Costume and theme · Hoboken, NJ
HoBOOken 5K is a costume and theme run in Hoboken, New Jersey, with a verified date of October 25, 2026.
ConfirmedCostumes encouraged
- When
- Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Start 5K 10:00 AM; Scary Scurry 11:00 AM
Late-October Sunday before Halloween - Where
- Pier A Park
100 Sinatra Drive
Hoboken, NJ 07030 · Hudson County
Directions - Entry
- 5K $60; kids race $25 (2026 prices)
- Organized by
- The Hoboken Shelter
What to expect
2026 Confirmed
Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Checked Sun, Oct 4, 2026 against the official source.
2027 Projected
Projected from the 2026 pattern (held Sunday, October 25, 2026, the Sunday before Halloween); not announced.
- Sun, Oct 24, 2027
About the run
The Hoboken Shelter's costume-optional Halloween 5K starts at Pier A, and runners are encouraged to show up in festive attire. Kids in Halloween costumes run the Scary Scurry on the pier's grass field, and proceeds benefit the shelter.
The run
- Distances
- 5K, kids Scary Scurry
- Occasion
- Halloween
- Season
- Fall
- Field
- 2,100+ (2025)
- Benefits
- The Hoboken Shelter
Also in the NJ Event Atlas
Nearby
Sources
- Official site official
- HoBOOken 5K registration official
- Hoboken Shelter events official
Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.