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BOOK IT in Alabama's Literary Capital

June, 14, 2025 Monroeville, AL 36460 US Directions

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BOOK IT in the Literary Capital 5K

$35 8:00AM CDT
188 spots left. Price increases after June 1, 2025 at 11:59pm CDT

Rescheduling due to Storms and possiblity of hail

New Date: June, 14, 2025

We are rescheduling the BOOK IT 5K due to the storms predicted and possibility of hail for Saturday morning, May 10th.  Pending the Monroeville City Council's approval at their May 20th meeting, the race will be moved to Saturday, June 14th.  River Region Timing is available on June 14th and will be our race timer. Please see the options below for transferring your registration to the new date, receiving a refund etc..

 

We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing everyone who can join us on June 14th.

 

Monroeville Main Street

Here Are Your Options:

We will transfer your registration to the new event date once it is set, and look forward to having you join us. Thanks for your patience!

You understand that events are expensive, even when cancelled, and you want us to keep your registration fees to help cover our costs. We deeply appreciate your generosity and look forward to seeing you at an event soon.

 

THANK YOU!

We understand. We hope you can join us next time.

Race Website

Additional race information can be found at https://www.monroevillemainstreet.com/events/3rd-annual-book-it-5k-run-walk.

Place

181 East Claiborne Street
Monroeville, AL US 36460

Description

POSTPONED DUES TO THUNDERSTORMS AND PREDICTED HAIL! NEW DATE- JUNE 14, 2025

Monroeville Main Street is excited to host our 3rd Annual BOOK IT 5K Run/Walk on May 10, 2025 in Alabama’s Literary Capital. The BOOK IT race will include a special costume contest(optional) for the best Literary Character costume (extra points if the character is from a Monroe County or Alabama author’s work). Participants will compete for unique awards and everyone is invited to stay for games, art, music, and storytelling at our Second Saturday on the Square event.

Need a place to stay while visiting Monroeville? We have wonderful Airbnb's located throughout our downtown and lots more within a 5-mile radius. Come early or make a weekend of your visit to Alabama's Literary Capital.  We have beautiful shops, great restaurants, and our downtown is filled with unique murals. You will not want to miss the Monroe County Museum or the Literary Capital Sculpture and Story Trails. Come see why we are Alabama's 1st Great American Main Street!

For more, check out our  website

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