Tacky Sweater 5k Run/Walk
About this race
🎄✨ HO HO HO and Welcome to the TACKIEST 5K of the Year! ✨🎄
Straight from the North Pole (okay, maybe more like South Carolina), it’s your jolly friend Christmas here, and I’m inviting YOU to jingle all the way through the woods at the Tacky Sweater 5K! 🎅🧣🎽 This isn’t just any run—it’s a full-blown festive fashion disaster parade on the move! Whether the forecast calls for snowflakes ❄️ or sweat beads 💦, nothing stops a South Carolina runner in a sweater covered in tinsel, blinking lights, and pure holiday joy! 🌟
🦌 Tacky Day Details:
🎄 WHEN: Race kicks off at 10:00am sharp (don’t be late—Santa's watching!)🎁 WHERE: Lakewood Nature Preserve – 220 Lakewood Dr., Greenville, SC
🎁 PACKET PICKUP: Begins one hour before the run (plenty of time to fluff your sweater pom-poms!) Get ready for 2 festive loops (1.5 miles each) through the wild & whimsical woods of Lakewood! The trails are wide, grassy, and sprinkled with just enough hills to jingle your bells 🎶. Keep your eyes peeled for curious critters who might just mistake your outfit for a holiday decoration gone rogue! 🐿️🦃🦌
- COURSE MAP HERE
🎉 TACKY SWEATER CONTEST 🎉
This is where the magic ✨ (and the mayhem) happens!
🎅 CASH PRIZES for the most spectacularly ridiculous sweaters:TEAM AND SOLO COMPETITION
🥇 1st – $50🥈 2nd – $25
🥉 3rd – $10
👕 Rules of the Reindeer Runway:
Sweaters MUST be worn the entire race (not tied around your waist like a last-minute elf escape).🎨 Creativity – The wilder, the better (lights? ornaments? 3D candy canes? YES.)
🎄 Theme – Bonus for holiday or running-inspired looks!
🧶 DIY Vibes – Homemade disasters get extra love.
👨👩👧👦 All ages & styles welcome—kids, grownups, even your festive four-legged friends! 🐶
🧑🎄 Best Group Sweater – Grab your crew, match your holiday chaos, and shine together!
📸 Photo Finish Required – Strike a pose at the "Tacky Sweater Finish Line" (go ahead, throw in some jazz hands!).
🎤 Judging Tent Fun – Head there post-race to show off your style and collect your prizes!
🙌 Spectator Votes Count! Loud cheers, claps, and votes at the post-race party help crown the People’s Choice!
🌲 After the Race:
Kick back by the barn, soak up the holly-jolly vibes, and sip on holiday cheer (BYOB-style! 🧃🎅). Enjoy festive tunes, fun photo ops, and all the cozy feels as we celebrate the season together. So grab your most horrendous holiday sweater (the itchier, the better), lace up those jingle-joggers, and run wild through the woods in full festive fashion. 🎄💨 This is one holiday event you’ll remember fa-la-la-long after the season’s gone!
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Tacky Sweater 5k
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Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Greenville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:32 AM and sets at 5:21 PM local time (EST) in Greenville on December 19, 2026 — 9h 49m of daylight.
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