Event Description

The Neches River Festival Presents "Capes & Crowns" 5K Run

The race will be chip timed by Cajun Timing.

February 13, 2021 @ 9:00 am

Event Centre

700 Crockett Street

Beaumont, Texas 77701

Description:

This year’s NRF Capes and Crowns 5K promises to be our most exciting yet as we have partnered with Mardi Gras of SETX.  Each race participant will receive a ticket to Mardi Gras valid the day of the race.  So, after enjoying a 3.1 mile run or walk through beautiful downtown Beaumont, you can choose to stay (or come back) and enjoy all the activities, shopping, and live music Mardi Gras of SETX has to offer.  Additional Mardi Gras tickets can be purchased when registering for the race at a discounted rate.  The Mardi Gras KIDS ZONE will be open during and after the race, so bring the kids!  

Event Details:

There will be a group warmup starting at 8:30 am with the race beginning at 9:00 am.  This is a flat course through downtown Beaumont and is suitable for experienced runners and kids alike.  There will be light refreshments before and after the race and water stations along the race route.  All participants will receive custom race medals.  The overall male and female winners will receive an additional prize and the top three males and females in each age group will receive an additional winner’s medal.     

Registration Fees (Early & Late Fees & dates):

Early Online Registration (until January 13, 2021)

• 18 and under $25.00

• 19 and over $35.00

Late Online Registration (January 14th - February 9th)

• 18 and under $30.00

• 19 and over $40.00

Packet Pickup (Location, Date & Time):

Pre-Registered Participants

Exygon Health and Fitness Club located at 6450 Phelan Blvd., Beaumont, TX  77706

Thursday, February 11th from 10am - 1pm and from 4pm - 7pm

Friday, February 12th from 10am - 1pm and  4pm - 7pm

Age Groups:

1-14,15-19,20-29,30-39,etc. 70+

Awards:

Top Overall Male & Female plus 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male & Female in each age group

All registrations include:

• FREE gift bag
• Custom performance race shirt (youth & adult sizing available)
• Custom finisher’s medal
• Post race celebration with food, drink, & awards

Description of Organization

The Neches River Festival, Inc., is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation, organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, to  promote a sense of community identity and heritage as well as the education of local students through community events, and through regular contributions to the Otho-Plummer/Neches River Festival Scholarship at Lamar University.

Purpose

The purpose of the Neches River Festival is to honor our local high school seniors. The festival has been in existence since 1949 and we will be celebrating our 72nd year. This year’s Festival theme of “The River is Calling” will celebrate our shared region, rich in history and resources.  

Beginning in 1949, the Neches River became the focal point for this community to celebrate our high school youth during the Neches River Festival.  That tradition continues and each year lifetime memories are made by the Festival participants as they close the chapters of their youth and prepare for exciting futures,  The Festival season will also include a River/Service day which highlights important aspects of our community—economic, environmental, social and cultural.  Continuing a tradition started a few years ago, Festival participants will “connect and serve” by collecting and donating children’s books to promote reading and literacy in our community.    These books will be placed in existing Royal Book Nooks across our city.   Two new nooks will be created in honor of NRF 72 and will be installed in new public sites.  

Neches River Festival provides a cultural, educational and civic opportunity for participating students, and is open to anyone, regardless of ethnicity or financial background.  We are proud of our diverse group of student participants each year who represent each high school in Beaumont, Texas.