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The Amazing Spooktacular 5K Run & Walk presented by Fuel City
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The Amazing Spooktacular 5K Run & Walk presented by Fuel City

Mesquite, Texas, United States View on map
Oct 31, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

THE AMAZING SPOOKTACULAR 5K RUN & WALK

The MISD Education Foundation proudly present the The Amazing Spooktacular 5K Run & Walk presented by Fuel City, benefitting Mesquite ISD teachers and students. Proceeds fund innovative classroom grants that fall outside of the normal state budget.

Join us on October 24, 2026 as we celebrate Mesquite ISD with The Amazing Spooktacular 5K Run & Walk, held in conjunction with the Mesquite ISD Read.Play.Talk. Festival at Town East Mall. Wear your favorite Halloween costume and join us for a great time, for a great cause! Kids participating in the 5K get FREE trick-or-treating and FREE Kid's Zone access at the festival, along with dozens of vendor booths, fun activities and food trucks!

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

Adult 5K - $35 (Ages 19 and up. Price increases to $45 on Race-Day)
Student 5K - $20 (Ages 1-18)
Race Packet Includes:

  • Official Event T-Shirt
  • Custom Commemorative Finisher Medal
  • Race Number/Bib - The 5K will be chip-timed, but many of our participants choose not to be timed and simply walk the course with family and friends.
  • and more swag!!
  • Awards will be given for the Overall Male & Female and 1st place will be awarded in both male and female in the following age groups. NEW THIS YEAR...AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN AT A CEREMONY FOLLOWING THE 5K:

Student Age 5-12
Student Age 13-19
Age 20-29
Age 30-39
Age 40-49
Age 50-59
Age 60-60
Age 70-79

Pick your distance

Running

5K Adult

5K Adult Registration fee increases to $45 on Race Day.

Oct 31, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

5K Student (Ages 0-18)

Ages 0-18

Oct 31, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$20.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mesquite, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 10.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 19.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
11.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
67.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 31, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 31, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 53m

The sun rises at 7:43 AM and sets at 6:36 PM local time (CDT) in Mesquite on October 31, 2026 — 10h 53m of daylight.

Course

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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, 8 Mesquite events

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