The Boulevard Race
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The Boulevard Race
The Boulevard Race is a community running and walking event held in Spokane, Washington on September 20, 2026. The event offers a 4-mile course through downtown Spokane’s University District, a neighborhood that was once a warehouse area and is now a higher education hub for institutions including Gonzaga University and WSU Spokane.
The course runs along tree-lined streets and crosses the Gateway Bridge. Runners and walkers pass under train trestles and through tunnels, see views of the Spokane River, and move past historic brick buildings such as the Schade Tower. Course entertainment includes Scream Tunnels, Cheer Zones, cow bells, bubbles, live bands, a Donut station, a Frozen Zone, and DJs who play music every quarter mile.
The Boulevard Race benefits Community Cancer Fund. Community Cancer Fund provides financial support to cancer patients and their families and funds local organizations that serve them, including Ronald McDonald House, Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, YMCA Camp Goodtimes, and the WSU Medical School Pediatric Residency program at Providence. Over the past nine years Community Cancer Fund has raised more than $28 million to support cancer patients in the Inland Northwest. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
