The event is open to the public at 5 p.m. and there is no admission fee for the event. The opening ceremony honoring survivors will begin at 6 p.m.

There are 37 survivors committed to participating in the opening ceremony. All cancer survivors are encouraged to come and be introduced regardless of ability to participate in the survivor's lap.

Logo sponsor is Hunt Utilities Group, lane sponsors are Pelican Square and Schrupp Excavating, and banner sponsors are American Legion Club Post 49, Backus Lions Club, and Pine River State Bank.

Other sponsors are Maxson Van Eps American Legion Post 368, The Corner Store, Culver's of Baxter, Gardiner Hardware Hank, Hanneken Insurance Services, Citi Lites, Lakes Area Gallery, Lonesome Cottage Furniture Company, Pine River Family Clinic/St. Joseph's Medical Center, Pine River Lions, Riverview Church, Ultimate Liquors, and Whitefish Lodge and Suites.

Jim Machacek will be the master of ceremonies and Marty Mann will offer words of hope from the caregiver perspective. There will be live entertainment in between ceremonies featuring Jubilee, Ann Marie Lubovich, and others.

The teams are offering cinnamon rolls and coffee, nachos and cheese, fruit cups, brats, hot dogs, sloppy joes, ribs, popcorn, bottled water, and cookies.

Other campsites will sell Mardi Gras beads, and glow sticks, water bottles, plants, and there will be a silent auction at campsite 7. There will also be games at campsites.

The luminary ceremony will begin at dusk with the lighting of the memorial candles. The candles are lit for those who have passed on in the last year either from cancer or battled cancer during their lifetime.

Team and community members will be given the opportunity to light the memorial candle for their loved one during this ceremony. Community members may also participate. Bring a butane lighter and join the teams on the track during the lighting.

Those in attendance will be asked to think how they can "fight back" against cancer. It may be as simple as getting a physical or encouraging a friend to get a mammogram or PSA test.

The teams will continue their walk throughout the night and will welcome the light of the new day.