Davidson Lands Conservancy will host its annual road race, the Run for Green, on Saturday, Sept. 18, featuring 5K, 10K and half-marathon races. That’s followed by the 2nd annual Green Day festival with food, music and fun on the Village Green in downtown Davidson.

Registration is now open online at www.davidsonlands.org or at www.queencitytiming.com for the Sept. 18 races, which begin at the Davidson Village Green, and travel partly along the town’s public greenways.

Races will cap at 400 runners each, and those who pre-register before Sept. 11 receive reduced registration fees.

The Green Day Festival, added to the race activities in 2009, will take place again this year on the Village Green, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The day includes exhibits, displays, vendors, kids activities and music. All activities will promote ways to save money and natural resources at home and in the community. Exhibitors with a message of sustainability are now being sought. The Davidson Garden Club will also bring its annual plant sale to the Festival again this year.

Run for Green / Green Day sponsors include Omega Sports, Wooden Stone, WDAV and PostNet. All proceeds benefit the Davidson Lands Conservancy, a nonprofit land trust dedicated to protecting natural areas in and around Davidson. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks, before and on race day.

For information on sponsorships, exhibiting, race registration or volunteering, please contact Roy Alexander, DLC Executive Director, at 704.892.1910 or dlc@davidsonlands.org.

DavidsonNews.net is proud to be a supporter of the Run for Green and Green Day 2010.