Sebastian Scream 5K & Haunted Rail Trail

Sebastian Scream 5K & Haunted Rail Trail takes place in Sebastian, Florida, on October 24, 2026, with the 5K starting at 5:30 p.m. As the name says, it uses the rail trail, and the late afternoon gun puts you on it as the light fades.

Rail trails tend to be flat and consistent underfoot, which makes them forgiving for a first 5K and predictable if you are pushing for a time. The evening start is the main thing to plan around: keep lunch early and moderate, drink through the afternoon, and warm up for a good ten minutes because your legs will have been still all day. Four to six weeks of running three times a week gets most people comfortably to 3.1 miles.