5 walking events in Monroe, Louisiana

Walk Around the Block for Autism & Community Expo/Fest

5K & 1-Mile Fun Walk/Run

Hosted by: HAMPCO Inc. & Wanda’s Abounding Grace

Join us for our Annual Walk & Community Expo celebrating our AUSOME families! This event brings together families, friends, businesses, and community partners to share stories, connect with resources, promote inclusion, and enjoy a morning of movement, fun, and fellowship.

Let’s make this a day of celebration, TOGETHER!

🗓 Event Highlights

7:00–8:30 AM – Registration & T-Shirt Pickup

8:30 AM – Welcome/Warmup

8:50 AM – 5K Start

9:00 AM – 1-Mile Fun Walk/Run

10:00 AM–12:00 PM – Games, Food, DJ, Photos & Resource Vendors

10:30 AM – Awards

Not a timed event. Strollers, scooters & wheelchairs welcome.

♿ AUSOME Ability Participants

Discounted registration for special needs members (child/adult). Must preregister by emailing [email protected].

💲 Registration (1/20/26–4/4/26)

12 & under: $15

13 & up: $25

👕 T-shirt included if registered by 3/07/26 (hard cutoff).

🏆 Awards

1st Place Male/Female Runner

1st Place Male/Female Walker

Largest preregistered team (by April 3rd)

🎉 Top fundraising team wins our AUSOME Sensory & Safety Trophy Trunk!

💙 Race Benefits

Proceeds support disability families through community activities, safety & sensory kits, advocacy, resource assistance, and peer support.

📧 Questions? Contact the Race Director at [email protected]

No refunds. Event held rain or shine (except extreme weather).

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Glory’s Garden Foundation is hosting the Glory 5K Walk/Run to rally Northeast Louisiana around families fighting through the NICU journey. In 2023 Glory Ann Strickland was born at 24 weeks and spent 308 days in the St. Francis and Childrens Hospital NICU. Her parents, family and friends understand no parent should face that lonely road alone.

This event is more than a race; it’s a public show of love that raises critical support for medical expenses, travel, meals, and at home living expenses for NICU families. Our goal is to reach 1000 registrations so we could help 200 families. When our community shows up together, we don’t just raise funds we raise hope, dignity, and relief in the moments families need it most.

Richwood, Louisiana— On April 25, 2026, Kount Teens 2 Mentor will be hosting “Community Lupus Awareness Walk.” which is a fundraiser event in support for Lupus Awareness Month. The “Walk A Mile In Our Shoes” will be a family fun-filled event with impactful information for all who attend. The event will kick off with a 2K walk or ride followed by live music and a guest survivor testimony. Our goal is to advocate awareness, show support, and bring recognition to the many lupus warriors in our community living with this mysterious disease.

Registration begins at 7:00 am. The warm-up begins at 7:15 am followed by the opening by Mayor Brown.

Friend of a Cause, Silent Walkers, Riders and Group Participation can be accessed through the sponsorship QR code/Link.

Kount Teens 2 Mentor Organization is a non-profit organization that provides programs for young boys and girls ages 12-18. For the past five years, we have hosted year-round events such as entrepreneurship workshops, leadership training, mental health community events, community outreach, health and wellness events. Our mission is to equip teens throughout Northeast Louisiana and surrounding areas to be productive and successful members of society.

On April 25, 2026, our organization will host our 4th Annual Lupus Awareness Kickoff Walk, Ride or Run. We would be honored if you would join us in making this event a success. The event will be held at the Richwood Multi-Purpose Center, 2710 Martin Luther King Drive, Richwood, LA 71202. Registration begins at 7:00a.m. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that impacts millions worldwide, including members of our local community. This event raises vital awareness and funds to support individuals affected by lupus while bringing the community together for a shared cause.

The past three years have been a great success with the support of our community. Families were able to come out enjoy live music, face painting, games, participate in the walk and gain information from local vendors. The positive feedback and enthusiastic participation we received highlighted the importance of this event for our community.

Your support as a sponsor, vendor, or participant is crucial to the continued success of this event. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we can offer several sponsorship levels with unique benefits, including the tax-deductible nature of your contribution.

Request a complete registration packet at [email protected]

Celebrating the 14th Annual Run for the Red, White & Blue 5K/1K!

The Run for the Red, White & Blue 5K/1K is held each Memorial Day weekend to support the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum. Sign up to honor our active service members and veterans, and to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

The course is flat, fast, and well surfaced. The race will begin and end at the Museum with participants passing thru the Flags of Freedom for the last quarter mile. Timing by McDuffie Timing of West Monroe.

All race proceeds benefit CAMM. Free tours of the Museum will take place during and after the 5K/1K events. You can also see the planes at the Museum's new Aviation Park & Pavilion.

Finally, you can sponsor one of the Flags of Freedom during the last quarter mile of the course. Just click on the Flags of Freedom Sponsorship event.

Thank you for your support. This is an essential fundraiser for the Museum and the active service members/veterans it serves.