Bright Lights 5K & Fun Run

Run or walk through the garden's holiday light display a few days before it opens to the public. The 5K starts at 6:00pm and the 1-ish-mile fun run at 6:45pm on a mix of paved roads, trails and garden paths. Entry gates close at 5:50pm. Afterward, everyone registered gets into a Holidays at the Garden sneak-peek party from 7 to 9pm.

Through Nov 22, the 5K is $65.55 and the fun run is $39.05, fees included. Prices go up Nov 23-25. 5K finishers get a medal and fun-run finishers get an ornament. Kids 2 and under are free. Regular strollers aren't a good fit, but running or hiking strollers work. Packet pickup is Tue Nov 24 and Wed Nov 25 from 4pm.