The Monroe County Fairgrounds is back again for the 2nd annual Holiday Lights 5k. For year two we are adding a race shirt, timing, and making it a true 5k event. This unique 5k takes you through the fairgrounds holiday lights route 2.5 times and ends at the fairgrounds free stage. Come join us and make this a new holiday family tradition!
This year's event will take place Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
Packet Pickup will start at 6pm and the run/walk will begin at 7pm. Please enter the fairgrounds through gate 4 and try to arrive no later than 6:30 to allow time for the crowd to complete packet pickup. We will try to start promptly at 7pm.
Dec 22, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
19:00
$20.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Bloomington.
Learn more about the host city, Bloomington.
Bloomington is a city of 86,000 people (2019) in Southern Indiana. Bloomington is home to the flagship campus of Indiana University and the IU Hoosiers. As it is a much larger city than the county seats of nearby counties, it serves as the de facto employment, service, and shopping center for several adjacent counties.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Monroe County Holiday Lights 5k — 2025.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | CYRIL RYBICKI | — | |
| 🥈 | CALEB WINDERS | — | |
| 🥉 | LIAM HOGAN | — | |
| 4 | ETHAN FARMER | — | |
| 5 | IAN PHIPPS | — | |
| 6 | GIDEON RUTAREMWA JR. | — | |
| 7 | BENTLEY RAYHILL | — | |
| 8 | TONY BUTCHER | — | |
| 9 | AUSTIN NIELSEN | — | |
| 10 | DEAN TIPTON | — | |
| 11 | ATHAN CONNELL | — | |
| 12 | BRAD KOPSHO | — | |
| 13 | ELIAS MCDERMOTT-SIPE | — | |
| 14 | JASPER BINGHAM | — | |
| 15 | JOHN LEWIS | — | |
| 16 | SANDY SHANAHAN | — | |
| 17 | KIERA FEAGANS | — | |
| 18 | JASON FEAGANS | — | |
| 19 | JAMIE FEAGANS | — | |
| 20 | ERIC ROSE | — | |
| 21 | REBECCA ROBERTS | — | |
| 22 | MASON WESTRICK | — | |
| 23 | JOANNA HACKNEY | — | |
| 24 | SCOTT BARTLEY | — | |
| 25 | AUBREY MANGIA | — | |
| 26 | BARRETT TIPTON | — | |
| 27 | TANYA HAGERTY | — | |
| 28 | BECKY ROSE | — | |
| 29 | AMANDA OLLIS | — | |
| 30 | BRITTANY NIELSEN | — | |
| 31 | EMMA BITNER | — | |
| 32 | OWEN LAW | — | |
| 33 | BAILEY SCHMIDT | — | |
| 34 | JACK PHIPPS | — | |
| 35 | JOSH PHIPPS | — | |
| 36 | STACI FIDDLER | — | |
| 37 | ELANOR FARNAM | — | |
| 38 | NAOMI CONNELL | — | |
| 39 | OSCAR MCDERMOTT-SIPE | — | |
| 40 | LINNEA CONNELL | — | |
| 41 | BRADLEY DEWEES | — | |
| 42 | LAUREN LEWIS | — | |
| 43 | JASON WHITNEY | — | |
| 44 | TIM ESCOTT | — | |
| 45 | BOB COSTELLO | — | |
| 46 | JOHN MCLAIN | — | |
| 47 | ASHLEY MCKINNEY | — | |
| 48 | KAITI BEITLER | — | |
| 49 | NATHAN GOSS | — | |
| 50 | LUCAS HENDERSHOT | — |
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