About the Claremont Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off 5K
The race starts and finishes at the Claremont Visitors Center Green, right in the middle of the fall festival. The course is a fun run format, so the pace on the road varies widely. Age group awards go deep into the brackets, and there is a prize for whoever shows up in the best school spirit gear.
Bib pickup happens on race morning at the Visitors Center Green in the hour before the start, so there is no need to come the day before. After you finish, the festival is already going around you, with local vendors, food, and a chili cook-off where entries are sorted by heat level. Proceeds go to the Claremont Schools Extracurricular Fund.
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Distances & Start Times
5K10/3/2026 12:00$20
5k - Virtual10/3/2026 00:00$20
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