Bemidji Holiday Running Series

Bemidji Holiday Running Series - "Boo Dash, Turkey Trot, Reindeer Run"

Welcome to the 2025 Bemidji Holiday Running Series! This is a three-race event! Come celebrate the three holiday 5K races in style as you finish the Boo Dash, Turkey Trot, and Reindeer Run in Bemidji. You can sign up for all three races at one time at a discounted price, or you can choose to sign up individually as you go.

To receive a unique finisher prize, you must complete all three races, starting with the Boo Dash on October 25th. Sign up today!

Event Dates:: Saturday October 25, 2025 - Saturday November 29, 2025
Start Time:: 9:00am CDT
End Time:: 10:00am CST

Registration:: Online Registration is Closed

Boo Dash 5K

Join us for a festive Halloween-themed 5K trail run weaving through the grassy fields, dirt trails, and forested paths of City Park. Costumes are encouraged for runners of all ages! T-shirts for all those who register by October 13th!

Event Date:: Saturday October 25, 2025
Start Time:: 10:00am CDT
End Time:: 11:00am CDT

Registration:: Online Registration is Closed

Boo Dash (Kids Dash)

Event Date:: Saturday October 25, 2025
Start Time:: 9:45am CDT
End Time:: 10:00am CDT

Registration:: Online Registration is Closed

Turkey Trot 5K

Bemidji State University annual Turkey Trot hosted by the Cross Country and Track and Field teams! Enjoy some Pre-holiday exercise with the family!

Location: 1801 Birch Ln Bemidji, MN 56601 (starts and ends on Bemidji State Campus near Gillett Wellness Center)

Please join us after the race for coffee, hot chocolate, (From Caribou) and Donuts (Raphael's!)

T-shirts for all those who register by November 17th

Race Day November 27th, 2025

Kids 1k @ 9:00 AM

5k @ 9:30 AM

Event Date:: Thursday November 27, 2025
Start Time:: 9:30am CST
End Time:: 10:00am CST

Registration:: Online Registration is Closed

Turkey Trot Kids Run

Suggested age, 12 and under.

Bemidji State Universities annual Turkey Trot hosted by the Cross Country and Track and Field teams! Enjoy some Pre-holiday exercise with the family!

Location: 1801 Birch Ln Bemidji, MN 56601 (starts and ends on Bemidji State Campus near Gillett Wellness Center)

Please join us after the race for coffee, hot chocolate, (From Caribou) and Donuts (Raphael's!)

T-shirts for all those who register by November 17th!

Race Day November 27th, 2025

Kids 1k @ 9:00 AM

5k @ 9:30 AM

Event Date:: Thursday November 27, 2025
Start Time:: 9:00am CST
End Time:: 9:00am CST

Registration:: Online Registration is Closed

Kids Dash - Reindeer Run

Join us for the third annual Kids Dash just before the Night We Light Parade on November 28th at 5:30pm on Beltrami Avenue! It will start on Beltrami Avenue between 4th and 5th St NW near the Science Center, and it ends at the corner of Beltrami and 3rd Ave., (approximately a two-block dash). All participants must register online prior to the event.

All participants will receive an official Kids Dash medal!

Suggested age - 12 and under.

Event Date:: Friday November 28, 2025
Start Time:: 5:45pm CST
End Time:: 6:00pm CST

Registration:: Online Registration is Closed

Raphael's Reindeer Run 5K (Sweatshirts SOLD OUT)

The sweatshirt race! The third annual Raphael's Reindeer Run is a family fun run or walk event to kick off the holiday season! The 5K race will start and end at Paul Bunyan Park right in front of Paul of Babe. You'll get enjoy great views of Lake Bemidji as you cruise through the 3.1 miles!

Race Includes:

Crewneck Sweatshirt
Raphael's Donuts
Coffee from Starbucks
Awards for Top Finishers

Event Date:: Saturday November 29, 2025
Start Time:: 9:00am CST
End Time:: 10:00am CST

Registration:: Online Registration is Closed