32nd Annual Pumpkin Dash
On-Site Registration: 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
(Registration is required at least 15 minutes before race)
(Registration is required at least 15 minutes before race)
PRESENTED BY: Sterling Park District, CGH Medical Center, and Jeff Bright RV Center
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS: Sterling Optimist Club, Sauk Valley Bank, River Ridge Animal Hospital, R.T.S. Mulch Services, Inc., 815 Porta Potty, Hooties Designs, Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning, and Regional Media
The Pumpkin Dash Cross County Festival is a local tradition, featuring races that vary in distance for crawlers through 12 years of age. The first 1,000 participants will receive a small pumpkin and a small bag of candy at the end of their race. Large pumpkins will be awarded to each heat’s winning girl and boy (excluding the 2 yrs & under race).
RACE SCHEDULE (times are approximate):
• 10:00 a.m. – Peewee (2 yrs & under)
• 10:15 a.m. – 3-year-old
• 10:30 a.m. – 4- & 5-year-old
• 11:00 a.m. – 6- & 7-year-old
• 11:30 a.m. – 8- & 9-year-old
• 12:00 p.m. – 10-, 11- & 12-year-old
• 10:00 a.m. – Peewee (2 yrs & under)
• 10:15 a.m. – 3-year-old
• 10:30 a.m. – 4- & 5-year-old
• 11:00 a.m. – 6- & 7-year-old
• 11:30 a.m. – 8- & 9-year-old
• 12:00 p.m. – 10-, 11- & 12-year-old
FREE ACTIVITIES & FEATURES (starting at 10:00 am):
>>Concessions are provided by Sterling Optimists Club, including
a free hot dog, a bottle of water, and chips for the first 1,000
participants
>>Bounce Houses
>>A Petting Zoo
>>Hayrack Rides
>>Face Painting
>>Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department
>>CGH Ambulance Tours
>>Concessions are provided by Sterling Optimists Club, including
a free hot dog, a bottle of water, and chips for the first 1,000
participants
>>Bounce Houses
>>A Petting Zoo
>>Hayrack Rides
>>Face Painting
>>Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department
>>CGH Ambulance Tours
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