Waka's Flock Run Pop-Up

DC pop-up 5K, Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

A community 5K out of Anacostia Park with Waka, DC's run clubs and the Washington Wizards. Run it, walk it, then hang with the flock.

Pop-up 5K
Washington, DC
Anacostia Park 6:30pm check in, 5K at 7:30pm
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RSVP free See the night

DC pop-up RSVP

Free to run. Put your name down.

This one is a run club meetup: show up, run a 5K with Waka, DC run clubs, community leaders, and the Wizards cheer squad and mascot, then hang after. No ticket and nothing to pay.

  • Exact meeting point goes to everyone who RSVPs.
  • Route, parking and anything that changes, sent to you first
  • A text the day of, so you know exactly where to be
  • First word when a full Flock Run is coming to DC
Which crew are you? Pick a pace, you can change it on the day

8 to 10 minutes a mile. The biggest crew and the loudest one. Comfortable enough to hold a conversation the whole way.

DC run of show

One night. One flock.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 6:30pm check in, 5K at 7:30pm, Anacostia Park.

  1. 6:30pm

    Check in

    Find the meeting point in Anacostia Park. The Wizards cheer squad and mascot are there to greet you.

  2. 6:45pm

    Meet the run clubs

    Run clubs gather by crew. Get your photos with the mascot and the cheer squad before the run.

  3. 7:20pm

    Welcome and warm-up

    Waka and the Wizards welcome everyone, walk through the route, and lead a group warm-up.

  4. 7:30pm

    The 5K

    Waka leads the run with DC's run clubs and community leaders. Every pace is welcome and nobody gets left behind.

  5. 8:30pm

    Back to the park

    Finish where you started. The cheer squad brings you home, then a group photo with Waka, the run clubs and the Wizards crew.

  6. 9:00pm

    Wrap

    That's the night. See you at the next one.

Oct 21Wizards home opener

The next night

Waka performs the halftime show at the Wizards home opener on Wednesday, October 21, where the Wizards present the Flock Run founders with custom jerseys. The run is the night before, and it is for the city.

Pop-upnot the full show

What a pop-up is

A pop-up is the run club side of the flock: one 5K with Waka and the hang after. The full Flock Run adds the recovery zone, the vendor village, a DJ and a headline show. Charlotte is the next full one, November 14, 2026.

See Charlotte