Lights in the Parkway 5K

Lights in the Parkway 5K is held in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on November 25, 2026, with a 5K road race (3.1 miles) starting at 7:00 PM. The name ties the race to Lights in the Parkway, and the evening start on the night before Thanksgiving makes it a holiday-week event rather than a standard weekend road race.

An evening 5K in late November calls for a little planning: eat a light meal a few hours before, dress in warm layers you can shed before the start, and warm up properly since the air will be cold. The distance itself is approachable for anyone who has been running two or three times a week for a month, and experienced runners can treat it as a sharp effort before the holiday. If you are running in a group, agree on a meeting point at the finish, as darkness makes it harder to find each other afterward.