Our Heritage 5k

An AAPI landmark journey through San Francisco

Saturday, May 4th @ 10am

Start: Japantown | End: Portsmouth Square, Chinatown

FREE • ALL AGES WELCOME • NO TIME LIMIT

APA Heritage Foundation

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AAPI Heritage Month Headliner Event

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APA Heritage Foundation 💪 AAPI Heritage Month Headliner Event 💪

A unique family fun run Celebrating AAPI Heritage MOnth!

Help us kick off the 2024 AAPI Heritage Month with a 5k fun run that honors and celebrates the rich Asian and Pacific Islander history in San Francisco.

This is a FREE, family-friendly, fun walk/run through the heart of the city, where we will pass by over 14 historic AAPI landmarks. Each landmark will have goodies, resources, and information about each location.

We will start the 5k with an opening ceremony performance and end it with an amazing Finisher's Festival, which will include more performances, activities, goodies, and vendors.

There will be cheer stations, photo ops, candy, and entertainment on the route for runners to enjoy!

REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE

IMPORTANT PICKUP INFO

! Participants must register individually and in advance to receive one of the 500 official race bibs and commemorative race shirts. Registration is free; there is a paid option to reserve a t-shirt.

! Registered participants are required to wear race bib during the race to partake in free goodies and giveaways along the course and at the Finishers’ Festival.

! Registered participants are greatly encouraged to pick up their bib and race shirt the day before on Friday, May 3rd at Paina Bar & Restaurant, 1865 Post Street, San Francisco from 1pm to 4pm. Pickup will be on a first-come-first-serve basis, so please come to secure your bib and shirt. There is a paid option to reserve a shirt. Pickup may be available morning of race as well, but not guaranteed.

 

Start @ JapanTOWN
10:00AM

Finish @ Portsmouth Square
1:00PM

Distance:
3.2 miles

About the Course

 ➤ OPEN Interactive map on Google with information about each stop

  • The route will be managed by volunteers and is marked with orange ribbons that will guide you to each landmark. Each landmark will have volunteers, photo ops, facts about their rich significance, and even some surprise activities.

  • Most of the route is flat or downhill except for Chinatown towards the end where there will be a hill to conquer. But! You will be greatly rewarded with surprise giveaways in the alleys that will lead participants toward the finishing line at Portsmouth Square. 

  • Cheering spectators will be ready to celebrate your finish! The first to arrive at Portsmouth Square will have the special honor of breaking the “Asians Are Strong” finishing line tape!

 

FEATURED LANDMARKS:

(Subject to change)

1. Japantown (Starting point)

  • Start Time 10:00 am 

  • 🚻 Public Restroom

  • Welcome speech 

  • Performances

2. Korean Center

3. Olive St. Mural

4. Little Saigon Entrance

5. Asian Art Museum

  • 🚻 Public Restroom

6. Dragon Gate & Chinatown

7. St. Mary's Square

  • 🚻 Public Restroom

8. Cameron House

9. Chinese Historical Society of America

10. Golden Star Tattoo Company

11. GG Fortune Cookie Factory

12. International Hotel on Kearny

13. Portsmouth Square (Finishing Line)

  • End Time 1:00pm

  • 🚻 Public Restroom

  • Finishers’ Festival

“You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.”

Saturday, May 4th | 10am

Start: Japantown
End: Portsmouth Square, Chinatown

FREE • ALL AGES WELCOME • NO TIME LIMIT