# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Run/Walk Through History at Metairie Cemetery
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 am – Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Registration is open for the Run/Walk Through History, hosted by Metairie Cemetery in partnership with New Orleans Running Systems, Inc. On Sunday, Apr. 19, runners, power walkers and leisure walkers will participate in the nation’s largest cemetery race located on the grounds of historic Metairie Cemetery at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. This year will mark the event’s 25th anniversary, and in previous years has typically drawn more than 700 participants of all ages to compete in 5K and 1K races. The property was formerly the site of a premier horse-racing track, Metairie Race Course, until the cemetery was constructed in 1872. Race proceeds benefit local non-profit Save Our Cemeteries, a department of the Preservation Resource Center, that preserves and protects New Orleans cemeteries through inclusive education, advocacy and restoration. For race details and online registration, visit www.nolarunning.com or call (504) 884-7565. Entry fees start at $35 and increase leading up to race day with discounted pricing available for youth and seniors. Registration will be available on race day starting at 7:30 a.m.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-orleans/run-walk-through-history-at-metairie-cemetery/80001643408206
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/113737/a-runwalk-through-history-5k-or-1k

## Event venue details

- **city**: New Orleans
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd
- **lat**: 29.9866753
- **long**: -90.1176327
- **full address**: 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 8
- **organizer**: Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries and New Orleans Running Systems, Inc. (https://allevents.in/org/lake-lawn-metairie-funeral-home-and-cemeteries-and-new-orleans-running-systems-inc/27599561)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69bd92623cd81.jpg
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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Run%2FWalk+Through+History+at+Metairie+Cemetery&date=19+Apr

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries and New Orleans Running Systems, Inc.
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Run/Walk Through History at Metairie Cemetery ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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