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May122019

May 12, 2019, Sunday - Root Beer Run at Boom Island

Time: 12 PM – 3 PM

Location: Boom Island Park, 74 Sibley St. NE

Root Beer Run hosted by People for Parks

Join us at 1pm on Sunday, May 12th for a very casual 0.5 MILE, or, 1 MILE kid-friendly (and Family approved!) Root Beer Run!

Hosted at one of the most beautiful Parks in Minneapolis: Boom Island Park! The event is coordinated in partnership with People for Parks, a local non-profit, and will include so much more than just a kid-friendly fun run: Free Root Beer (with option to make it a float!), Inflatable Jump House, Kids Arts & Crafts, Photo-station, a food truck, and more!

100% of all registration fees go directly to People for Parks, a local non-profit that is dedicated to improving Minneapolis and its parks!

What's Included?

Your registration includes the fun-run, swag/give-aways, Free Root Beer at the finish line, and event festivities like arts & crafts, photo booth, and inflatable jump house!

The Fun Run starts at 1pm from the main event area, and weaves around the surrounding park! (Event festivities open at 12 noon)

Activity Stations Included as part of Registration & Festivities Include:

  • Root Beer, donated by local companies
  • Make it a float w/ Ice cream
  • Temporary tatoos
  • Inflatable Jump House
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Photo Booth
  • Sunscreen station & Lawn Games Zone

A Food Truck will also be onsite!

This event is open to the public, but space is limited, so make sure to register! RUN FOR ROOT BEER, support your community & local non-profits, and have fun!