Howl-O-Ween Dash

Howl-O-Ween Dash takes place in Florence on October 31, 2026, with three entries to choose from. The 5K, 3.1 miles, starts at 8:30 a.m., a one-mile fun run follows at 9:30 a.m., and a combined option covering both races, 4.1 miles in total, also begins at 8:30 a.m.

The combined entry is the interesting one. You race the 5K first, then come back an hour later for the mile on tired legs, which is a genuinely useful session dressed up as a race, and anyone building toward a longer autumn goal can treat it as a broken tempo workout. If you would rather keep things simple, the standalone 5K needs nothing more than a few weeks of consistent running with one faster session a week, and the mile is short enough to jog beside a child.