Red Sneakers Peoria 5K
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Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival
The Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival is organized by the Red Sneakers Peoria Chapter to raise funds and awareness for food allergy safety. The event is set at Tower Park, East Kingman Avenue, Peoria Heights, IL, on October 17, 2026. It combines a timed 5K and untimed 1 mile walk/run with a free, family-focused Teal Pumpkin festival featuring activities, giveaways, and allergy-friendly refreshments.
The event includes education and demonstrations related to epinephrine use and allergy safety, and organizers request old or expired epinephrine auto-injectors for training purposes. Recent local impact cited by the chapter includes equipping police officers with epinephrine, training early learning staff, expanding allergy-safe zones at community venues, and promoting allergy-safe dining at area restaurants.
Participants may choose in-person or a range of virtual options, including relay, distance and time challenges, and multi-sport duathlon or triathlon formats. Packet pickup is available before the event at RC Outfitters on October 16 and at Tower Park on event day. The 5K offers overall and age-group awards with separate net and gun time distinctions.
Fundraising for the Peoria chapter is part of the event; the page lists a current amount raised and an overall fundraising goal. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
