Essex County One-Mile Fun Run

Join your family and classmates in Essex County Branch Brook Park on Saturday, April 12th for the 2025 One-Mile Fun Run, part of our annual Cherry Blossom Festival. In 2024, over 1,000 children aged 6 through 14 ran through Branch Brook Park to celebrate the blooming of the historic cherry tree groves. Many then stayed into the afternoon to enjoy activities, crafts, and performances at our Family Day event held directly after in the Prudential Concert Grove section of the park.

There is no fee to participate. The first step is to get your school to register by having them complete one school entry form by March 15th, 2025. Permission slips for each run participant must also be received prior to the start of the race. Children can enter individually on race day. All participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and an award at the completion of the race.

Time: 10am – 11am

Location: Concert Grove, Southern Division

Essex County Family Day

Cost: FREE!

Visit the renovated and landscaped concert grove to enjoy an afternoon outdoors with your family. Work out in our paddle boats, construct a craft, get your face painted, jump in a bouncy house, climb a rock wall, or grab food from a food vendor and enjoy the cherry blossom trees!

Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm

Location: Concert Grove, Southern Division