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Mendota road closures approved for Color Run

City of Mendota announced accommodations for Live Well Mendota event

March 23, 2026 at 6:00 pm CDT

Runners kick off the Arukah Institute of Healing Freedom Color Run on Friday, July 4, 2025 at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton. — The Color Run 5K starts at the Fish Park pavilion of Lake Mendota Park and takes runners around Lake Mendota and Lake Kakusha while getting splashed with eight different colors. (Scott Anderson)

By Mathias Woerner

From 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, Lake Dr. will be closed. One lane of Tom Merwin Dr. and one lane of Lake View Drive will be closed to accommodate the Color Run 5K.

The Mendota City Council approved the closures and gave the organizers of the race extra time on the front end of the event for setup and coordination.

Day-of registration for the Color Run starts at 1 p.m. before the race at 2 p.m.

For more information on the Color Run, call 815-539-7459.