About the Holiday Luminary 5K
The course runs through the Overland Park Arboretum in the evening, so you are moving through the holiday light display while it is still fresh, before the general public gets in. Aid stations along the way have cookies and holiday cheer rather than the usual water and gel. The finish area has a DJ, dancing, and more food.
Strollers are welcome, though there are a couple of grass detours on the route. Dogs are not allowed anywhere in the Arboretum gardens. Supporters can wait at the finish tent or near the start, and sections of the luminary walk open to them on a rolling basis as runners come through.
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Holiday Luminary 5K 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
313finishers
17:33winner
37:50median
1:06:57cutoff
Top 3: MATTHEW BRUNKEN (17:33) · ELLIOTT WRIGHT (19:24) · LANDON ASCHENTROP (21:05)
1 Miles Results · 2025
100finishers
10:00winner
20:16median
46:37cutoff
Top 3: WILLIAM CHAPPEL (10:00) · GRANT TALDO (10:11) · ETHAN SIMPSON (10:32)
The Holiday Luminary 5K has been held every year since at least 2024. 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.
Distances & Start Times
5K11/20/2026 18:00$45
1 Mile11/20/2026 18:05$35
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