The Bend Ice Cream Dash
Welcome to The Bend Ice Cream Dash — the only race where your pace determines how fast your dessert freezes.
You’ll mix up your ingredients, pack them (along with ice and salt) into your race backpack, and take off on a scenic 5K or 10K course through Bend’s iconic trails and riverside paths.
Each stride shakes, chills, and churns your concoction until you cross the finish line — where dessert glory awaits.
How It Works
Create Your Flavor – Pick your base, your mix-ins, and your wildest idea. Go classic cookies-and-cream or Bend-level bizarre with huckleberry-chipotle-espresso.
Pack It Up – Your race kit includes the magic: ice, salt, a churn jar, and a backpack to keep it cooling while you move.
Run the Dash – 5K or 10K through the best views in Bend.
Celebrate the Chill – Pour out your handmade masterpiece and dig in at the finish-line ice cream social.
The After Party: The Great Chill-ebration
The finish line transforms into Bend’s most delicious block party — equal parts victory lap and full-send festival.
DIY Toppings Bar — Pile on the joy: hot fudge, local berries, crushed dreams (aka Oreos).
Live DJ + Family Lawn Games — Because ice cream deserves a soundtrack.
Judges’ Panel — Local legends, foodies, and a few professional weirdos scoring the day’s standouts.
Dance Floor Showdown — When the music peaks, step up for The Coldest Move Contest. One single, epic dance move — winner takes home bragging rights (and maybe sprinkles).
🏆 Awards & Glory
No metals needed, Everyone gets Ice-cream. However our esteemed panel of judges will crown champions for:
Fastest Runner (5K & 10K)
Best Homemade Ice Cream
Best Costume and best Team Theme
Coldest Dance Move — the ultimate cherry on top.