Andover Norton Commission Trick or Trot 5K Run/Walk

Grab your friends, family, and Halloween enthusiasm, and come make a difference for your community!

Let’s hustle for a cause!

👻 Chip-timing bibs for runners and walkers!

👻 The witches of Andover Lake will appear along the route, offering treats to participants!

👻 Fun giveaways include colorful sunglasses and vibrant necklaces or leis for all finishers!

👻 Awards for best overall male/female and age divisions for each gender!

👻 Best Halloween costume prizes awarded for the most creative, adorable, best team/group, best overall and funniest costumes for adults and children!

👻 With every step you take, you support the Norton Children’s Fund Commission, helping Andover families with financial assistance, scholarships for high school seniors and back to school supplies for Andover Elementary School students!

👻 Bring non-perishable food items for the Andover Food Pantry at Bib pick up!

Events

$38.10

incl. $3.10 Fee

($11.60: Ages 0 - 10)

10:00AM EDT

Registration Opens July 1, 2026 at 12:00am EDT

Pre-race bib pick up and non perishable food donation drop off for the Food Pantry

at the Andover Elementary School, 35 School Rd.

on Thursday, 10/22 and Friday 10/23, 3-7 PM

Race Details

TIME

~ 8:00-9:45 am ~ Race day bib pickup and drop off food donations for the Andover Food Pantry

~ 10:00 am ~ Run/Walk begins

~ 11:00 am ~ Best overall, age division awards and best costume awards

LOCATION

~ Andover Elementary School, 35 School Rd. Andover, CT 06232

~ Parking and restrooms are available at the school

COSTUME CONTEST

~ Prizes awarded to the most creative, adorable, best team/group, best overall and funniest costumes for adults and children.

~ Sign up for the contest at bib pick up

AWARDS

~ Prizes will be awarded to the first three finishers in each of the following divisions by gender:

Division: Age:

Junior 13 years and under

High School 14 - 18 years

Open 19 - 29 years

Sub Master 30 - 39 years

Master 40 - 49 years

Grand Master 50 - 59 years

Senior 60 - 69 years

Veteran 70+

THE COURSE

~ The (5K) course starts at the Andover Elementary School and offers runners and walkers a big down hill as you move down School street into Lakeside Drive. You will enjoy rolling hills and scenic views of the lake as you make your way to the intersection of Lakeside Dr. and Lake Rd. You will veer left and follow the hill until you reach West Street Extension, the turn around point (water station). You will then head back down Lake Rd. onto Lakeside Dr., down a hill before the big climb to the finish at the Andover Elementary School.

WATER

~ A water stop will be located approximately halfway through the race, just prior to the entrance of West Street Extension near the Andover Lake beach.

~ Water will also be available at the race finish.

~ You can also bring your own bottles of water!!

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RESULTS

~ Complete results from this year's race will be posted at https://plattsys.com

What is the Norton Commission?

The Norton Children’s Fund was established when Chester D. Norton, an Andover farmer, died in 1891. Local legend has it that when Chester was a child his poor family could not afford the eyeglasses he needed and a kindly gentleman provided the family with funds for Chester’s eyeglasses. Many years later when making his will Chester remembered that single act of kindness and left an act of kindness of his own that continues to give to this very day to the children of Andover, CT. Over the years the Commission has received donations to increase the principal from the original $3,000. Only the interest income and private donations are expended each year. The Commission depends greatly on the generosity of members of the community to help sustain services.

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