Garden of Lights Run
About this race
Muskogee Parks and Recreation is hosting the 27th Annual Garden of Lights Run on Saturday Dec 5th at 4:30 pm. The Garden of Lights run has become a great tradition for hundreds of runners that enjoy going through beautiful lights even going up Agency Hill. Dressing up for this holiday run is encouraged and there will be a costume contest for the the best outfit! Please make plans to join us on December 6th!!!
The 5k is capped at 250 participants and the Fun Run is capped at 40 participants, so please don't delay in signing up! The shirt deadline will be November 22 and all 5k participants will get a custom cast finishers medals.
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EVENT DETAILS
- 5k Start Time: 4:30 pm (Only 250 spots, so get registered soon)
- Fun Run Start Time: 4:35 (Only 40 Fun Run spots)
- 5k Course: The course is USATF certified Course and includes a challenging 250 ascent up Honor Heights Hill and back through 3 million holiday lights at dusk. Click here for Course Map
- Custom Cast Medals: Custom Finishers medals to all 5k finishers!
- Shirts: Sign up by Sunday, November 22 to get your guaranteed shirt size.
- Parking: parking at Honor Heights. No shuttles.
REGISTRATION AND PRICES
- 5k: $30 until 11/8. $35 from 11/9 to the day before the event & $35 the day of the event
- Fun Run: $25 until 11/8. $30 from 11/11 to the day before the event and $30 the day of event
PACKET PICKUP
- Friday, Dec 4th, 3-6 PM, MUSKOGEE PARKS & REC OFFICE, 837 E. OKMULGEE, MUSKOGEE, OK 74403
- Saturday, Dec 7th (race day), 3-4:30 PM, Honor Heights Park
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Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Muskogee yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:16 AM and sets at 5:07 PM local time (CST) in Muskogee on December 5, 2026 — 9h 51m of daylight.
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