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Spooktacular Storybook 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run
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Spooktacular Storybook 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run

Cullman, Alabama, United States View on map
Oct 24, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Step into a storybook to support local libraries!

The Friends of the Public Libraries of Cullman County are hosting the Spooktacular Storybook 5K and 1-mile Fun Run!

Dress up as your favorite book character for a chance to win prizes.

Online pre-registration closes 10/22/25 at 11:59 p.m. You may register in-person for both races between 6:30-7:45 am on race day! The 5K race begins at 8 a.m. and the 1-mile run begins at 8:30 a.m. Running Lane is timing our event. Costs will rise $5 on August 26th and again on September 26. The last day to register with a t-shirt will be October 1st. 

Race day check-in begins at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 7:45 SHARP. Check-in is located at Cullman County Public Library at 200 Clark St NE, Cullman, AL 35055.

While we love our furry friends, we do ask that you keep your pets at home or to greet you at the start/finish line. For liability reasons, we cannot allow them to run the race. 

Pick your distance

Running

Storybook 5k

Oct 24, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$30.00
Open

1 Mile Fun Run

Oct 24, 2026 1.6K 8:00 AM
$20.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Cullman.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 9.4° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 22.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 6.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 22.4°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
23.7
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
0.0mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
50.0%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

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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, 5 Cullman events

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