Lights 4 Paws
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Event
The Lights 4 Paws is scheduled for November 22, 2025, at Lynches River County Park in Coward, South Carolina. It is presented as the first annual Lights 4 Paws 5K Run/Walk and will be held at night on an illuminated course with multiple light displays. The event includes a costume contest with prizes for the most creative Christmas costume and the tackiest sweater. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed and cleaned up after according to park rules. Strollers are also allowed.
- 5K Run/Walk
Course, awards and beneficiary
The course is described as flat and fast and is noted to start and finish inside the park. Every participant in the 5K will receive a toboggan. Awards include top overall Male and Female, top Masters and Grand Masters Male and Female, and age-group awards for the top three Male and Female finishers in the listed age brackets (9 & under through 70+). Cheesecakes will be awarded to top overall awards (six total). Proceeds or promotion are associated with the Florence Area Humane Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1974 that rescues, rehabs, and places nearly 2,000 animals annually. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.