Annual 5K Walk/Run Race

July 2013-

The Topsfield Fair will be hosting the second annual 5K Walk/Run Race to help support the Essex Agricultural Society’s College Scholarship fund.

The Topsfield Fair 5K Road Race will take place on Sunday, September 29, 2013. Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. Race starts at 10:00 a.m. The race begins and ends at the Topsfield Fairgrounds, 207 Boston Street (Route 1) in Topsfield. The registration fee is $25 and includes the race, t-shirt (for the first 200 people to register), refreshments and music after the race.

You can find all of the details, including how to register or volunteer.

“The Essex Agricultural Society is the organization that runs the Topsfield Fair,” said James O’Brien, General Manager of the Topsfield Fair. “This year we gave out twenty-seven thousand dollars in scholarships to high school seniors who are furthering their education by entering college. This doesn’t include thousands in additional scholarship money distributed by several of our departments, including bee keeping, rabbits, sportsman building, and many others.”