The Campus Activities Board, Late Knights, and Knights of the Turntables will be hosting UCF’s first Light the Knight 5K Friday evening, featuring music zones, DJ battles and an after party following the race.
The anticipated annual event will be glow-themed and is intended to be an experience for participants as they walk/run across campus. The race will not be timed, and pace is set by the students taking part in the event.
Along with the 5K comes a DJ battle from Knights of the Turntables, where 4 people will have the chance to compete for the title of UCF’s Best Disc Jockey as well as take the opportunity to DJ for Late Knights’ Splash Down Pool Party that will close out the 2015 Spring semester.
The battle takes place during the after-party following the race where party-goers can enjoy color changing water bottles, lights and glow sticks, pizza, shirts and music. Votes for Best DJ are determined partly by text-in votes and by the scores of the judges.
Students are encouraged to be creative with what they wear to the event and are further encouraged to match the glow theme. Comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes are a must for the run, which will take place at 8 p.m. at Memory Mall. Check-in will take place at 7 p.m. outside of the Career Services and Experiential Learning building on Memory Mall as well. Free t-shirts earned by the 5K participants may be picked up after the race.
Registration on the Office of Student Involvement’s website closes at 12 p.m. Friday, although last-minute registration will take place prior to the event, from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. To ensure a guaranteed spot, early registration is highly recommended.
The run is exclusive to current UCF students, although non-UCF students may come to the event and spectate all that the 5K has to offer. Both students and spectators are invited to the after party to enjoy snacks and activities.
Early registration can be found here. Light the Knight 5K and the after-party are free for all.
