Event Details
Race Date
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Distance Options
- 5K (3.1 miles)
- 1-mile Kids Run
- 1/4-mile Kids Run (for kiddos 12 and under)
Event Day Schedule
- 6:30 AM – Registration opens
- 7:30 AM – 5K Start*
- 8:00 AM – Strawberry Festival opens
- 8:50 AM – 1/4-mile Kids Run Start*
- 9:05 AM – 1-mile Kids Run Start*
- 6:00 PM – Strawberry Festival ends
*No late starters
Course Maps
Check out the course maps here!
Included in your registration:
- Custom event T-shirt
- Impressive commemorative medal
- One FREE beer in the Vista Strawberry Festival craft beer garden (21+ only)
- One-day pass to the invite-only Carlsbad Columbia Sportswear Employee Store
- Age group awards
- Fresh strawberries
- And more!
Costume Contest
Strawberry Festival
Parking
Parking in and around downtown Vista will be limited. Strawberry Run participants can park in the nearby public parking lots at the Vista Civic Center, Vista Library, and Vista Transit Center or take the Barnicles Express Strawberry Festival courtesy shuttles from the Vista County Courthouse at 325 S. Melrose Drive. Shuttles will run from 6:15 am until 7 pm, leaving approximately every 15 minutes. Return shuttles will pick up in front of Starbucks in Vista Village at 30 Main Street.
DO NOT park in the Frazier Farms parking lot, as towing will be enforced during the Strawberry Run and Festival.
5K Time Limit
Packet Pick-Up
Save time on race day by picking up your packet in advance on Saturday, May 24. Time and location TBD.