Dwight Harvest Days 5k run/3k walk

01/05/2026

Parade time change!!!

09/21/2025

Harvest Days 5K/3K = success! Yesterday was the perfect morning to get moving and such a fun way to kick off Saturday!

A huge thank you goes out to all of our incredible volunteers. This race simply wouldn’t be possible without the time, energy, and generosity you share with our community.

We’re also grateful to our biggest supporters:
Arc at Dwight
Dwight Subway
Adventure Is Out There Travel
ThirtyFour App
Racing Expectations

📊 Results and downloadable certificates are now available at RunSignUp.com. If you emailed or messaged after the race, please check again—everything has been updated.

🏅 Top Finishers

Overall Male: Lane Weber (Verona, WI) - 17:51
Overall Female: Ava Eggenberger (Dwight, IL) – 22:54

Top Dwight Male: Abraham Eggenberger – 20:52
Top Dwight Female: Aimee Douglas – 24:44

Thank you again to everyone who ran, walked, volunteered, and cheered. We hope this event inspires you to keep moving, stay active, and celebrate health together!

09/14/2025

Thanks to the local businesses supporting this race and contributing to the extra goodies in your packets!

09/14/2025

We are almost ready for Harvest Days 2025!

This crew stepped up today and helped prepare packets for next weekend. There are so many volunteers that put a lot of time into making this weekend possible and we appreciate you.

09/05/2025

Registration is due by 8:00 tomorrow!! ⏰
Then registration will close, so please get registered.
Dwight Harvest Days is 2 weeks away!

⏰ Registration is due in about 3 weeks!

🏃 Grab a friend and join the fun!

Check out the shirt design for the race this year! Many thanks to Cari Parker for creating this! Thirty4 Athletics is once again assisting making the t-shirt on a soft blend shirt. Adult sizes will he heather orange and youth sizes orange.

📍Renfrew Park
🗓️ Saturday, Sept 20

- Registration closes on 9/6 at 8:00 am, so the sooner you register, the better to help us be prepared.
- The first 200 5k finishers will receive a medal.
- Age groups both male and female (3 deep will receive a slider to put on medal): 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & above.
- Child size t-shirts are once again available. Thanks Thirty-Four Apparel for making this happen for us.
- The course this year will be the same as last year starting and ending at the corner of Franklin/Renfrew on the east side of Renfrew Park.
- Packet pick-up the morning of the race OR the night before at the DEA office from 5:30-6:30 pm.

Here is the online registration link:
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Dwight/dwightharvestdays5k3k

08/24/2025

Dwight Harvest Days fun is starting!!

Harvest Days booklets, Parade Entry Forms, Cutest Baby Contest Forms, and Cutest Pet Contest Forms are all available now at the DEA Office at 132 E. Main. You can also download forms on the Forms page of our website. Booklets will be headed out around town in the coming week.

08/12/2025

⏰ Registration is due in about 3 weeks!

🏃 Grab a friend and join the fun!

Check out the shirt design for the race this year! Many thanks to Cari Parker for creating this! Thirty4 Athletics is once again assisting making the t-shirt on a soft blend shirt. Adult sizes will he heather orange and youth sizes orange.

📍Renfrew Park
🗓️ Saturday, Sept 20

- Registration closes on 9/6 at 8:00 am, so the sooner you register, the better to help us be prepared.
- The first 200 5k finishers will receive a medal.
- Age groups both male and female (3 deep will receive a slider to put on medal): 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & above.
- Child size t-shirts are once again available. Thanks Thirty-Four Apparel for making this happen for us.
- The course this year will be the same as last year starting and ending at the corner of Franklin/Renfrew on the east side of Renfrew Park.
- Packet pick-up the morning of the race OR the night before at the DEA office from 5:30-6:30 pm.

Here is the online registration link:
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Dwight/dwightharvestdays5k3k

07/09/2025

Harvest Days 2025 is about two months away!

The 5k run/3k walk is on Saturday, September 20 at 8:30 am at Renfrew Park. A few things to highlight this year are:

- Registration closes on 9/6 at 8:00 am, so the sooner you register, the better to help us be prepared.
- All participants will receive a t-shirt if registered by 9/5/25.
- The first 200 5k finishers will receive a medal.
- Age groups both male and female (3 deep will receive a slider to put on medal): 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & above.
- Child size t-shirts are once again available. Thanks Thirty-Four Apparel for making this for us.
- Register and pay $25 by 9/5/25 to be guaranteed both a spot and a t-shirt.
- The course this year will be the same as last year starting and ending at the corner of Franklin/Renfrew on the east side of Renfrew Park.
- Packet pick-up the morning of the race OR the night before at the DEA office from 5:30-6:30 pm.

Here is the online registration link:
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Dwight/dwightharvestdays5k3k

Grab a friend and join the crew - this 5k is made for you!

Send a message to learn more

11/03/2024

Check out the number of Redbirds that ran the Harvest Days event this year!

A huge thank you to Maggie Donovan for all her efforts to encourage our youth to do this.

You are never to young or to old to start running. Way to go, Redbirds!!

09/29/2024

This season has come to an end!!🏃

The Run 4 Grundy season came to a close with the Cornfest 5K this morning. It was a great season and a lot of fun! Looking forward to next year!
There will be a live drawing on Monday for the Run 4 Grundy prizes. Who’s going to win the Garmin watch!

09/22/2024

A huge thank you to the Dwight Grade School PE teachers for helping distribute medals. The kids greatly appreciated you being there!!