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Daffodil Dash

Date:
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Location:
Taughannock Boulevard
City of Ithaca, New York
14851
United States
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Links:
ithacagardenclub.org Register at raceroster.com
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5k Fun Run Run Walk

April 25, 2026

Cass Park Ithaca, NY

Online Registration is required and limited to the first 500 applicants

or April 10th, whichever comes first.

March 14, 2o26

500 Dashers!

We've hit our max!

Thank you for participating

in this event -

See you April 25th!!!

Although registration is closed, volunteers and donations are

welcome! For more info, please go to

https://www.ithacagardenclub.org/daffodil-dash

REGISTRATION BEGAN JANUARY 12, 2026

The Daffodil Dash returns this spring for its

FOURTH year!!!

Once again, the Ithaca Garden Club and the

Ithaca Children’s Garden are sponsoring this

event, with help from numerous

volunteers and donors.

Dashers will have the opportunity to admire over 180,000 brilliant

daffodils, a project of the Ithaca Garden Club, as they run,

walk, or stroll along the Cayuga Inlet.

These flowers were purchased with

funding from donors and dash participants, and planted

with the help of volunteers from the Ithaca Parks Department,

the Ithaca Garden Club, and the Ithaca Beautification Brigade,

along with Cornell University's incredible planting equipment.

Due to donors’ generosity, EVERY DOLLAR from this event will

transform into

daffodil bulbs, to be planted at Stewart Park in October.

Proceeds from the 2025 Dash were converted into 70,000 daffodil bulbs,

planted along the entrance to Cayuga Medical Center Hospital.

Try to swing by in April when they’ll be blooming!

1 Mile Dash begins at 9:00

5 K Dash begins at 9:30

Children 12 & under receive FREE registration and may purchase a Dash

t-shirt for $5!

$25 registration for all others, with optional $10 Dash t-shirts available.

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

Finish at Gaia, the Ithaca Children's Garden turtle, after winding through the scenic daffodil blooms planted along the course.

5k Run/Walk

Experience the sights and smells of 180,000 blooming daffodils while running, walking, rolling or strolling along the inlet in Cass Park.

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