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Seawitch Fall Classic Racing Festival (5K Classic, 1M Fright Walk & Half Classic)

Rehoboth's Sea Witch Halloween weekend running festival: a costume half marathon in Cape Henlopen State Park Saturday and a 36-year 5K with a parade of costumes Sunday.

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Costume and theme · Rehoboth Beach, DE

Seawitch Fall Classic Racing Festival (5K Classic, 1M Fright Walk & Half Classic) is a costume and theme run in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with verified dates from October 24 through October 25, 2026.

ConfirmedFamily friendlyCostumes encouraged
When
Oct 24–25, 2026
Start Half 8:00 AM Sat; 5K 9:00 AM Sun
Last full weekend of October (Sea Witch Festival)
Where
Grove Park (5K); Cape Henlopen State Park main beach lot (half)
1 Grove St
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 · Sussex County
Directions
Entry
5K $30 through 10/11, $35, $40 race day; Half $70/$80/$90; Spooky Challenge $90
Register
Organized by
Seashore Striders
36th 5K / 6th half in 2026

What to expect

  • costumes encouraged
  • parade of costumes
  • Fright Walk
  • state park half
  • two-day challenge

2026 Confirmed

Half: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 AM (Lewes); 5K: Sunday, October 25, 2026, 9 AM (Rehoboth)

  • Oct 24–25, 2026

Checked Sun, Oct 4, 2026 against the official source.

2027 Not announced

2027 not announced

Date TBA

About the run

The Seashore Striders' Halloween racing weekend pairs a half marathon through Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes with a 5K and 1-mile Fright Walk through north Rehoboth, with a 'Spooky Challenge' for doing both.

The run

Distances
Half marathon, 5K, 1-mile Fright Walk
Occasion
Halloween
Season
Fall

Nearby

Sources

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.