Kids Fun Run Returns in 2026!
The Party in the Parks: Kids Fun Run for 2026 will feature three different races with age-appropriate distances for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade:
- Kindergarten & 1st Grade: 1 lap (.25 mile)
- 2nd & 3rd Grade: 2 laps (.50 mile)
- 4th & 5th Grade: 4 laps (1 mile)
Registration is required to race, and spots are limited. Each age group/race distance is limited to 50 participants each and registration will be open from June 25th through July 22nd (or until full).
Race Guidelines
- There is a limit of 150 participants for the entire race (50 per category).
- There is no-day of registration. Online registration will close the day before.
- All registered participants will get a Fun Run t-shirt sponsored by the Mill Creek Preschool, a race bib and a swag bag.
- Check-in for all registered participants will take place between 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Top 3 finishers in each category will be recognized after each race has concluded. These races will not be timed officially, although volunteers will be tracking the top 3 finishers in each category.
- Parents must be in attendance with their children at check-in and during the race, although the racecourse is for kids only. (parents allowed on course for K/1st). Parents can watch and cheer from the sidelines.
Race Timeline
4:30 p.m. Check-in Opens for all age groups
5:00 p.m. Warm up with Yoga in the Center
5:30 p.m. Check-in closes for all age groups
5:30 p.m. Party in the Parks opens to all
5:30 p.m. Kindergarten/1st grade race
6:00 p.m. 2nd grade/3rd grade race
6:30 p.m. 4th/5th grade race
Concessions and ice cream available for purchase thanks to Mill Creek Little League and Yay Big! Yay High! Ice Cream.
Huge thanks to our sponsors, Mill Creek Preschool, Mill Creek Sports, Chris Jones with State Farm, Starbucks, WM, The Learning Experience, The Movement Society, and Yoga in the Center.
