Color Fun Fest 2017: Registration Discount Available

TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay area residents interested in taking part in Saturday’s Color Fun Fest at Raymond James Stadium will find time is running out to register for the 5K run to benefit Jamie Leibert’s Just Care More.

The Feb. 25 event includes the run, complete “with color stations featuring thousands of pounds of colored powder showering down on runners, and a massive color throw and D.J. dance party in a family friendly carnival atmosphere afterwards," according to a media release. Two separate runs are planned with one in the evening time to give participants an “otherworldly black light experience."

Color Fun Fest packages range from $20 to $90. Children 12 and under are free with adult registration.

Saturday’s runs are set to take place at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Leibert’s charity, which is dedicated to helping at-risk kids “pursue their dreams and to live responsibly,” according to its website.

Leibert is an extreme sports enthusiast, “humanitarian, inspirational speaker, philanthropist and business mogul,” the website notes.

Registration for the Color Fun Fest remains open until noon Saturday, Feb. 25, according to spokesman Owen Phillips. Participants can register online via the Color Fun Fest 5K website. Patch readers can get a 20 percent discount by entering the promotion code PATCH, Phillips said.

For more information about the Color Fun Fest, visit its website. To find out more about Leibert or Just Care More, visit the nonprofit's website.

Photo courtesy of Color Fun Fest