Dia de Los Muertos Pasco Fundrun
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Event overview
Dia de Los Muertos Pasco 2025 FUNDRUN is an in-person running event on November 1, 2025, in downtown Pasco, Washington. The event is a scholarship fundraiser; proceeds support scholarships for disadvantaged youth in Benton and Franklin Counties. Organizers report that the event has generated over $55,000 in scholarships to date and that this year they will establish a $25,000 endowment with Columbia Basin College. Shirt pickup is scheduled at Cafe Con Arte shortly before the event or on race day. The race encourages participants to honor a passed loved one by submitting a name for the veladora (prayer candle) design on the back of the event shirt if registered by October 6.
Distances, course and event features
- 5k
- 10k
- Half Marathon
- Kids Run (free)
The 5k starts in historic downtown Pasco, follows the train tracks south to the urban green trail, runs under the white bridge, reaches a turn-around and returns to downtown. The 10k follows the same start, crosses the cable bridge into Kennewick, reaches the Clover Island lighthouse, and passes the Lampson building before returning. Race day programming includes face painting at Cafe Con Arte, sugar skull painting, lotería, live mariachi performances, DJ music, and a folkloric dance performance. Registration includes early and late pricing tiers; the registration price does not include the event shirt. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.