Holiday and seasonal · Shawnee, KS
Kansas City Polar Plunge & Polar Strut 5K is a holiday fun run in Shawnee, Kansas, with no upcoming dates listed.
Season completedFamily friendlyCostumes encouraged
- When
- Last held Sat, Feb 28, 2026; next date TBA
Start 10:00 AM (5K); 11:30 AM plunge
Late February Saturday - Where
- Shawnee Mission Park Lake Beach
7900 Renner Road
Shawnee, KS · Johnson
Directions - Entry
- $100 (fundraising-based)
Register - Organized by
- Special Olympics Kansas
What to expect
2026 Season completed
February 28, 2026
- Sat, Feb 28, 2026
2027 Not announced
2027 not announced
Date TBA
About the run
Special Olympics Kansas pairs a morning Polar Strut 5K with a costume contest and a mass plunge into the lake to raise money for athletes.
The run
- Distances
- 5K
- Season
- Winter
- Field
- Hundreds of plungers
- Benefits
- Special Olympics Kansas
Nearby
Sources
- Official site official
- Registration official
Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.