Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Run for Reading 5k walk and run

About the Event

Supporting Literacy in Palm Beach County

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is an award-winning book gifting program for children under age five. The Imagination Library has gifted over 300 million books since 1995, to children in five countries! The program mails each child enrolled a high-quality book each month, at no cost to the family, from birth through their fifth birthday.

The Imagination Library is a partnership between the Dollywood Foundation and local community partners like 501c3 nonprofit organization, the PBC Imagination Library. Your participation in the run and walk will provide Imagination Library books for children in Palm Beach County! Thank you for supporting literacy and spreading the joy of reading in our community!

The 5th Annual Run for Reading 5k run/walk is a family-friendly event and the perfect opportunity to stay active while supporting literacy in Palm Beach County. The race will take place in Commons Park in Royal Palm Beach and will be timed by AccuChip. The race is chip timed, so your time starts when you cross the starting line and end when you cross the finish line.

There is also a virtual race! Pick up your swag bag, t-shirt and race medal locally, or select the shipping option, and run or walk anywhere.

Participants will receive a uniquely designed custom race medal, race t-shirt, chip start, swag bag, age group awards, and post-race refreshments!

Packet Pickup:

-Early packet pickup will be at the Fit2Run store at the Wellington Green Mall on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

-Day-of registration and packet pickup are available on race day, at Commons Park by the starting line, starting at 7am.

Medals and Awards:

Each participant will receive a custom finisher's medal. Overall and age group winners will also receive a custom award! Awards ceremony will immediately follow the event.

Book Drive:

We are hosting a book drive. Please bring gently used books for children of all ages. There will be a donation box at the race and at packet pickup. On race day, you can also pick up free books to take home!

Raffle Prizes:

Each participant will receive a raffle ticket. Put your ticket in at the raffle table on race day, to be entered to win.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Races Offered

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Virtual Run for Reading 5k

Nov 07, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$20.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Royal Palm Beach.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 19.9° / 26.9°

wb_sunny 20.6° / 27.8°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.8 /

water_drop 78.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 19.9° / 26.9°

wb_sunny 20.6° / 27.8°

air 11.8 km/h

water_drop 78.6%

About Royal Palm Beach

Learn more about the host city, Royal Palm Beach.

Royal Palm Beach is a village in southeast Florida, located within Palm Beach County. Despite its name, the village is located approximately fifteen miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was at 38,932 residents in the 2020 US census.