BANGOR — The American Folk Festival announced that its second annual color fun run-walk will take place in Bangor. The festival’s Color Bangor, sponsored by Changing Seasons Federal Credit Union, will be held on Sunday, May 17, and will incorporate color, running and walking, and high energy. The run will be similar to last year’s inaugural Color Bangor fun run, and other color-themed runs that have taken place throughout Maine and around the country.
“Color Bangor 2014 was so much fun and so successful, we’re doing it again,” said Heather McCarthy, executive director of the American Folk Festival. “We received a lot of feedback on the first Color Bangor, so we are expecting the 2015 edition to be bigger and better, while still using 100 percent of the proceeds to benefit the American Folk Festival.”
Color Bangor will again use a route that will incorporate the Bangor Waterfront. Participants will start the route wearing a white Color Bangor T-shirt. At each kilometer mark, a variety of colors will be added to the runners, resulting in a colorful display on the runners’ shirts and bodies as they cross the finish line. The “colors” are non-toxic colored corn starch, FDA approved and perfectly healthy to use in this manner, event organizers said.
“One thing we heard last year was that families wanted an option for kids, so we have incorporated a special option for children to enjoy Color Bangor, as well, and we’re looking forward to finalizing those details and sharing them in the weeks ahead,” said McCarthy. “We heard from so many people last year who watched from the sidelines and were already looking forward to doing it in 2015. It’s not a serious race. The main objective is to have fun, and we will do everything we can to make that happen.”
Registration for Color Bangor is now open at americanfolkfestival.com, or by calling the American Folk Festival office at 992-2630. Early registration pricing runs through March 16 and is $35 individuals 13 and older, $33 per person on teams of eight or more, and $25 children. Pricing will increase on March 17.
Updates and giveaways will be done through the American Folk Festival Facebook page. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Color Bangor will benefit the American Folk Festival, which takes place every August on the Bangor Waterfront.
For information on Color Bangor or the American Folk Festival, visit americanfolkfestival.com.