Chile Pepper Festival 2025 - Live Stream
View the live stream details, results, entry lists and race day schedule for the 2025 Chile Pepper Festival.
The 37th Annual Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival returns to Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday–Saturday, October 3–4, 2025, bringing together thousands of athletes from youth, high school, collegiate, and community divisions. Hosted at the University of Arkansas’ Agri Park, this prestigious meet has become one of the largest and most spirited cross country events in the United States. The festival kicks off Friday, October 3, with course previews, packet pick-up, and the fun Tom Lewis 1-Mile Pepper Dash at 6:00 p.m. The main competition unfolds on Saturday, October 4, with community races at dawn before high school and collegiate fields take center stage.
LIVE STREAMING
Live Stream will be Available on RunnerSpace+ (subscription required), covering Saturday’s races. The live coverage is scheduled to begin at 7:00 CT (GMT -5).
Schedule – Friday, October 3rd (Time CT = GMT -5):
- 18:00 — Tom Lewis 1-Mile Pepper Dash (open to all ages)
Schedule – Saturday, October 4th (Time CT = GMT -5):
- 7:30 AM – “Godpepper” 4K & 8K Community Races
- 8:45 AM – Senior High Girl’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 1
- 9:10 AM – Senior High Girl’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 2
- 9:40 AM – Senior High Boy’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 1
- 10:00 AM – Senior High Boy’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 2
- 10:25 AM – College Men’s “McDonnell Memorial” 8K
- 11:00 AM – College Women’s “Harter’s Habanero” 5K
- 11:25 AM – Men’s Collegiate “Prairie Fire Pepper” 8K
- 12:10 PM – Women’s Collegiate “Prairie Fire Pepper” 5K
- 12:45 PM – Girl’s Open (5K)
- 1:25 PM – Boy’s Open (5K)
- 2:00 PM – Junior High Girls Open (2 Mile)
- 2:25 PM – Junior High Boys Open (2 Mile)
- 6:30 AM – Packet Pick Up begins
- 7:30 AM – “Godpepper” 4K & 8K Community Races
- 8:45 AM – Senior High Girl’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 1
- 9:10 AM – Senior High Girl’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 2
- 9:40 AM – Senior High Boy’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 1
- 10:00 AM – Senior High Boy’s “El Caliente” (Varsity 5K) – Heat 2
- 10:25 AM – College Men’s “McDonnell Memorial” 8K
- 11:00 AM – College Women’s “Harter’s Habanero” 5K
- 11:25 AM – Men’s Collegiate “Prairie Fire Pepper” 8K
- 12:10 PM – Women’s Collegiate “Prairie Fire Pepper” 5K
- 12:45 PM – Girl’s Open (5K)
- 1:25 PM – Boy’s Open (5K)
- 2:00 PM – Junior High Girls Open (2 Mile)
- 2:25 PM – Junior High Boys Open (2 Mile)
