Color Run Columbia 2015

On Saturday, March 28, Columbia will host the 2015 Color Run. Starting and ending at Finlay Park, the start-line window will open at 10 a.m. with waves going every few minutes until 10:45 a.m. The Color Run was founded in March 2011 as an event to promote healthiness and happiness by bringing local communities together to participate. Now the single largest event series in the world, the Color Run has exploded since its debut by more than tripling in growth, hosting more than 300 events in over 50 countries in 2014. Hosted in partnership with Girls on the Run and Historic Columbia, the run is a 5-kilometer, untimed race in which thousands of participants, or “color runners,” are doused from head to toe in different colors at each kilometer. With only two rules, the idea is easy to follow: Wear white at the starting line and finish plastered in color! The fun continues after color runners complete the race with an unforgettable finish festival complete with music, dancing and massive color throws, which create millions of vivid color combinations. Prizes and giveaways will be plentiful.

Cost: Varies; see website for registration details. For more information, visit TheColorRun.com/Columbia or Facebook.com/TheColorRun.