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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • 5K
  • 5 km
  • New Orleans
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Big Easy Halloween Half Marathon (New Orleans) 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Big Easy Halloween Half Marathon (New Orleans) 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
41/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
25 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Big Easy Halloween Half Marathon (New Orleans) 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Terrain
Road
Scenery
Coastal, Lakeside, Waterfront, City, Parkland

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Big Easy Halloween Half Marathon (New Orleans) 5K route go?

The Big Easy Halloween Half Marathon (New Orleans) 5K route starts at The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar, 7900 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124 and finishes at The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar, 7900 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes New Orleans Lakefront, Lake Pontchartrain and Lakeshore Drive.

What should runners know on race day for the Big Easy Halloween Half Marathon (New Orleans) 5K?

Completely closed race course along the New Orleans Lakefront. Live music greets participants at the post-race Halloween party at The Blue Crab. Post-race party at The Blue Crab with live music and seafood specials.

Race character

Scenery

  • Coastal
  • Lakeside
  • Waterfront
  • City
  • Parkland

Atmosphere

  • Festival
  • Community
  • Scenic Tour

Terrain

  • Road

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.

Race day logistics

Closed roads
Completely closed race course along the New Orleans Lakefront.
Expo / packet pickup
Packet pickup at The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar on Saturday, October 24 (11:00am-5:00pm) and race-morning pickup Sunday (5:00am-7:15am).
On-course music
Live music greets participants at the post-race Halloween party at The Blue Crab.

Access and course status

Start
The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar, 7900 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124
Finish
The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar, 7900 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124

Course facts

Course type
Out And Back
Landmarks
New Orleans Lakefront, Lake Pontchartrain, Lakeshore Drive
Notable features
  • Halloween-themed race
  • post-race party at The Blue Crab with live music and seafood specials

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 21°CTypical temperature
  • 21 kphTypical wind
  • 5 mmTypical rainfall
  • 41Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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