Name: Garden of Lights Run
Start: 2026-12-05
End: 2026-12-05
Location: Muskogee

About the Event

Muskogee Parks and Recreation is hosting the 27th Annual Garden of Lights Run on Saturday Dec 5th at 4:30 pm. The Garden of Lights run has become a great tradition for hundreds of runners that enjoy going through beautiful lights even going up Agency Hill. Dressing up for this holiday run is encouraged and there will be a costume contest for the the best outfit! Please make plans to join us on December 6th!!!

The 5k is capped at 250 participants and the Fun Run is capped at 40 participants, so please don't delay in signing up! The shirt deadline will be November 22 and all 5k participants will get a custom cast finishers medals.

Please click contact race with any questions.

EVENT DETAILS
- 5k Start Time: 4:30 pm (Only 250 spots, so get registered soon)
- Fun Run Start Time: 4:35 (Only 40 Fun Run spots)
- 5k Course: The course is USATF certified Course and includes a challenging 250 ascent up Honor Heights Hill and back through 3 million holiday lights at dusk. Click here for Course Map
- Custom Cast Medals: Custom Finishers medals to all 5k finishers!
- Shirts: Sign up by Sunday, November 22 to get your guaranteed shirt size.
- Parking: parking at Honor Heights. No shuttles.

REGISTRATION AND PRICES
- 5k: $30 until 11/8. $35 from 11/9 to the day before the event & $35 the day of the event
- Fun Run: $25 until 11/8. $30 from 11/11 to the day before the event and $30 the day of event

PACKET PICKUP

- Friday, Dec 4th, 3-6 PM, MUSKOGEE PARKS & REC OFFICE, 837 E. OKMULGEE, MUSKOGEE, OK 74403

- Saturday, Dec 5th (race day), 3-4:30 PM, Honor Heights Park

Races Offered

5k

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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16:30

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$30.00

Fun Run

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 1.6K

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Type — Running

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16:35

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Muskogee.

thermostat Temperature

3.4° / 12.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

-0.8° / 9.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 55m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

14.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:23

nightlight Sunset

18:10

About Muskogee

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Garden of Lights Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	John Vunetich	M	17	Wagoner, OK	18:28
🥈	Albert Garay	M	16	Wagoner, OK	20:26
🥉	DANIEL MUTAI	M	49	Muskogee, OK	20:37
4	Tim Deppner	M	34	Fort Gibson, OK	20:39
5	Calen Jackman	M	16	Muskogee, OK	20:59
6	Micah Tumleson	M	33	Fort Gibson, OK	21:02
7	Harley Ray	M	17	Cookson, OK	21:11
8	Jesus Arteaga	M	19	Muskogee, OK	21:37
9	Elijah Coatney	M	14	Jay, OK	22:06
10	Jace Austin	M	15	Fort Gibson, OK	22:07
11	Andrew Fuerstenberg	M	13	Oktaha, OK	22:17
12	Braden Ray	M	19	Gore, OK	22:51
13	Joshua Coatney	M	13	Jay, OK	23:21
14	Wyatt Fincher	M	17	Coweta, OK	23:51
15	Israel Martin	M	14	Muskogee, OK	24:07
16	Abigail Wrigley	F	25	Tahlequah, OK	24:11
17	L. Saunders	F	12	Edmond, OK	25:06
18	Elijah Knight	M	17	Checotah, OK	25:07
19	John Black Stallion	M	50	Danville, AR	25:14
20	Monica Foote	F	35	Muskogee, OK	25:23
21	Cody Plunkett	M	29	Muskogee, OK	25:24
22	Matt Cotner	M	39	Muskogee, OK	25:53
23	Tyler Pickett	M	37	Fort Gibson, OK	26:01
24	Laura Wickizer	F	33	Muskogee, OK	26:05
25	Madison Carlton	F	18	Muskogee, OK	26:20
26	James Milam	M	50	Chelsea, OK	26:25
27	Jackie Sallee	M	42	Muskogee, OK	26:44
28	Phoebe Staton	F	22	Broken Arrow, OK	27:00
29	Mike Lippman	M	40	Muskogee, OK	27:09
30	Jamison Faught	M	29	Muskogee, OK	27:11
31	Jerry Kuykendall	M	62	Stilwell, OK	27:14
32	dale wiggins	M	54	Warner, OK	27:16
33	Alli Todd	F	13	Muskogee, OK	27:18
34	Shane Edwards	M	37	Oologah, OK	27:29
35	Meridith Saunders	F	41	Edmond, OK	27:43
36	Shane Crowder	M	23	Muskogee, OK	27:48
37	Sharon Morgan	F	31	Fort Gibson, OK	27:54
38	Lavarta Scott	F	50	Stilwell, OK	28:16
39	Beth Stanfield	F	51	Fort Gibson, OK	28:28
40	Austin Vilar	M	19	McAlester, OK	28:32
41	Blake Vilar	M	21	McAlester, OK	28:33
42	Paula Weeks	F	62	Wagoner, OK	28:34
43	Lily Wrigley	F	24	Tahlequah, OK	28:42
44	Karla Gibson	F	50	Muskogee, OK	28:44
45	Rachel Longpine	F	42	Checotah, OK	29:01
46	Gary Harris	M	50	Tulsa, OK	29:02
47	Gene Wiseman	M	53	Watts, OK	29:34
48	Jason Puckett	M	45	Muskogee, OK	29:35
49	Eric Romine	M	37	Muskogee, OK	29:37
50	Amy Coffman	F	20	Muskogee, OK	29:59

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Michael Vann	M	18	Muskogee, OK	19:45
🥈	Anthony Wrigley	M	18	Tahlequah, OK	20:36
🥉	Ryan Fullerton	M	17	Muskogee, OK	20:52
4	Gaige Maher	M	17	Warner, OK	21:03
5	DANIEL MUTAI	M	50	Muskogee, OK	21:27
6	Elijah Coatney	M	15	Jay, OK	21:41
7	Harley Ray	M	18	Cookson, OK	22:37
8	Landon Hutchins	M	22	Muskogee, OK	22:55
9	Isaac Wrigley	M	28	Tahlequah, OK	23:24
10	M. Clark	M	11	Muskogee, OK	23:45
11	Blake Simmons	M	18	Muskogee, OK	23:56
12	Detlef Galbreath	M	55	Muskogee, OK	24:07
13	Michael Stevenson	M	55	Muskogee, OK	24:37
14	Charles mason	M	17	Muskogee, OK	24:37
15	Josh Waters	M	21	Fort Smith, AR	25:06
16	Craig Mitchell	M	50	Fort Smith, AR	25:24
17	Richard Wrigley	M	23	Tahlequah, OK	25:44
18	Francesca Wrigley	F	17	Tahlequah, OK	25:45
19	Zachary Hardy	M	16	Fort Gibson, OK	25:46
20	Laura Wickizer	F	34	Muskogee, OK	26:07
21	James Milam	M	51	Chelsea, OK	26:14
22	Ian Wrigley	M	13	Tahlequah, OK	26:38
23	Baxter Stewart	M	32	Tahlequah, OK	26:46
24	Olivia Benson	F	13	McAlester, OK	27:19
25	Jackie Sallee	M	43	Muskogee, OK	27:27
26	S. Benson	F	11	McAlester, OK	27:28
27	Jade Benson	F	42	McAlester, OK	27:29
28	Lily Wrigley	F	25	Tahlequah, OK	27:53
29	Patty Sloan	F	49	Greenwood, AR	28:32
30	Darien Austin	M	37	Fort Gibson, OK	28:38
31	Shelby Harris	F	24	Tahlequah, OK	28:49
32	K. Swing	F	11	Mcalester, OK	29:11
33	Donnie Harris	M	62	Hennesey, OK	29:37
34	Eli Terrell	M	18	Webbers Falls, OK	29:48
35	T. Benson	M	9	McAlester, OK	30:06
36	Thomas Wayerski	M	56	Broken Arrow, OK	30:11
37	Star Yuan	F	45	Tulsa, OK	30:19
38	J. Clark	F	10	Porter, OK	30:30
39	Miranda Gibson	F	30	Pryor, OK	30:35
40	Rachel Stauffer	F	14	Council Hill, OK	30:38
41	Jerry Kuykendall	M	63	Stilwell, OK	30:39
42	Jayme Cole	F	17	Muskogee, OK	30:51
43	Karen Moyer	F	53	Broken Arrow, OK	30:51
44	Shane Edwards	M	38	Oologah, OK	31:14
45	Mandy Frailey	F	50	Chelsea, OK	31:22
46	Daryl Park	M	59	Chelsea, OK	31:23
47	Steve Hardy	M	43	Fort Gibson, OK	31:25
48	Caleb Nichols	M	25	Tahlequah, OK	31:26
49	K. Lippmann	M	9	Muskogee, OK	31:49
50	Ashley Isaacs	F	19	Stilwell, OK	31:52