The Color Run’s Carnival Tour has arrived

The Color Run is back, Port Elizabeth… we know you are ready for The Happiest 5k on the Planet!  
The Color Run South Africa is promising less frowning and more clowning at Port Elizabeth’s 
favourite fun run. The Color Run debuted in South Africa in The Friendly City, and PE has cheered on 
Color Runners every year since.  

2018 is a year of firsts with each Color Runner receiving an exclusive finisher’s medal and equally as 
exciting is the event is being held in The People’s Port, possibly a global first that The Color Run is 
held in a working port. Port manager Mr Rajesh Dana is delighted to host the event as he explains, 
“The Color Run is aligned with Transnet’s strategy of transforming the Port of Port Elizabeth (PoPE) 
to a people centric port and provides us with the opportunity of showcasing our world class 
infrastructure.” 

Now in its fifth year, this year’s theme brings the spirit of the carnival to the streets of PE, as Color 
Runners celebrate health, happiness, and community in an atmosphere of pure colour and 
expression. The Color Run is the world’s largest untimed running series. It was founded in 2011, with 
the mission of bringing people together to make the world a happier, healthier place. Dubbed “The 
Happiest 5K on the Planet”,

The Color Run is less about your 10-minute-mile, and more about having the time of your life. The Color Run has now been experienced by over six million runners, in more than 40 countries around the world. 
What you need to know: 

The parade leaves from:                                                The People’s Port: Port Elizabeth Harbour 
Date:                                                                                     9 December 2018 
Time:                                                                                     09h00 for 10h00 start  
Social:                                                                                   #Happiest5K 
Tix and more:                                                                     www.thecolorrun.co.za 

Color Runners are encouraged to roll, hop, skip, and yes, run through the streets of Port Elizabeth on 
9 December. And, as a world first, The Carnival Tour is issuing exclusive medals to all Color Runners 
that cross the finish line and enter the Festival Zone.  

And it’s not just about a day at the carnival – The Color Run cares about community, and this 
includes a conscious effort to ensure that the region only benefits. The Color Run has committed to 
leaving Port Elizabeth cleaner than it found it… and even better, over the past five years, The Color 
Run has perfected the art of the dry clean up. Every drop counts, and not a drop is wasted. The Color 
Run also engages with local vendors and employs local labour, ensuring a boon for the area. 

Participants begin the event in their white The Color Run T-shirts and complete it in a head-to-toe 
colour extravaganza!  Don’t forget that part of the fun is coming as your best version of the carnival 
– The Color Run loves dressing up.  

This year, The Carnival Tour theme brings with it stilt walkers, balloon shapers, music, good-natured 
clowning around, and colour, colour, colour.