Race Information

Fort Mardi Gras 5K
Fort Walton Beach, FL
City Location
Okaloosa County
Feb 10, 2024 - Saturday
5K run
  • Race Information
  • Details from event's RunSignUp.com listing:

    Let the Good Times Roll!!! (ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED!!!) IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY TO GET CHECKED IN. PLEASE BRING $25 CASH for your FEE instead of Card IF YOU CAN BUT NOT REQUIRED!!)

     

    HAPPY 6th Annual!!

    The 6th Annual Fort Mardi Gras Fun 5k Run/Walk & Fest will take place Saturday, February 10th, 2024 at (NEW LOCATION is Ferry Park, Fort Walton Beach Florida with Race Starting at 10am and Free Mardi Gras Festivities till 3pm.)

    CHECK IN AND START/FINISH is LOCATED at Ferry Park Entrance

    (56 Ferry Rd NE)

    Race will start at 10am

    PLEASE COME PREPARED TO SUPPORT OUR VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS & VISIT WITH OUR SPONSORS BEFORE YOU LEAVE TO GO HOME!!

     

    As of 1-17-2024 10 &UNDER FREE WITH ADULT REGISTER. (You will Register your child on Raceday when you pick up your Packet & Bib #'s.

    ALL SAME DAY REGISTERS AND if you MISSED PACKET PICK UP DAYS PLEASE ARRIVE AT THE PARK AS EARLY AS 830am to get checked in !! THE RACE WILL START AT 10am. with Mardi Gras Festivities till 3pm (FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

     

    Every Participant will receive a Custom Mardi Gras MEDAL! (Same Day Registrants Not Guaranteed) 

    "A Family Fun Event for all to enjoy!!" Vendors, Face Painting, Gumbo, Music, Mardi Gras Beads & More!!

                      Leashed Dogs are Welcome!! Or Stroll with your Baby Stroller!!

     

    CLICK HERE AND FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK!

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    The 5k will be our 6th Annual, presented by the John Cain Foundation, a Non-Profit whose mission is to support active minds and uplift young adults, their family and peers. We want to focus foremost on

    MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS! Mental Health/Dis+ease is a social dilemma thats greatly damaging our communities. The fact is either not readily addressed, quietly spoken about or simply ignored.

    The Fort Mardi Gras 5k is designed to address Mental Health /Dis+ease by promoting proper exercise, creating healthy minds, coordinating wellness and encouraging mental stability. Approaches as such are preventive measures that will enable us all VICTORIOUS!  Together we will raise awareness while embracing diversity, supporting one another and using this stance to help direct hundreds of lives as we get closer to defeating mental dis+ease to the fullest extent possible.

    Race Starts: 10a.m. With Mardi Gras Festivities 11a.m.-3pm @ Ferry Park, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

    The Festival Part of the event is FREE and open to the Public!

    We will be following up with you by email and Facebook for important race information and updates or check back here!!

     

    Fort Mardi Gras Fun 5k Run/Walk & Fest!
     

    501-837-5219

    404- 573-0951 for more information.

    email: pr.ekelsey@gmail.com

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Listing Status

  • Added to our Directory
    Dec 9, 2018
  • Last Updated in our Directory
    Nov 26, 2023
  • Appears in Directories
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    We hope to update it for 2025

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