The Tuscaloosa Cameo Guild will hold its annual Heritage Costume 5K, Fun Run, and Dog Walk at the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion on October 22, 2023, at 2 p.m. The course will wind through the Historic District of downtown Tuscaloosa, beginning at the Jemison Mansion parking lot.

The Cameo Guild’s goals with this event are to raise money for the Tuscaloosa Cameo Guild Scholarship Program, raise funds for one of the Historic Tuscaloosa restoration projects, and provide a fun, safe, and historical setting for a 5K run. Participants may use RunSignUp to enter or contact a Cameo Guild member.

The starting point is near the intersection of 14th Street and 23rd Avenue (just down from the Jemison Mansion Parking lot). The route will proceed west toward Greensboro Avenue and turn right onto Greensboro. It will then turn right on 6th Street, cross over and turn left on 21st Avenue, and travel across University Blvd and Jack Warner Pkwy to the Tuscaloosa Riverwalk trail. It will turn left onto the Riverwalk and follow it to the Bama Belle parking lot, then turn left onto Greensboro Avenue and follow it to Jack Warner Pkwy. It will cross and follow Jack Warner Pkwy east in the outside lane to turn right on 21st Avenue and continue 21st Avenue until turning right onto 14th Street and finishing at the Jemison Mansion Parking lot.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting the link below.
https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Tuscaloosa/TuscaloosaCameoGuildHeritage5KFunRunWalk

To view the event website, please click the link below.
www.historictuscaloosa.org/2023-tuscaloosa-cameo-guild-heritage-5k-fun-run-walk-and-dog-walk

TUSCALOOSA CAMEO GUILD: Tuscaloosa Cameo Guild is a service organization of young women sponsored by the Century Club of Historic Tuscaloosa. Cameo Guild members participate in preservation through education, involvement in community service events, and training its members to provide leadership for the future conservation of the heritage of their community.