Bloomsday 2026

More than 41,000 runners, joggers and stroller-walkers are registered for the 50th running of Bloomsday.

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Fri., May 1, 2026

Bloomsday volunteers gather on early Sunday morning on empty Riverside Avenue before the crowds arrive, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday participant Wayne Foster prepares for the race early morning on Riverside Avenue, Sunday May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday Women Elite runners break from the start on Riverside Avenue, Sunday May 3, 2026 in Spokane. Kasandra Parker (7) was the race winner.

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Spectators and Spokane Fire Department Station 4 firefighters watch elite runners pass during Bloomsday 26, Sunday May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday Women’s Elite runners race down Riverside Avenue Sunday May 3, 2026 in Spokane. Kasandra Parker (7) was the race winner.

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Specators encourage Bloomsday 26 runners at the bottom of Doomsday Hill, Sunday May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday Women’s Elite runner Kasandra Parker (7) is escorted by Spokane Police along Lindeke Street. Parker was the race winner.

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Bloomsday 26 Women’s Elite runner Kasandra Parker (7) nears the finish line to take first place, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday 26 Men's Elite runner Reid Buchanan (103) nears the finish line to take first place, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday 26 Men's Elite runner Reid Buchanan (103) breaks the tape at the finish line to take first place, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday 26 runners Cayle Turpen and Santos Vargas show off their tee shirts after completing the race, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday race founder Don Kardong (432) and his wife Bridgid (42772) walk along Riverside Avenue at Monroe Street during the race, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday 26 wheelchair elite racers start the compete, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday 26 volunteer Grace Oakley shows off tee shirts to the finishers, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane.

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Bloomsday walkers in the blue section head to the starting line Sunday in Spokane.

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Mary and Dale Goodwin head to the Bloomsday 26 starting line on Riverside Avenue, Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Spokane. Mary was a double-lung transplant is 2011.

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Walkers and strollers pass the Review Tower as they head down Riverside Avenue Sunday, May 3, 2026 at the start of the Bloomsday race for 2026.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) leads Jame Mwaura (#112) and William Amponsah (109) on Monroe Street near the finish Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026.

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Runners cross the Monroe Street Bridge en route to Riverfront Park and to pick up their t-shirts after the race Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026.

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Runners cross the Monroe Street Bridge and turn onto Spokane Falls Boulevard en route to Riverfront Park and to pick up their t-shirts Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026.

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Runners cross the Monroe Street Bridge en route to Riverfront Park and to pick up their t-shirts Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026.

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Runners finish on Monroe Street at the Bloomsday race Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Runners finish on Monroe Street at the Bloomsday race Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Runners on Broadway Avenue wave as they approach Monroe Street and the final stretch of the race Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) leads William Amponsah (109), left, and Jame Mwaura (#112) on Whistalks Way Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026. Amponsah and Buchanan changed leads multiple times and James Mwaura (#112) eventually took second place at the finish line.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) leads William Amponsah (109) and Jame Mwaura (#112) on Whistalks Way Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026. Amponsah and Buchanan changed leads multiple times and James Mwaura (#112) eventually took second place at the finish line.

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The men's elite division racers are packed tightly in the first couple miles of the race Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Bloomsday 2026. Reid Buchanan, not seen in this photo, won the men's race.

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Andy Wacker (#106) opens up a lead over the pack near the beginning of the race Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Bloomsday 2026. The elites reeled him in and the lead changed several times through the men's race. Reid Buchanan won the men's race.

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The elite men's division leaves the starting line on Riverside Avenue Sunday, May 3, 2026 at the start of the Bloomsday race for 2026.

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Thousands of runners pass the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Monroe Street near the start of the race Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026.

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Thousands of runners turn from West Broadway Avenue onto North Monroe Street to head to the finish line Sunday, May 3, 2026 during the Bloomsday race for 2026.

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Sweaty runners pass by the t-shirt tables near City Hall and Riverfont Park Sunday, May 3, 2026 after the Bloomsday race for 2026.

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Walkers and strollers pass the Review Tower as they head down Riverside Avenue Sunday, May 3, 2026 at the start of the Bloomsday race for 2026.

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Medical personnel watch as the race back builds in volume at the corner of Broadway Avenue and Monroe Street Sunday, May 3, 2026 in the middle of the Bloomsday race for 2026.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) leads William Amponsah (109) and the rest of the pack at the top of Pettet Drive Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026. Amponsah and Buchanan changed leads multiple times before Buchanan pulled away.

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The elite men's division heads down Riverside Avenue Sunday, May 3, 2026 at the start of the Bloomsday race for 2026.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) opens a wider lead over William Amponsah (109) and the rest of the pack on West Broadway Avenue Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026. Amponsah and Buchanan changed leads multiple times before Buchanan pulled away.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) leads William Amponsah (109) up Doomsday Hill Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026. Amponsah and Buchanan changed leads multiple times and James Mwaura (#112) eventually took second place at the finish line.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) leads William Amponsah (109) up Doomsday Hill Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026. Amponsah and Buchanan changed leads multiple times and James Mwaura (#112) eventually took second place at the finish line.

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Eventual winner Reid Buchanan (#103) leads William Amponsah (109) up Doomsday Hill Sunday, May 3, 2026 during Bloomsday 2026. Amponsah and Buchanan changed leads multiple times and James Mwaura (#112) eventually took second place at the finish line.

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“Just cheering on the runners,” said Deanna Harris as runners make the tun to go up Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Edward Felt receives a cool blast of water as he makes his way up Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Shawn Gross of Springdale receives a cool blast of water as he make his way up Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Men in banana costumes make their way up Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Dillon Oergel (1452) makes his way up Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Mandy Marek spreads her butterfly wings as she make her way up Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Runners receive encouragement from spectators as the reach the top of Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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At the top of Doomsday Hill Joseph Korus takes a selfie with the Bloomsday Vulture during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run on Sunday in Spokane.

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Mascots from local sports teams greet runners at the top of Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Students from Gonzaga University congratulate runners as they crest Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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At the top of Doomsday Hill, Madison Clark helps hand out maple bars to runners who needed some quick energy who during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Bloomsday spectators on Mission Street play a round of pinochle during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Runner Cooper Krossa juggles his way along the Bloomsday course during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Emily Nelson pops a large bubble as she runs along Lindeke Street during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Hazel Mauger-Tosch cools down runners on Broadway Avenue during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Hazel Mauger-Tosch cools down runners on Broadway Avenue during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Runners head to the finish line hand-in-hand during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Elite runner William Amponsah runs along West Whistalks Way during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026. Amponsah came in second place.

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Runners make their way across T.J. Meenach Dr. Bridge during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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Matthew Peck cools off at the water station located at the top of Doomsday Hill during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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A runner cools off at the water station located at the top of Doomsday Hill during the 50th Lilac Bloomsday Run on Sunday in Spokane. Temperatures reached 78 degrees.

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Runners make the turn from Broadway Avenue to Monroe Street and head to the finish line during the 50th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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