3 events in Windsor County, Vermont

Race Around the Lake 2026

Sunday, May 17

Silver Lake State Park

Events

5K Run/Walk

10K Run

Early Registration Fees (through May 9)

5k Adults: $40

10k Adults: $50

12 & under: $25 (age-based pricing kicks in automatically!)

Race routes circle Silver Lake on town roads, dirt roads and single-track wooded trails with intermittent views of the lake.

Sign up by April 30 to receive our Race Around the Lake T-shirt with your registration!

• 10K Race begins at 10:30am

• 5K Race begins at 11am

• Post-race activities include a Chef's Table lunch, awards and live music along the lakefront

Awards will be given to the top 3 finishers in each race, plus the top finishers in age categories.

Schedule of Events

9:00 – Registration/Check-in begins

10:30 – 10k Start

11:00 – 5k Start

11:30-12:30 – Post-Race Activities: Chef’s Table, Live Music

12 noon – Awards

Virtual 5k or 10k

Adults: $25

12 & under: $15 (age-based pricing kicks in automatically!)

Virtual participants: race on your own wherever and whenever you wish, and still support BarnArts and our youth programming! Share your photos with us! Sign-up by April 30 to get a race T-shirt!

Thank you for supporting BarnArts!

All funds raised directly support our Youth Programming and make this summer's Summer Youth Theater camp possible! Race funds allow us to provide scholarship support for all Summer Youth Families in need.

Join us for the inaugural Ottauquechee River Trail (ORT) Firecracker 5K on Saturday, July 4th, 2026. Part of Woodstock’s 250th Celebration honoring the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Firecracker 5K also will raise funds to support the ongoing maintenance of the Ottauquechee River Trail.

The Firecracker 5K is family-friendly, and the route is mostly flat, easy to walk or run, and surrounded by lots of great nature! The Walk/Run will start at 9AM at the ORT kiosk in Woodstock’s 0 Maxham Meadow Way and follow the Ottauquechee River as it runs along beautiful hay fields, a vernal pool, and Woodstock’s 150-year-old rail bed.

Sign up early! Registration is limited. Parking is available but limited, either at East End Park or Sunset Farms, so please plan to carpool, ride a bike, or walk to the event if possible. Beverages and snacks will be available after the race.

Bring the whole family, except your dog! Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed to join the participant during the event.

The Firecracker 5K is not to be missed!! Mark your calendar and tell your family and friends!