April 25, 2026
Located in Cass Park in Ithaca, NY
1 mile Dash starts at 9:00 am
5K Dash starts at 9:30 am
Registration began on January 12, 2026 for the FOURTH Daffodil Dash!
The Ithaca community's continuing generosity enables all proceeds to transform into area beautification. Even more daffodils in local parks!!!
WOW!!!
416 Dashers registered - 500 maximum.
Daffodil Dash Window Display at
Handwork, Ithaca's Artisan Cooperative.
DAFFODIL DASH III
Services were donated by:
Happily Running organized and timed
the event.
Bangs Ambulance was stationed on site
for medical care.
Food and water donors were:
GreenStar Food Co+Op
Wegman’s Food Market
BJs Wholesale Club.
APRIL 26, 2025
What a day!!!
Thank you to all who participated in the 2025 Daffodil Dash!!!
The weather was mild, daffodils were blooming,
and dashers were smiling.
100% of the proceeds from this event transformed
into daffodil bulbs – planted along the
Cayuga Medical Center Hospital entrance October 22!
Since the event is staffed entirely by
volunteers, local businesses donating their
services and products, and generous grants from
the Triad Foundation, ALL proceeds from the
Dashes are used for community daffodil plantings.
Volunteers included:
Ithaca Garden Club members,
friends and family
Ithaca Children’s Garden employees
and boardmembers
Ithaca College Physical Therapy students
Boyce Thompson Institute employees
Cornell University students
Community members.
April 13, 2024
Thank you to our sponsors, participants, and volunteers! Due to your generosity and enthusiasm,
$15,ooo was raised towards planting even
MORE daffodils in local parks.
The Dash began at the Cass Park large pavilion - sunny weather the day before!
And then, the weather turned! Stalwart Ithacans rallied despite the rain, wind & chilly temperatures !!!
DAFFODIL DASH II
2024 Daffodil Dash Sponsors:
A Dash from the past!
2023 Daffodil Dash
Thank you for making the Inaugural Daffodil Dash a tremendous success!
The permitted 500 registrations was fully maxed out, and with your
support we raised $5,100 for incremental bulb plantings. Wow!
Ithaca Garden Club’s & Ithaca Children’s Garden’s
Inaugural Daffodil Dash slated for Earth Day
May 1, 2023 – The 101-year-old Ithaca Garden Club and the much beloved Ithaca Children’s Garden teamed up to celebrate Earth Day and Daffodil Week in Ithaca and families and individuals of all ages and stages came out and enjoyed the beauty of springtime. The banner event of the week was the inaugural Daffodil Dash 5K and 1-mile run/walk where participants were delighted at the sight of almost 90,000 blooming daffodils and 75 crabapple trees planted along the Cayuga Inlet by the Ithaca Garden Club’s Daff-A-Dazzle community-wide project team.
The Daffodil Dash coordinators say this year’s event successfully recognized Earth Day, National Garden Month and the month of reawakening. Additionally, more than $5,000 was raised to be used for planting even more daffodils in and around Ithaca.
Dr. Bill Miller, Cornell University Professor of Horticulture and Research at the School of Integrative Plant Science and Ithaca City Forester, Jeanne Grace have also participated in the planning and have guided the Ithaca Garden Club in the placement and physical planting of 87,250 bulbs and 75 crabapple trees currently planted along Ithaca’s Waterfront Trail.
The Club’s current project, “Daff-a-Dazzle” has received an incredible boost from Professor Miller’s unique planting machine that can plant 8,000 bulbs in just 11 minutes.
About The Plantings