Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
June 20, 2026
Starts and Finishes at James Weldon Johnson Park
5K at 8 AM
One mile Fun Run/Walk at 9 AM
135 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, Florida
Walk in the footsteps of history, then dance in
celebration of a civil rights hero who shaped American culture. A day of community, commemoration, and joy!
Runners and walkers of all ages will set off from James Weldon Johnson Park and wind through the historic LaVilla neighborhood where the Johnson family once called home. Stories of his remarkable life will be shared in the “Along This Way Race Route”, meant to be run or walked at a “Party Pace” to enjoy interactive stations. The journey ends where it began - back at the Park - with a joyful Block Party featuring food trucks, games, champagne, DJ Rance Adams, and cupcakes courtesy of Noted Marketing.
Every dollar raised goes directly to the Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park, the City's nonprofit partner devoted to preserving Jacksonville's oldest and most treasured park.
Food Trucks * DJ * Games * Cupcakes * History * Interactive Race Route * Prizes
Every race entry will be entered to win prizes like tickets to the Jacksonville Waves & Sporting Jax.
Prizes & Perks:
Shirts to all entrants
2 Tix for each runner to the 6/20 Sporting JAX vs Charleston Battery 7PM at Hodges Stadium. UNF with Free Parking. Courtesy of the Sporting JAX Foundation
Entrants will be registered to win prizes such as tix to see Jacksonville Waves Game, Family 4 pack to Jumbo Shrimp Game & More! (must be present to win)
Medals to all finishers
Overall and age-group awards
Post-race Block Park with DJ
Birthday cupcakes at post-race celebration
Chip timing
Team competition
The run will start and finish at James Weldon Johnson Park, located at 135 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, Florida. Check in will begin promptly at 7:00am and the run will begin at 8:00am sharp on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
About The Title Sponsor
VyStar Credit Union is the second-largest credit union headquartered in Florida, with 79 full-service branches across Florida and Georgia, 1 million members and assets of over $14 billion. VyStar is the top mortgage lender in Northeast Florida and a major employer in the region with over 2,500 employees across the communities it serves. VyStar membership is open to everyone who lives or works in the 49 contiguous counties of Central to North Florida, 29 Georgia counties, and past and present military members and their families all over the world. VyStar members have access to 55,000 surcharge free ATMs worldwide. For more information, visit vystarcu.org, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn.
About The Charity
All proceeds from this event benefit Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park, the City’s nonprofit partner for managing Jacksonville’s oldest and most historic park. Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park was formed in 2014 to create a welcoming, urban public space that engages with our history and nurtures a sense of belonging, which connects our diverse communities and resonates throughout Downtown. We envision a contemporary, vibrant, green public space that is the heartbeat of our community where all people gather for fun, education, and relaxation. Our placemaking success and wide-ranging collaborations provide a variety of unique experiences that are essential to a thriving Downtown creating a sense of civic identity and pride. Visitors today can listen to live music, have a bite to eat from one of our food trucks, play in the kid zone area or simply find a respite from the Florida heat with flowers, shade and interesting sculptures. But we are not JUST a park. We’re community builders.
The weekend festivals we create highlight Jacksonville’s diversity and have generated passionate feedback such as “Jacksonville needs this!”
To learn more about Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park visit www.JamesWeldonJohnsonPark.org or follow @jamesweldonjohnsonpark on social media.
5k Fun Run Run
Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Summer Running Camp for Middle and High Schoolers held at historic Trinity Parish downtown St. Augustine.
With Coach Josh Morton
Head Track and Field & Cross-Country Coach
ASCM Certified Personal
Trainer
Each day we will have a warm-up and run through historic Lincolnville. We will also cover the following topics:
Run safety, nutrition, conditioning
Types of running: track, road, and trail
Yoga, flexibility, stress relief
Injury prevention and recovery
Friday race prep for the Bridge of Lions 5k on July 11, 2026
Parents are free to join workout sessions
We will prepare to run the Bridge of Lions 5k on July 11th 2026. Participants of the camp will get a $10 discount and can register for Bridge of Lions 5k at the following link:
https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/FL/StAugustine/BridgeofLions5K
All camp participants will receive a t-shirt and other goodies! Because ACRR's Mission is to promote running/walking as part of a healthy lifestyle, we strongly encourage families to run together. Because of this, we are including a family membership to Ancient City Road Runners!
Run Trail Walk
Every Saturday at 7:30 AM
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
5k parkrun Run Walk
Every Saturday at 7:30 AM
parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday and volunteer, walk, jog or run 5k.
5k parkrun Run Trail Walk