23rd Annual Race for the Light 5K Fun Run/Walk
Registration Now Open!
The 2025 Race for the Light 5K Fun Run/Walk is headed back to the EAA Grounds—you’re invited to lace up, light up, and celebrate the season of giving!
Proceeds from the event will help individuals and families in our area thrive and reach their full potential.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 6, and get ready to don your favorite holiday gear for a 5K fun run/walk benefiting Oshkosh Area United Way. Bring your friends and family for a festive evening filled with lights, laughter, and community spirit.
This year’s race kicks off at the EAA Youth Education Center (located at the EAA Aviation Museum) and winds through the dazzling Celebration of Lights display—hosted at Camp Scholler.
Each registration benefits your Oshkosh Area United Way and includes a race T-shirt*, a set of jingly, jingle bells, a dose of holiday spirit, and serious kudos for wearing an ugly holiday sweater or fun costume.
Watch the 2024 Race for the Light 5K Highlights Video HERE!
EARLY T-SHIRT PICKUP
OAUW OFFICE • 16 Washington Ave., Oshkosh
Thursday, December 4 – 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Friday, December 5 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
RACE DAY**
EAA YOUTH EDUCATION CENTER • 3000 Poberezny Road
3:30 p.m. – Check-in
4:30 p.m. – Race Starts
Online registration closes Friday, December 5 at 4 p.m.
For more information, call (920) 235-8560 or email oauw@oshkoshunitedway.org.
*We can only guarantee a shirt for those registered by Monday, November 17. After this date, we cannot guarantee you will receive a race shirt.
**We reserve the right to postpone or cancel the event due to circumstances beyond our control such as a weather emergency. No refunds will be issued under these circumstances. We reserve the right to change the details of the event without prior notice.