The Garden of Lights 5K & Fun Run will be held in Muskogee, Oklahoma at Honor Heights Park on Saturd
12/08/2025
A huge Thank You to all the runners and volunteers for a great 2025 Garden of Lights Run! We had super weather for running and a sell-out crowd and there were fast runners and happy runners and runners in holiday garb and oh ho ho what a happy evening!
Happy Holidays to ALL and hope to see you again next year at the GOL Run!
10/30/2025
26th Garden of Lights Run - Saturday, Dec 6, 2025. Honor Heights Park, Muskogee 4:30 PM. Details & registration at https://runsignup.com/Race/OK/Muskogee/GardenofLightsRun
12/07/2024
Costume Contest Prizes!
12/07/2024
NEW ROUTES FOR TOMORROW!
Reminder: Packet pickup today is a the Muskogee Parks & Rec office, 837 E Okmulgee.
12/06/2024
Dear Garden of Lights Participants (copy of email sent yesterday)
Thanks for entering the 2024 Garden of Lights Run (GOL Run)! Here's some things to know to make it EZer:
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. NO ON SITE REGISTRATION.
FRIDAY PACKET PICKUP: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6. 3PM-6PM MUSKOGEE PARKS & RECREATION DEPT, 837 E OKMULGEE, MUSKOGEE
SATURDAY RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP: SATURDAY DECEMBER 7. 3PM-4:30PM SOUTH SIDE OF PAPILION, HONOR HEIGHTS PARK
PARKING: PARKING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. WE WILL HAVE VOLS TO HELP YOU OUT. IT'S RECOMMEND ARRIVE AT LEAST 20-30 MINUTES EARLY. ENTER OFF 48TH STREET ONLY. RACE START/FINISH/PACKET PICKUP IS 1810 HONOR HEIGHTS DRIVE - BUT ENTER FROM 48TH STREET ONLY!!!
5K GUN TIME IS 4:30PM FUN RUN GUN TIME IS 4:35 PM
IF YOU PLAN TO WALK OR GO SLOWLY, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE BACK. IF YOU HAVE STROLLERS OR DOGS, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE BACK.
PARTICIPANTS IN ALL RACES MUST BE FINISHED BY 5:30PM WHEN THE GARDEN OF LIGHTS OPENS TO THE PUBLIC.
AWARDS CEREMONY AND REFRESHMENTS AFTER THE RACE - SOUTH SIDE OF THE PAPILION.
NOTE that the course will be a little different this year. We are including a COOL pedestrian tunnel of lights through an old garden on the south end of the park. Volunteers will be there to point the way. :)
Thank you!
Joel Everett, Race Director
11/22/2024
This year's 25th Anniversary GOL Run shirt is a long sleeved white running shirt.
11/22/2024
One final chance to sign up for GOL. We have enough shirts, medals, and parking spots for 30 more runners..... but once they are gone we are totally sold out!
https://runsignup.com/gol
The Garden of Lights Run '24 is sold out! Thanks for registering early!