Centra Foundation Boo Bash Costume Dash 5k and Trick or Trot Kids Fun Run

Centra Foundation Boo Bash Costume Dash 5k and Trick or Trot Kids Fun Run is held in Columbus, Indiana, on October 31, 2026. The Trick or Trot Kids Fun Run covers 800 meters and starts at 9:30 a.m., and the Boo Bash Costume Dash 5K follows at 10:00 a.m., a late enough start that families are not fighting the alarm clock on Halloween morning.

The half-hour gap between the two events is designed so parents can watch their kids race and still make their own start line. For the 5K, road shoes and a handful of weeks of consistent running are all you need; the distance is short enough to walk parts of if the costume gets in the way. If you want to run it hard, jog a mile beforehand so the first minutes do not feel like a shock.