Redemption City Ugly Sweater 5K
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Event overview
The 3rd Annual Redemption City "Ugly Sweater" 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025, in Lewes, Delaware. The event is organized by Seashore Striders and Redemption City as a fundraising activity to support Redemption City, an organization that provides shelter, job skills training, life enrichment classes, and connections to community resources for people experiencing homelessness. The event includes an ugly sweater contest alongside the run/walk.
Course, registration and awards
The distance is 5K, held inside Cape Henlopen State Park at 1 Fishing Pier Rd, Lewes, DE 19958, on an out-and-back course from the fishing pier to Fort Miles described as fast and flat. Pre-registration is priced at $30 through Saturday, December 12, 2025; race-day registration is $35 at the Fishing Pier Pavilion. T-shirts (youth large to 2XL) are guaranteed to registrants who register by Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Awards include top male and female overall and masters, top three in ten-year age groups from 9 and under to 70 and over, and top three ugly sweater awards. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.