Vpm Purses in Paradise
About this race
This 5K Run / 1.5M walk goes through the historic Diversatech campus. ALL proceeds support the Virtual Purse Museum. The Vintage Purse Museum, NFP exists to provide workforce development, job training, and employment opportunities for adults with disabilities while enriching the community through history, creativity, and inclusive cultural experiences.
This fun, flat run / walk is part of the Vintage Purse Museum's annual Luau Marketplace. It includes a historic architecture route, live Ukulele music, artwork by Museum employees & volunteers, the museum open house, plus sponsor tents, marketplace, and food trucks. Come join us, have some fun, and help support this important mission.
Registration also includes a ticket for a full museum tour at a later date.
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Running
5K Run / Walk
Purses in Paradise is an annual fund raiser for the Vintage Purse Museum (NFP). All proceeds go to providing workforce development, job training, and employment opportunities for adults with disabilities while enriching the community through history, creativity, and inclusive cultural experiences. Event includes a luau marketplace with vendors, food trucks, crafts, and more.
Walking
1.5M Fun Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Manteno, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets at 7:29 PM local time (CDT) in Manteno on August 29, 2026 — 13h 14m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 1 Manteno event
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