2025 Costume Contest Categories

FRIDAY:

Monster Mile Costume Contest (Single, Pair, Group, Stroller Group and Kids welcome to enter. Anyone included in costume must be participating in Monster Mile Race)
*Cannot enter the same costume in both Friday Night and Saturday contests*

SATURDAY:

Single Costume (Costume of only one person and participating in race)
Pair Costume (Costumes with two people, both participating in race)
Group Costume (3 or more form a group, all participating in race)
Stroller Group Costume (Two or more registered participants. Stroller must be part of costume)
Kid’s Costume (Single, Pair, Group welcome to enter. Anyone included in costume must be under 12 and participating in race)
People’s Choice (Voted on via Social Media post race weekend, open to all race registrants of any distance)

Costume Judging

Monster Mile Costume Contest Judging will take place on Friday, October 23

10K/5K Judging will take place on Saturday, October 24


Monster Mile Judging Location:
Judging for the Monster Mile will take place from 4 PM-6 PM inside the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

10K/5K Judging Locations:
Prior to the start at the designated Costume Judging Tent outside the Virginia Beach Convention Center from 6:30 AM- 7:30 AM.

At the Post Race Celebration in the designated Costume Judging Tent from 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM.


Monster Mile Judging Rules:
You must be registered for the Monster Mile to enter.
You must complete the entire Monster Mile in your costume.

You cannot re-enter the same costume in both Friday and Saturday contests.  If you have a second costume for Saturday, you may re-enter the costume contest.

10K/5K Judging Rules:

You must be registered for the 10K or 5K to enter.
You must complete the entire 10K or 5K in your costume.


Winner Announcements

Winners for the Monster Mile Costume Contest will be announced Friday night at Post Race Celebration (in conjunction with Packet Pick Up) at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. 

Winners for the Single, Pair, Group, Stroller and Kid’s Costume categories will be announced on Saturday at 10:30 AM at the Post Race Celebration on the beach.

You do not need to be present to win.

2025 Costume Contest Prizes

Monster Mile- All categories- Top 3

  1. $150 Cash, 2025 Wicked 10K Entry and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, $50 gift card to Coastal Edge
  2. 2025 Wicked 10K Entry and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, $25 gift card to Coastal Edge
  3. 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park

Single Costume – costumes of only one person – Top 3

  1. $150 Cash, 2025 Wicked 10K Entry and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, $50 gift card to Coastal Edge
  2. 2025 Wicked 10K Entry and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, $25 gift card to Coastal Edge
  3. 2025 Wicked 10K Entry

Pair Costume – Costumes with two people participating – Top 3

  1. $200 Cash, 2 2025 Wicked 10K Entries and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, 2 $50 gift card to Coastal Edge
  2. 2 2025 Wicked 10K Entries and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, 2 $25 gift cards to Coastal Edge
  3. 2 2025 Wicked 10K Entries

Group Costume – 3 or more form a group – Top 3

  1. $300 Cash, 5 2025 Wicked 10K Entries, 5 Wicked Glasses, 3 $50 gift cards to Coastal Edge
  2. 3 2025 Wicked 10K Entries, 5 Wicked Glasses, 3 $25 gift cards to Coastal Edge
  3. 5 Wicked Glasses

Stroller Group Costume – 2 or more registered participants, stroller must be part of costume – Top 3

  1. $200 Cash, 2 2025 Wicked 10K Entries and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, 2 $50 gift cards to Coastal Edge
  2. 2 2025 Wicked 10K Entries and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park,2 $25 gift card to Coastal Edge
  3. 2 2025 Wicked 10K Entries

Kid’s Costume – Group/Pair/Individual, all under 12 and participating in race – Top 3

  1. $50 cash, Coastal Edge Prize Pack, $50 gift card to Coastal Edge
  2.   2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, $50 gift card to Coastal Edge
  3. 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park

People’s Choice – Voted on via social media

  1. $150 Cash, 2 2025 Wicked 10K Entries and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, $50 gift card to Coastal Edge
  2. 2025 Wicked 10K Entry and 2 Free Passes to The Adventure Park, $25 gift card to Coastal Edge
  3. 2025 Wicked 10K Entry
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