13th Annual Tapping of the Great Pumpkin 5k, 10k, 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk & Lil' Pumpkin Kids Run
Dear AWESOME runners & walkers that have already registered for Tapping of the Great Pumpkin on November 1, 2025;
A packet pick-up & race day email was emailed out on
Saturday, October 25th.
Check your inbox and if itโs not there, please check your spam/junk folder.
(Oh and if it IS in your junk mail, maybe move it to your inbox so that you get emails in the future)
๐If all of that doesnโt work, all of that
THE SAME EXACT INFORMATION THAT WAS IN THAT EMAIL IS ON THIS WEBSITE.
JUST SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE AND LOOK FOR THIS VERBIAGE:
๐ฅPACKET PICK-UP & RACE DAY DETAILS๐ฅ
๐ฅPACKET PICK-UP & RACE DAY DETAILS๐ฅ
Tapping of the Great Pumpkin
Packet pick-up details:
Date:
Thursday, October 30th
Time:
4:00-6:00 pm
Please do not arrive earlier than 4:00
Packets won't be ready for pick-up until 4:00
PPU Location:
North Wales Running Company
111 North Main St,
North Wales, PA. 19454
GPS: HERE!
PACKET PICK-UP ON WEDNESDAY IS NOT MANDATORY BUT VERY STRONGLY ENCOURAGED!
IMPORTANT NOTE
You can pick-up your friends packets...
(just know their full name)
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Tapping of the Great Pumpkin
Race day details:
Date:
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Race Location:
THIS IS IMPORTANT:
Please enter Gwynedd Mercy University
at the main entrance
(off of Sumneytown Pike)
(The other entrance has a gate which you will
not be able to get through)
(Saturday, 11/1)
๐Gwynedd Mercy University/Great Pumpkin Venue๐
1325 Sumneytown Pike
Gwynedd Valley, PA, 19437
GPS: HERE
Saturdayโs suggested arrival time
9:30-10:15 am
Packet Pick-Up closes promptly @ 10:45 am
Pre-race announcements: 10:45 am
National Anthem: 10:52 am
Lil' Pumpkin Kids Run starts at 11:00 am
(Kids run is about 1/3 of a mile)
10k starts at 11:11 am
5k starts at 11:20 am
2 Mile Fun Run/Walk starts at 11:22 am
IMPORTANT & FUN REMINDERS:
Remember to DRESS-UP in your favorite Halloween costumes!
Weโre going to have a costume contest after the runs & walks!
The good folks at Penna's Italian Market will be supplying
the food for the Tapping of the Great Pumpkin after-party!
Free for everyone with a race bib!
And, Well Crafted Beer Company will be supplying the beer for the after-party!
Everyone over 21 with a race bib gets a free beer after the race!
Plus, weโll be having the awards ceremony &
costume contest winners!
๐IMPORTANT EXTRA HOODIES NOTE FOR RACE DAY๐
If you didnโt register in time to guarantee a shirt, any leftovers will handed out on a first come basis starting exactly 1 hour after the start of the race here at the main registration tent.
PLEASE do not inquire about extra shirts before that one hour mark as it will slow down the pickup line.
Thank you๐































