Friends of Walk Don't Run is a volunteer-led initiative that exists to expand the number of paid opportunities for artists and creative workers participating in the annual Walk Don't Run event.
About the Walk Don't Run event:
Walk Don't Run is a community art event taking place Saturday, September 20, 2025, that will activate Seattle's urban parks, sidewalks, plazas, parking lots, and vacant storefronts with music, visual art, and performance along a 3-kilometer route from Pioneer Square to Belltown.
Inspired by NEPO 5K Don't Run (2011-2015) that unfolded across town, from Hing Hay Park to the finish at artist Klara Glosova’s house-turned-art-gallery on Beacon Hill, this new art event is spearheaded by Kira Burge in collaboration with a Steven Severin, Meli Darby, Alice Gosti, Philippe Hyojung Kim, Olivia Neal Howell, and Jennie Kovalcik among others.
