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The Spooky 5K
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The Spooky 5K

Bryson City, North Carolina, United States View on map
Oct 10, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

The 6th Annual Spooky 5K Run/Walk is hosted by Swain County DSS's non-profit Together We Raise - a non-profit organization that benefits the Elderly and Foster Care Children of Swain County.

EVENT VENUE: Great Smoky Mountain Event Park [1130 Hyatt Creek Rd, Bryson City, NC 28713]. 

SCHEDULE:
4:00 PM   Packet Pick Up & Onsite Registration
5:00 PM   START
6:00 PM   Awards [Approximately]

AWARDS & AGE GROUPS
Awards to the Top 3 Overall Male & Female Finishers
Awards to the Top three Male/Female Finishers in the following Age Groups:
9 & Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

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Running

5K

Oct 10, 2026 5K 5:00 PM
$30.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bryson City, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 5.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 19.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 3.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
10.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 29m

The sun rises at 7:36 AM and sets at 7:05 PM local time (EDT) in Bryson City on October 10, 2026 — 11h 29m 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, 5 Bryson City events

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