Nightmare on Main 5k
About this race
Nightmare on Main 5K is a Halloween themed community race hosted by Morehead State University ROTC at Battson Oates Common in Morehead, Kentucky. Runners, walkers, families, students, and community members are all welcome to come out for a fun night of costumes, competition, and Halloween activities.
Check in and bib pickup begin at 5:00 PM, with the race starting at 7:30 PM on Friday, October 30th. Costumes are encouraged, and awards will be given to top performers.
Pre registration options include $20 for race entry or $35 for race entry, an event T shirt, and an Army challenge coin. The official shirt and challenge coin designs will be revealed closer to race day.
Come run Main Street, support MSU ROTC, and make Nightmare on Main part of your Halloween weekend. Day of race registration will also be available beginning at 5:00 PM.
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Running
5k
5:00 pm bib pickup + late registration 7:30 pm event start
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Morehead, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:57 AM and sets at 6:36 PM local time (EDT) in Morehead on October 30, 2026 — 10h 38m of daylight.
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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, 6 Morehead events
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