WinterFest 5k & Fun Run

Events

$45

10:15AM MST

Registration ends December 13, 2025 at 10:15am MST

$30

10:10AM MST

Registration ends December 13, 2025 at 11:00am MST

Description

Kick off the holiday season with a spirited run/walk at Thornton's Carpenter Park. Choose from the chip-timed 5k, or experience the festive atmosphere in a shorter distance in our untimed Fun Run/Walk.

Stick around after for the festival, including Ice skating, Holiday Marketplace, Santa visits, and the Heated Beer Garden.

Celebrate the Best of Winter in Thornton, Colorado. You'll enjoy a warm drink at the finish line in your festive collectible mug.

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For details about this event, click on the menu options under "Race Info" or scroll to the very bottom of this page for links to other pages on this site.

Finishers Mug

All runners will receive an awesome finishers mug. Come get in some miles and then warm up with cocoa in your proudly earned collectable, finisher mug with your fellow runners. 2025 Mug is pictured below.

CHARITY PARTNER

We are very exited to partner with Food For Hope for the Winterfest 5K & Fun run. Food for Hope delivers food to local children in Adams County. Bring your in-kind food donations on race day for a chance to win a raffle prize! Your generous donations go directly to LOCAL Adams County children. Food for Hope programs include:

During the 2023-24 School year, Food for Hope supported over 3,700 on a monthly basis in all food programming in Adams County Schools. Our weekend bag program distributed over 21,000 bags, over 113,000 snacks with the School Fuel Program while also running In-School Food Pantry Programs.

As of the 2025-2026 School Year, Food for Hope is now operating nine in-school/district site food banks at:
Adams 14 - Hope Center
27J - Brighton Learning and Resource Center
Pinnacle Charter School
Shadow Ridge Middle School
McElwain Elementary School
STEM Launch
Northglenn High School

Mapleton Schools

Coronado Elementary

These locations provide fresh and shelf-stable groceries for students and their families who attend school in these communities and need nutritional support.

Learn more about what items to bring for donation and how to be entered into the race day raffle HERE!

GIVE YOUR SHOES ANOTHER LIFE

We are proud to partner with Sneakers4Funds! When you donate your gently used or new athletic shoes, a donation is made to our ongoing charity partner, Growing Home!

Bring your shoes to Advanced Packet Pick Up or on Race day! Click here for more info!