32nd Annual Pumpkin Dash
Schedule
Sat Oct 05 2024 at 09:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Hoover Park | Sterling, IL
(Registration is required at least 15 minutes prior to race)
PRESENTED BY: Sterling Park District, CGH Medical Center and Jeff Bright RV Center
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS: Sterling Optimist Club, Sauk Valley Bank, River Ridge Animal Hospital, R.T.S. Mulch Services, Inc., 815 Porta Potty, Hooties Designs, Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning, and Regional Media
The Pumpkin Dash Cross County Festival is a local tradition, featuring races that vary in distance for crawlers through 12 years of age. The first 1,000 participants will receive a small pumpkin and a small bag of candy at the end of their race. Large pumpkins will be awarded to the winning girl and boy of each heat (excluding the 2 yrs & under race).
RACE SCHEDULE (times are approximate):
• 10:00 a.m. - Pee wee (2 yrs & under)
• 10:15 a.m. - 3-year-old
• 10:30 a.m. - 4- & 5-year-old
• 11:00 a.m. - 6- & 7-year-old
• 11:30 a.m. - 8- & 9-year-old
• 12:00 p.m. - 10-, 11- & 12-year-old
FREE ACTIVITIES & FEATURES (starting at 10:00am):
>>Concessions are provided by Sterling Optimists Club, including
a free hot dog, bottle of water and chips for the first 1,000
participants
>>Bounce Houses
>>A Petting Zoo
>>Hayrack Rides
>>Face Painting
>>Whiteside County Sheriff's Department
>>CGH Ambulance Tours
Where is it happening?
Hoover Park, 3807 Woodlawn Rd, Sterling, IL 61081-4218, United States,Sterling, IllinoisEvent Location & Nearby Stays: