Lace up your running shoes and come kick off Cottonport's 2025 Pockin' on the Bayou Festival on Saturday, April 19th, 2025 with our annual 5k and 2 Mile Walk sponsored by The Cottonport Bank!

This year the race will begin and end at Unity Park on Cottonport Avenue (in between the Cottonport Bank Administration Building and Western Auto). The agenda for race day is as follows:

7:00 - 7:45am - Check-in and day-of registration
7:45 - 7:55am - Warm up and stretch with Tricia
7:55am - Prayer from Father Charlie
8:00am - Race begins

Registration fee is $30, which includes a Festival t-shirt if registered by April 12th, 2025. Runners who register after April 12th, 2025 are not guaranteed a Festival t-shirt in their selected size. Register using the Eventbrite link under "tickets".

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be given for each division except the 2 mile walk. The divisions will be as follows:

1 Mile Youth Run:
Girls (13 & under)
Boys (13 & under)

5k Run:
Youth Girls (17 & under)
Youth Boys (17 & under)
Women (18 to 39)
Women (40 +)
Men (18 to 39)
Men (40 +)

2 Mile Walk Only:
Men & Women (All Ages)

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