Event Description
5K Run/Walk OR 4K Run/Walk with Barnyard Obstacles
June 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join us for 2 laps of the fastest barnyard race around. Navigate the cross-country run/walk 5K course through the Outagamie County Fair and Seymour Lake Park or choose the shorter 4K with barnyard obstacles. No roads, intersections, or sidewalks! Show us your speed or enjoy a fun stroll.
Walk/Run and Kid’s Fun Run start and end at the “Midway Stage”.
10:00 AM – Kid’s Fun Run
10:20 AM – 5K and 4K with Obstacles (same time – slightly different courses)
Kid’s Fun Run – 300 yard mad dash with 4 detours including “cow chip collection”, mini “hay bale hop”, and “weavin’ through the woods”.
Stampede – Choose 5K Run/Walk or 4K Run/Walk with Obstacles. Individual and Team scores. Form your team of 5 or more and compete for bragging rights. Individuals are welcome – no team necessary. Overall men’s and women’s winners plus top two men’s and women’s winners in each age category. “Fair Bucks” for the fastest.
Age brackets:
2-10 Kid’s Fun Run
16 & under (5K or 4K)
17-35 (5K or 4K)
36-59 (5K or 4K)
60 & over (5K or 4K)
Obstacles in the 4K include:
Cow Chip Collection – locate and collect one red, one white, and one blue chip from the sawdust pile and deposit them in the matching collection containers
Hay Bale Hop – scale four round bales on your wild weave around the barn yard
Weavin’ through the Woods – weave through the poles on your way through beautiful Seymour Lake Park
Culvert Crawl – just like a farm yard critter, crawl through the culvert – but don’t get stuck
Registration cost before June 15
Kid’s Fun Run – FREE with fair admission (no registration needed)
Youth Exhibitors – FREE + fair admission
Runners/Walkers age 5-18 – $5 + fair admission
Runners/Walkers age 19+ – $10 + fair admission
Registration cost June 15 – June 27.
Kid’s Fun Run – FREE with fair admission (no registration needed)
Youth Exhibitors – $5 + fair admission
Runners/Walkers age 5-18 – $10 + fair admission
Runners/Walkers age 19+ – $15 + fair admission
Fair Admission $15 - includes unlimited carnival rides, Kid's Fun Run, general fair admission, parking, family entertainment, grandstand events, barns, vendors, and exhibit buildings.
