FUNDAISERS & GALAS | Wacky annual downtown race returns
It’s time for the Fat Ass 5K & Street Party once again! The event begins Friday night not with the run but with a free party at Seventh and Washington streets featuring music by Deja Voodoo (5 p.m.) and Lick Creek (8 p.m.). The 5K race, at 10 a.m. Saturday, includes beer, corn dog, doughnut and ice cream stops along with live music and entertainment throughout the downtown route. It will be followed by a street party (11 a.m.-3 p.m.) that includes cold drinks, food and live music by Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters. Registration for the race closed May 6 but the public is welcome to join the Friday pre-party. All profits go to charity, with a total of more than $2.2 million dollars to date. See the Facebook page for more info.
Fat Ass 5K & Street Party for Charity | Fri., May 8, 4-9 p.m. and Sat., May 9, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | Downtown Springfield
