Event Description

**WE ARE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED**

What: Griffin Pond Animal Shelter will host its inaugural Wag-O-Ween 5K and Pet Costume Parade Saturday, Oct. 16, at McDade Park, pavilion 1, 1 Bald Mountain Rd., Scranton. Registration and check-in are from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., and the race begins at 10.

At the event, runners are invited to wear their favorite Halloween costume or running gear as they dash through a 5K course designed by Scranton Running Company. The top male and female runners in each age category will receive a medal. The runners who compete in costume also will vie for the scariest, funniest, best superhero, and most unique costume prizes. All runners will receive a complimentary Griffin Pond Animal Shelter Wag-O-Ween 5K and Pet Costume Parade t-shirt

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter will host its inaugural Wag-O-Ween 5K and Pet Costume Parade Saturday, Oct. 16, at McDade Park, pavilion 1, 1 Bald Mountain Rd., Scranton. Registration and check-in are from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., and the race begins at 10.

At the event, runners are invited to wear their favorite Halloween costume or running gear as they dash through a 5K course designed by Scranton Running Company. The top male and female runners in each age category will receive a medal. The runners who compete in costume also will vie for the scariest, funniest, best superhero, and most unique costume prizes. All runners will receive a complimentary Griffin Pond Animal Shelter Wag-O-Ween 5K and Pet Costume Parade t-shirt

All proceeds will benefit the shelter’s canine and feline enrichment program.

For more information, please contact Jackie Galvin, M.S., development and communications director, at 570-586-3700, ext. 522 or jackie@griffinpondas.com.

When: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Race Shirts: Register by October 2nd to ensure your size is available. 

Race Starts: 10 AM

Registration: 8:30 to 9:45 AM - Pavilion 1

Where:  McDade Park, 1 Bald Mountain Road, Scranton 

Awards: Awards ceremony will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the race at the pavilion. Medals will be awarded to the first place male and female in each age category below:

0-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-59

60+