About the Bakersfield Monster Mash Dash
The Monster Mash Dash is a Halloween-themed race that runs through Bakersfield with costumes encouraged and a contest for the best ones, including a prize for the largest group. The course is a short road race, and the whole morning leans into the holiday, so expect plenty of dressed-up runners of all ages around you.
Packet pickup happens the evening before at a fitness studio on Ming Ave, with a morning pickup window as well. The costume contest kicks off before the race starts, so arriving early gives you time to get judged before the field lines up.
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Bakersfield Monster Mash Dash 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2025
525finishers
18:15winner
39:12median
1:10:50cutoff
Top 3: Ben Carlson (18:15) · Luis Ramirez (20:21) · M. Lopez (21:03)
The Bakersfield Monster Mash Dash has been held every year since at least 2019. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
