Erie Playhouse Ghostlight Halloween 5K

Erie Playhouse Ghostlight Halloween 5K takes place in Erie, Pennsylvania, on October 31, 2026, with one 5K starting at 9:00 a.m. A single distance and a single wave keep the morning simple on Halloween itself.

Lakeside Erie in late October is properly autumnal, and a 9:00 a.m. start usually means cold hands at the line and ideal running temperatures once you are moving. Dress for the mile you will be running rather than the one you are standing in, and warm up for ten minutes so you are not spending the first kilometer thawing out. The 5K distance itself is forgiving: a month of steady running gets you around it, and one weekly session of faster repetitions is what turns finishing into racing.