Dogs -- and their running partners -- are welcome to participate in a WILDFun Family Run 1K at Wildwood Park for the Arts.

Wildwood Park for the Arts will attract runners, children and dogs with its inaugural RunWILD 5K at 8 a.m. Oct 9. It'll be followed by a Family Run 1K, live entertainment and hayrides to Pumpkin Hill’s hay fort.

Kicking off the Park’s fall festivities, Wildwood welcomes runners to a point-to-point 5K run beginning at The Promenade at Chenal and ending with a victory lap inside Wildwood Park. A shuttle will transport runners from the Park to The Promenade.

Children and dogs are welcome to participate in a WILDFun Family Run 1K through Wildwood’s botanical gardens. The 1K race will kick off at 9:30 a.m. or immediately following the 5K award ceremony. Canine entrants must be on a leash and accompanied by an adult. Each canine entry will receive one free adult entry. Children running in the WILDFun Family 1K do not have to be accompanied by an adult.

RunWILD will host an assortment of activities including entertainment by Radio Disney’s Rockin’ Road Show, with music, games, prizes and giveaways, and free hayrides to Pumpkin Hill where a pumpkin patch, a free pumpkin for every child, and a hay fort designed by Amoz Eckerson of Jameson Architects awaits.

Registration for the RunWILD 5K, which includes a T-shirt and race packet, is $25 in advance, $30 the day of the race. Chip timing is provided by Mac’s Race Timing Service. Children 10 and under running the 5K must be accompanied by an adult. All runners must be registered.

Registration for the WILDFun Family Run 1K is $10, and includes a goody bag.

Runners can register at Go! Running,  1819 North Grant St., Little Rock, Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road in west Little Rock or online. For more information call (501) 821-7275.