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Daffodil Dash

5K & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk




April 26, 2025

Cass Park

Ithaca, NY

3/25/2025 UPDATE - 500 Dashers !!!

Registration is now
CLOSED!!!!
WE'VE REACHED
OUR 500 MAXIMUM
Thank you to everyone who
registered - see you
April 26th!


The Ithaca Garden Club and the Ithaca Children’s Garden are excited to invite you to participate in the THIRD Daffodil Dash!


Dashers will have the opportunity to admire over 180,000 brilliant daffodils, a project of the Ithaca Garden Club, as they run, walk, or stroll along the Cayuga Inlet.


These flowers were purchased with funding from donors and dash participants, planted with the help of volunteers from the Ithaca Parks Department, the Ithaca Garden Club, and the Ithaca Beautification Brigade, along with Cornell University's incredible planting equipment.


1 Mile Dash begins at 9:00
5 K Dash begins at 9:30
Children 12 & under receive

FREE registration and a FREE Dash t-shirt!!!
$25 registration for all others
$10 vibrant yellow Dash t-shirts available


Online Registration is required and

limited to to the first 500 applicants or April 10th,

whichever comes first.


All proceeds will transform into more daffodil bulbs, to be planted this fall.


5k Run/Walk

Experience the sights and smells of 180,000 blooming daffodils while running, walking, rolling or strolling along the inlet in Cass Park.

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

Finish at Gaia, the Ithaca Children's Garden turtle, after winding through the scenic daffodil blooms planted along the course.

Registration fees

5k Run/Walk : over 13 Closed

  1. $25.00

5k Run/Walk : 12 and under Closed

Please Note: each youth participant must have a responsible adult remain on site throughout the race.

  1. Free

1 Mile Run/Walk : over 13 Closed

  1. $25.00

1-Mile Run/Walk : 12 and under Closed

Please Note: each youth participant must have a responsible adult remain on site throughout the race.

  1. Free

Top donors

No. Name Amount
1 Susan Suarez $107.35
2 Anonymous $75.00
3 Linda Sharpe $54.96

Event schedule

  • Sat, April 26, 2025 8:00 AM - Walk Race Packet Pick-Up begins
  • Sat, April 26, 2025 8:30 AM - 5k Packet Pick-Up begins
  • Sat, April 26, 2025 9:00 AM - 1 mile Walk/Run Starts
  • Sat, April 26, 2025 9:30 AM - 5k Start

Contact information

Event contact
Ithaca Garden Club
Email
slb.ithacagardenclub@gmail.com
Website
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