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The Whoville 5k
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The Whoville 5k

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States View on map
Dec 13, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Who

Big Whos, little Whos, anywho!  

What

A Whoville Celebration including Whoville characters, Santa, The Whoville 5k, Kids Run, Whoville hats, cookies, hot cocoa and more! The Whoville 5k is a place not a race, there will not be official results.  

When

Whoville Grand Rapids Sunday, December 13, 2026

1:00 PM (or thereabouts)

Where

Whoville Grand Rapids Riverside Park, Grand Rapids Michigan

Why

All proceeds benefit the Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan.

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Running

The Whoville 5k - Grand Rapids

Riverside Park, Grand Rapids - South End https://goo.gl/maps/Ufp1bUEcxc5srrjZ8

Dec 13, 2026 5K 1:05 PM
$35.00
Open

Kids Run - Grand Rapids (1/4 mile)

Riverside Park, Grand Rapids - South End https://goo.gl/maps/Ufp1bUEcxc5srrjZ8

Dec 13, 2026 0.4K 1:00 PM
$15.00
Open

Virtual Whoville 5k

Hat, and medal will be shipped to you at no extra cost.

Dec 13, 2026 5K 1:00 PM
$35.00
Open

Virtual Whoville Kids Run

Hat and medal will be shipped to you at no extra cost.

Dec 13, 2026 0.4K 1:00 PM
$15.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Grand Rapids, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -2.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 3.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -8.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -0.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.2mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 13, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 13, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 03m

The sun rises at 8:05 AM and sets at 5:08 PM local time (EST) in Grand Rapids on December 13, 2026 — 9h 03m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 85 Grand Rapids events

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