Thank you!
RUN FOR US 5K
See you in 2027!
Get fitness ready just in time for the 2026 Run For Us Event!

Get fitness ready just in time for the 2026 Run For Us Event!
Al Lopez Park, Tampa, Florida
7:00 am: Check In/Registration
7:45 am: Warm Up
8:00 am: 5K Run/Walk Start
9:00 am: Awards Ceremony
Pre-Registration recommended online. Registration includes Race Bib with Timing Chip, Finisher Medal, and Swag Bag. Group Warm-Up and Cool-Down.
5K Run, Award Ceremony, Prizes, and more!
Onsite or in-person registration will be available on the day of the event!
The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Annual 5K Run/Walk for Health & Wellness presented by Publix. If you missed out this year register today with family and friends for Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Al Lopez Park.
Experience all the fun and excitement from the 5K Run-Walk that brought everyone, young and old, together for an event like no other!
The purpose of the run/walk is to emphasize healthy living while educating the community about health disparities among African-Americans.
This year’s 5K run will start at Curtis Hixon Park and follow the Riverwalk north to Water Works Park, then south to the Selmon Expressway and back to Curtis Hixon Park.
“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.”
— Oprah Winfrey
Show us your progress every step of the way in the fly running gear! Running as a family or with friends? Share it with everyone with the hashtag #RunForUs5k!
PO Box 16622 • Tampa, FL 33687-6622
info@tampablackheritage.org