Run                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

8:30 AM - 5K Run Start

5K Pricing:

$35/person for 5K Early Bird (Prior to October 1st)

$40/person for the 5K (After October 1st)

1-Mile Pricing:

$20/person for 1-Mile Early Bird

$25/person for the 1-Mile

Combo Pricing:

$45/person for Early Bird (Prior to October 1st)

$50/person for both (After October 1st)

Learn more about The Arc 

Pick your distance

Running

Run For A Cause 5K

Oct 31, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$35.00
Open

1 Mile Fun Run

Oct 31, 2026 1.6K 8:00 AM
$20.00
Open

5K/Fun Run COMBO

Oct 31, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Donaldsonville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 29.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 34.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
74.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 31, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 31, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 00m

The sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 6:17 PM local time (CDT) in Donaldsonville on October 31, 2026 — 11h 00m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — Donaldsonville Run For A Cause 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run

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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)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Donaldsonville event

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