Philadelphia Halloween Runs 2026 — Costume 5Ks & Spooky Races

Costumes at the start line, candy at the finish: Philadelphia has 37 Halloween-season races on the 2026 calendar, from pumpkin runs to full costume-contest 5Ks. Most award prizes for the best outfit — check each listing's organizer page for contest rules. The next one up is 3rd Annual YMCA Pumpkin Dash 5K on Sat, Oct 3, 2026. Every listing links straight to registration.

• Sat, Oct 3, 2026 3rd Annual YMCA Pumpkin Dash 5K 2275 Pulaski Highway · Newark, DE · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 CompleteCare Foundation Halloween Bone Run & Walk 701 Almond Rd · Pittsgrove, NJ · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Newtown Haunted Hustle 5K 30 N Chancellor Street · Newtown, PA · From $50 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Emmaus Halloween Parade 5K Race 849 Chestnut Street · Emmaus, PA · From $23 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Scarecrow Shuffle 8k, 5k, 2 Mile Fun Run & 1/4 Mile Kids' Run Rt 202 & Street Rd · Peddler's Village! Lahaska, Bucks County!, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Stokelan Estate Haunted Wine Run 5k Stokelan Estate Winery · Medford, NJ · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Hot Mess Trail Races 789 Parvin Mill Road · Pittsgrove, NJ · From $65 5KHalf MarathonTrail Run Trail
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Coventry Challange 1954 St. Peters Road · Pottstown, PA · From $50 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Slay Sarcoma 5K Run/Walk 250 Tollgate Road · Langhorne, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 29th Annual Smith McMillan 5K - 2026 101 School Road · Wilmington, DE · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 40th Annual Phoenixville Run- October 24, 2026 Reeves Park, 148 3rd Avenue · Phoenixville, PA · From $10 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 "Hustle For The House" - 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk 5300 N Park Drive · Pennsauken, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Boo & Brew 5K 1616 Delaware Ave · Wilmington, DE · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Delanco River Run 203 Burlington Ave · Delanco, NJ · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Meadows Miler Rosedale Park · Pennington, NJ · From $15 5K10K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 RunFar 5K 211 E Pennsylvania Ave · Downingtown, PA · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 St. Andrew 5k Spirit Run and Walk 535 Mason Avenue · Drexel Hill, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Run Like a King 5K 2026 Univest Performance Center (Park at 4th) · Quakertown, PA · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 AbingTHON 5k and Fun Run Abington Senior High School · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Bark in the Park 5K 1671 N. Providence Road · Media, PA 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 JG3 5K 1601 Derstine Road · Hatfield, PA · From $40 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Run for Shelter with Habitat for Humanity - 5k 5300 N Park Drive · Pennsauken, NJ · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Dublin Marathon - SRPS Charity Team 100 N 20th Street Suite 205 · Philadelphia, PA 10KMarathon Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Deer Park Goes Pink 5K 108 West Main Street · Newark, DE · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Meglio's Run for the Pizza 5K 62 Swamp Road · Newtown, PA · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun 502 Carnegie Center · Princeton, NJ · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 Skeleton Skurry! Limerick Garden of Memories · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Oct 25, 2026 The Rachel Gernerd Phighting Irish 5K Norristown Farm Park · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Halloween Trick or Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Halloween Trick or Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 PB&J Fuel Run 5K/10K/13.1 NEW JERSEY Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 PB&J Fuel Run 5K/10K/13.1 PHILADELPHIA Wiggins Waterfront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Camden, NJ · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Southwest Center City 5k Run 901 S. 17th Street · Philadelphia, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Foot Pursuit 5K Run Forsythia Crossing Park · Levittown, PA · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 HOWLOWEEN 5K & 1-MILE DOG WALK 1 Parkside Place (Parkside Place Park on Sumneytown Pike) · North Wales, PA · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 Roofs From The Heart 5K 1701 Delaware Avenue · Wilmington, DE · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 The 13th Annual Tapping of the Great Pumpkin 5k, 10k, 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk & Lil' Pumpkin Kids Run! 1325 Sumneytown Pike · Spring House, PA · From $15 5K10K Road

Race-day tip

Test-run your costume BEFORE race morning. Capes tangle, masks fog, and inflatable dinosaurs add about two minutes per mile.

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