Light Up the Night 5K - Conway
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Event overview
The 2025 Light Up the Night is a 5K run held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC. The event is organized by Coastal Carolina University and Horry Georgetown Technical College to highlight Interpersonal Violence Awareness in October. Race proceeds benefit the CHANT-I-CARE Assistance Fund, a compensation fund for student survivors of violence; 2024 proceeds were just over $9,000. All registered participants receive a race t-shirt. An awards ceremony and raffle baskets take place after the race at Brooks Stadium.
Listed registration fees are: Individual $40, CCU/HGTC faculty and staff $35, and CCU/HGTC student $20. A student discount of $10 was available until September 18. Teams must include at least 10 people to receive a group rate. Race day registration is available at packet pickup but a race shirt is not guaranteed for late registrants.
Course and logistics
The course begins on the Coastal Carolina University campus near Brooks Stadium and follows University Blvd toward the HGTC campus, includes a loop around HGTC, returns to CCU via Chanticleer Drive E, completes a CCU campus loop, and finishes on the Brooks Stadium teal turf. Pets are not permitted; service animals are welcome but should remain off the teal turf. Packet pickup is scheduled the day before at the HGTC parking lot and on race day at Brooks Stadium. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.