Moonlight Bootlegger 5k – Greensboro

MAY

2

2026

Run a 5k under the stars at Hagan-Stone Park, guided by hundreds of LED tea lights and live bluegrass music. This night trail race includes a custom shirt, a commemorative mason jar, and two post-race cocktails or mocktails. A headlamp is required to navigate the rolling course.

Sat 2 May 2026

Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

Registration

5 kilometers 3 miles

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Moonlight Bootlegger 5k – Greensboro

The Moonlight Bootlegger 5k is a night trail race on a Saturday in early May, located at Hagan-Stone Park in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. This is the 14th edition of the event. Participants must bring their own headlamp or flashlight for the course.

The race covers a distance of 5k on rolling, lightly rooted trails. The path is marked with over 300 LED tea lights. Live bluegrass music is played along the course.

Registration includes a custom race shirt (if registered at least two weeks in advance), two tickets for post-race cocktails or mocktails, post-race food, and a commemorative moonshine mason jar. There are separate registration categories for participants aged 21-99 and participants under 21. There is also a spectator registration option. A price increase occurs after a specific date in late March. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

5 km

3 mi

5k - Under 21

3 mi

5k Ruck