Red Sneakers Peoria 5K
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Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival
The Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival is a community walk/run and family festival in Peoria Heights, IL, on October 17, 2026, at Tower Park on East Kingman Avenue. The event supports food allergy awareness and fundraising for the local chapter of Red Sneakers For Food Allergy Awareness. It combines timed and untimed running options with a free Teal Pumpkin Fall Festival focused on non-food treats, allergy education, and family activities.
The event lists several race and participation formats and offers in-person and virtual options. A T-shirt is included with registration while supplies last, and a youth discount is available for children 12 and under. Virtual participants may submit results and complete distance or time challenges, including options that add biking or swimming to create duathlon or triathlon formats.
Impact and community work tied to the event are noted: the chapter has equipped 100 Peoria police officers with epinephrine auto-injectors, partnered with local restaurants to promote allergy-safe dining, trained early learning educators and donated epinephrine, expanded allergy-safe zones at community venues, and installed an allergy-friendly playground sign. The event also requests attendees bring old or expired epinephrine auto-injectors for training use.
Fundraising progress is displayed on the event page; the listed amount raised is $5,263.74 toward a $75,000 goal. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
