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Walk, Wiggle, Wag & RUN 2026 to benefit the Cape Coral Animal Shelter 

EVENT dATE: Saturday, March 21st 2026

2026 Entry will Open April 1st, 2025-SPECIAL ENTRY FEE OF JUST $35 UP TO JANUARY 9.2026

Walk, Wiggle, Wag & RUN is the Cape Coral Animal Shelter’s premier family and pet friendly event!  Together, we will raise vital funds to help the homeless, and neglected animals in our care and find them future loving and forever homes.

The day will be filled with a Mutt Strutt around the Shelter property and a 5k Route around the neighborhood.  Music, Food Trucks, and Vendors! Fabulous Event shirt for all registered participants!

The Walk, Wiggle, Wag & RUN Event is both a Mutt Stutt and a 5K timed run.  Create your pack and gather your sponsors to raise donations for CCAS! 

5K Run event Award Placement Medals by age group and M/F category Human Runners.  Specialty prize baskets for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place for 5K Dog Runner Teams!

Join Us! Register for one or both day’s events!  Walk, Wiggle & Wag Mutt Strutt and the Annual 5K Rescue Run! Your participation will help make an incredible difference for hundreds of animals in our community and beyond!

PET FRIENDLY EVENT! DOGS WELCOME! 

STANDARD LEASHES ONLY - NO RETRACTABLE LEASHES.

PRONGED/CHOKE CHAIN COLLARS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED AT THIS EVENT.

PLEASE BE PREPARED TO CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR PET.

***Photos from the 2025 event can be found at:
https://wendybella.pixieset.com/5thannualwalkwigglewalkandrun/

Participant Event Shirt and Bib Distribution:
 
Friday, March 20th,2026
Cape Coral Animal Shelter
325 SW 2nd Avenue, Cape Coral, FL 33991
11AM - 4:00pm

Or 

Event Day Registration / Check In Table
Cape Coral Animal Shelter
325 SW 2nd Avenue
Cape Coral, FL 33991

* SPECIAL NOTE: 
No Shirt Guarantee after March 6th 2026 at 12 Noon

EVENT DAY SCHEDULE:

Runner 5K Start: 8am

Runner Awards Presentation: 9:00am

1 Mile Fun Walk Start: 9:30am

AWARD MEDAL PLACEMENTS: (NO DUPLICATES AWARDS)

OVERALLS: (based on gun time)

OVERALL MALE/FEMALE

Awards below are based on Chip time:

OVERALL MASTERS MALE/FEMALE - 40-49
OVERALL GRANDMASTERS MALE/FEMALE - 50-59
OVERALL SENIOR GRANDMASTERS MALE/FEMALE - 60+

AGE GROUPS MALE/FEMALE  1ST, 2ND, 3RD

10 & UNDER
11-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49

50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75 & Up

FURRY FRIEND TEAM RUNNERS:

1ST, 2ND & 3RD PLACE AWARD MEDAL AND PET BASKET

FURRY FRIEND TEAM RUNNERS HONORABLE MENTION: 4TH, 5TH & 6TH PLACE