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Mullet Festival 5K Run/Walk & Fun Run

Lillian, Alabama, United States

calendar_today 07 Sep, 2026

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sell $15.00 – $30.00

About the Event

The Annual Mullet Festival is the largest fundraising event of the year for the Optimist Club of Perdido Bay (Lillian, Alabama). The race starts at 7:30 a.m. and this year will be held in-person. We will start and finish at the Lillian Recreation Park. The race distance has been certified. The cost of participating includes a race tee shirt, water on the course and a post-event refreshment area (beer included). Same day race registration is available up to race time. Advance registration, before August 25th is $30 and August 25th through the day of the race registration is $35. Those runners registering prior to August 25th at noon will be guaranteed a race tee-shirt on race day. Those registering after the pre-registration cut-off or later will receive their tee shirt in the mail.

Awards will be provided for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Men & Women overall, plus 1st top man and woman masters 40+; grand masters 50+ and senior grand masters 60+. The event will also award the top male and top female finisher overall, plus 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishers 9 & under; 10 - 14; 15 - 19; 20 - 24; 25 - 29; 30 - 34; 35 - 39; 40 - 44; 45 - 49; 50 - 54; 55 - 59; 60 - 64; 65 - 69; 70 - 74; 75 - 79; 80 & over. Awards will also be provided for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Men & Women 5K Wheelchair finishers.

The 5K Walker awards will be provided for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place men and women finishers, plus the top three men and women in each age group: 12 & under; 13 - 20; 21 - 34; 35 - 49; 50-64 and 65 & above.

The course is a rolling, rural (paved & dirt) roads in Lillian, Alabama. The race will have aid EMT truck. Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase on-site at the event.

Races Offered

Mullet Festival 5K Run

Sep 07, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$30.00

Mullet Festival 5K Walk

Sep 07, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$30.00

Mullet Festival 5K Wheelchair Race

Sep 07, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$30.00

Mullet Festival Fun Run/Walk with T-Shirt

Sep 07, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$15.00

Mullet Festival Fun Run/Walk without T-Shirt (less than a mile)

Sep 07, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Lillian.

thermostat Temperature

21.8° / 30.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

23.5° / 32.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 30m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Very high

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

75.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:34

nightlight Sunset

18:54

About Lillian

Learn more about the host city, Lillian.

Lillian is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lillian had a population of 1,330. Lillian is located on U.S. Route 98 on the western shore of Perdido Bay, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) east of Elberta. Its eastern edge lies on the Alabama/Florida state line.