Grand Rapids Zombie Dash 5k at Sixth Street Bridge 6:45pm Start
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Grand Rapids Zombie Dash 5k at Sixth Street Bridge 6:45pm Start

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States View on map
Oct 24, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Join us for our Halloween-themed evening 5K run with a course through downtown that will keep you on your toes watching around each turn for Zombies.  The excitement picks up when you enter feeding zones or zombies will try to take your flags, your life bars for the race.  Overall and age group awards. 

Location:
Monroe skate park- 555 Monroe Ave. NW.

 Saturday, October 24:

  • 5:00-6:45pm Packet Pickup
  • 5:00-6:00pm Zombie Check-in
  • 6:00pm Kids Treat or Treat Mile
  • 6:45pm Zombie Dash 5k Starts
  • 7:45pm Awards

Route:
Click the link to view our 2025 route, https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3137335?units=km.

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run/Walk

Paid entry gets you: Zombie Dash Custom Shirt Custom Bib Finishers receive: Finisher medal Age-Group Winners receive: Prizes. Packet pick-up 5:30pm Race 6:45pm

Oct 24, 2026 5K 6:45 PM
$52.50
Open

Kids Trick or Treat Mile

This non-spooky option is a fun way for kids to run along the river path and stop at trick-or-treat stations fill up their bag. That’s 1 mile non-competitive event should be fun for all who are to participate. Race starts at 6pm so arrive between 5:30-6pm to get your race number.

Oct 24, 2026 1.6K 6:00 PM
$10.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 15 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Grand Rapids, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 6.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 13.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 3.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 24, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 24, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 38m

The sun rises at 8:07 AM and sets at 6:46 PM local time (EDT) in Grand Rapids on October 24, 2026 — 10h 38m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — Grand Rapids Zombie Dash 5k at Sixth Street Bridge 6:45pm Start

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  • 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, 83 Grand Rapids events

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