PORTLAND’S PARTY IN THE STREETS!

It’s Portland’s largest Fun Run!  Join thousands of runners for the 44th anniversary of the Starlight Run, a 5k (3.1-mile) run on the CareOregon Starlight Parade route on Saturday evening in front of more than 250,000 spectators. In the last 43 years, more than 140,000 runners have covered more than 400,000 miles of fun in this sanctioned Rose Festival event!

PERKS: All participants will receive a finisher’s medal upon crossing the finish line!  Registered participants will also be able to show their race bib and get free entrance into the Rose Festival CityFair on the Waterfront!

DATE, RULES AND SAFETY

Starlight Night, Saturday, June 4, 2022

Please help us have a safe event.  Wearing headphones is discouraged.  Bicycles, skateboards, unicycles,  strollers,  in-line and roller skates and dogs/pets should be left at home.  Open to RUNNERS only who can maintain a minimum 14 minute per mile pace. This is NOT a walking event. Please do not run back along the parade route during the run or after its completion.

PLEASE NOTE:  Safety searches of any bag larger than the size of a football will take place upon entering the race area. Plan accordingly – the following items will not be allowed inside the field area: Coolers, glass, alcohol, large bags or closed containers, weapons, chains, baseball bats, stakes, tobacco products, illegal substances.

WHERE

Downtown Portland

This year’s start and finish are in Waterfront Park (corner of SW Naito and SW Salmon St), at the Rose Festival CityFair. 

COSTUME CONTEST

Join the fun in the prize-filled costume contest.  Categories for youth, individuals and groups.  You must be a registered participant to enter.  Find all the details here.

Costume contest participants must adhere to “tasteful” criteria standards.   Please remember that this is a family event and plan your costume for a “G (general)” audience.

CITYFAIR

The Starlight Run has partnered with CityFair and all registered participants can show their race bib to gain free entrance into CityFair after the race!

START AND FINISH AREA

The start and finish will be at Waterfront Park, as part of the Rose Festival CityFair adjacent to the intersection of SW Naito Parkway and SW Salmon St.  All registered participants will receive free entry to CityFair.

Online registration will be available until Friday, June 3rd at 11:59pm.  Registration will be available on-site at Bib Pick-Up up on Saturday, June 4th from 2:30pm – 5:30pm.

Entry Fees

Adult (19+ years old) – $35
Student (6-18 years old) – $30
Children (under 6 years old) – FREE!

Bib Pick-Up will be available on Saturday, June 4th from 2:30pm – 5:30pm in Waterfront Park.

Bib Pick-Up
Date: Saturday, June 4th
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: adjacent to Salmon Street Springs fountain in Waterfront Park
Intersection of SW Naito Parkway & SW Salmon St

Participants participating in the Costume Contest must pick-up their race bibs prior to the early judging period which begins at 4:30pm.  Please plan accordingly.

It’s parade night too, so traffic will be busy in downtown Portland.  Plan on carpooling to the run or take Tri Met or MAX Light Rail downtown.  Schedules may change on this special evening.  Call Tri Met at 503-238-RIDE or check their website for more information (trimet.org).

Be prepared for warm summer evening weather.  Due to the nature of being on the parade route, no water stations are available on-course.  Most of the downtown route is in the shade of tall buildings as the sun sets behind Portland’s West Hills.  Please bring your own full water bottle if you need personal hydration on the 5k course.  Water will be available post-event at the finish line.

The Starlight Run is a Fun Run, with no official results produced or published.  There is an official clock at the start and finish line displaying the time from the official “horn” start of the event.  Check your watches as you start and finish for your personal finish time.