Spooky Duke Race

The “Spooky Duke” is a certified 5K and 10K race with a free Costume March and Contest where children, adults and pets can all show off their unique costumes and share in the fun. All proceeds benefit Parent to Parent FSN-High County.

Save the Date: Fall 2023

Race Results

Sort by year (2015-present) for the Race Results

Check out photos from 2022!

Check out photos from 2021!

2022 Sponsors

Hair Raisers

Fang-tastics

Jack-O-Lanterns

Skeletons

Contributors

  • Appalachian Athletics
  • Appalachian Bookstore
  • Appalachian Educators Club
  • Ashe County Cheese
  • Bistro Roca
  • Capone's Pizza
  • China Wok
  • Cupcrazed Cakery
  • Food Lion
  • GE Aviation
  • Grandfather Mountain
  • Great Clips
  • Harris Teeter
  • Ingles - Boone
  • Ingles - West Jefferson
  • Lowes Food
  • Magic Bound Travel
  • Mint Cuisine of India
  • Monte D Rey
  • Mystery Hill
  • Patti Carmen Pottery, Inc
  • Pepper's Restaurant & Bar
  • Radiant Well-Being
  • Rock Dimensions
  • Sali Gill-Johnson
  • Sunrise Grill
  • Tanger Outlets 
  • The Cardinal
  • The Peddler Steakhouse
  • Town of Boone
  • Trish Kerley
  • Village Cafe
  • Watauga County Rescue Squad
  • Wilkesboro NC H.O.G. Chapter #2727
  • Woodlands BBQ

Spooky Duke History

"I am proud to be associated with the Parent to Parent program; its good work and resources have made a profound and positive difference in the lives of many families." ~ Dr. Charles R. Duke

2021 Amount Raised: $25,000. Thank you to our participants for making this possible! 

For the past several years, Parent to Parent FSN-High County has held a fundraising and awareness-raising event with running as the theme. The first 5K in 2011 was the brainchild of Jennifer McClure, an amazing Appalachian Social Work intern with our program, who chose to create a 5K for us as her final project. Her dream was that event would continue and grow….and it has!

Dr. Charles R. Duke, former Dean of the Reich College of Education, became our sponsor. To honor him and to celebrate our Halloween theme the name “Spooky Duke” was born. The “Spooky Duke” is now a certified 5K and 10K race with a free Costume March and Contest where children, adults and pets can all show off their unique costumes and share in the fun.

All proceeds to this race enable Parent to Parent FSN-HC to continue to support local families who have children with special needs.