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1 Mile Walk & Roll
Join Us for the 3rd Annual Stars and Stripes Honor Run & Walk!
Join us for a meaningful morning along Milwaukee's beautiful lakefront as we honor our nation's veterans and support the mission of Stars and Stripes Honor Flight.
More than just a race, the Stars and Stripes Honor Run & Walk brings our community together to recognize the service and sacrifices of our veterans. Proceeds support Honor Flight's mission of sending veterans to Washington, D.C., for an unforgettable day of recognition and remembrance.
Whether you're running, walking, rolling, or participating in honor or memory of someone special, you're helping make a difference. Participants will also have an opportunity to recognize loved ones and military heroes during the event.
Date: Sunday, May 23, 2027
Location: Veterans Park, Milwaukee, WI
Every step honors their service. Every participant supports the mission.
Course Information
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The run and walk share the same start and finish line but follow different routes to reduce congestion and provide a better experience for everyone.
Course Directions
- Walk Course: Turn left at the designated split, continue to the end of the pier, then return directly to the finish line.
- Run Course: Turn right at the designated split, follow the path around the lagoon, then continue to the end of the pier and on to the finish line.
Course Safety
- Please travel no more than two abreast to allow others to pass safely.
- Walkers and rollers should stay to the right, as runners may be passing from behind.
Donate Today!
Many of our oldest veterans have never been thanked for their service to our country. An all-expenses-paid Honor Flight brings the community together to give them the day of thanks they deserve. Each trip costs approximately $700 per person - consider donating to support our mission.
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Stars & Stripes Family Village
Every team deserves a place to call home on race day!
The Stars and Stripes Honor Run & Walk is about more than crossing a finish line. It's about honoring our veterans, celebrating their service, and bringing families, friends, and communities together.
New for 2027, we're introducing the Stars and Stripes Family Village at Veterans Park!
Whether your team is honoring a loved one, celebrating a veteran, or simply gathering for a great cause, the Family Village provides a place to meet before the race, cheer each other on, and celebrate afterward.
Everyone is Welcome - No Purchase Necessary
The Family Village is free and open to everyone! Runners, walkers, veterans, family members, friends, and spectators are all invited to gather, socialize, and enjoy the atmosphere. You do not need to purchase a package or reserve a tent to visit the village.
Want your own dedicated team headquarters? We offer optional reserved tent packages with personalized signs and additional amenities. These packages provide reserved gathering spaces for teams, but the Family Village itself is open to everyone.
Make it a celebration! Families with reserved tents are encouraged to bring photographs, flags, banners, and decorations that tell their stories and honor their veterans.
Reserve Your Family's Space
We've created three options to make participating easy. All tents are provided and set up by Silver Circle Sports Events, so there's no need to bring your own canopy.
Family Village Tent - $150
Give your team its own gathering place on race day!
- Reserved 10' x 10' tent, set up and ready when you arrive.
- Personalized team sign identifying your gathering space.
- Preassembled race packets delivered to your tent for qualifying teams.
- Space to display photos, flags, banners, and decorations.
- Personalized team sign to take home as a keepsake.
Families provide their own tables, chairs, and decorations.
Family Village Plus - $250
We handle the setup so you can focus on enjoying the day with your family and friends.
- Reserved 10' x 10' tent, set up and ready when you arrive.
- One table and six chairs.
- Larger personalized keepsake sign with room for signatures and messages.
- Preassembled race packets delivered to your tent for qualifying teams.
- Space to display photos, flags, banners, and decorations.
- Personalized signed team sign to take home after the event.
Simply arrive, decorate your space, and enjoy the event!
Sponsor a Family Village Tent - $500
Businesses, organizations, and individuals can help provide a memorable experience for a participating family or team.
- Sponsor a complete Family Village Plus package for a participating family or team.
- Reserved 10' x 10' tent, table, and six chairs for the sponsored family.
- Personalized team keepsake sign.
- Sponsor recognition at the family's tent.
- Recognition as a Family Village supporter.
Sponsored family assignments will be coordinated by event organizers.
A Keepsake That Lasts Beyond Race Day
Every reserved Family Village team receives a personalized sign identifying its gathering space. We encourage family members and friends to sign the sign throughout the day and take it home as a keepsake.
Our hope is that families return year after year, creating a collection of signs and memories that celebrate the people who brought them together.
How to Reserve Your Tent
Family Village packages are available for purchase through the STORE section of this website.
Space is limited, and reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Race registration is separate from Family Village packages.
Please Note: You do not need to reserve a tent to participate in the event. All runners, walkers, veterans, families, and supporters are welcome!
Honor Their Service. Celebrate Together. Make Memories.
Schedule and Packet Pickup
PLEASE HAVE YOUR REGISTRATION QR CODE READY! Your QR code is included in your registration confirmation email. You do not need to print it. Simply have the email or a screenshot of the QR code available on your phone when you arrive.
Sunday, May 23, 2027
Veterans Park
1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202
8:00 AM – Packet Pickup Opens
8:45 AM – Kiddos Run
9:00 AM – 5K Run, 5K Ruck and 1 Mile Walk & Roll
Preassembled Team Packets
Teams with five or more registered members by Friday at noon will have their race packets preassembled for convenient race-day pickup. Packets include race shirts and individually labeled race bibs.
- One team captain or designated representative must pick up all packets for the team.
- Individual packet pickup is not available for qualifying teams.
- Team captains should arrange a meeting location to distribute packets.
- Teams with fewer than five members may pick up packets individually.
Joining a Team
You can join a team when registering or add yourself to a team afterward. Sign in to your RunSignup account, open your Profile, locate this race and select Group/Team.
Team Captains: If you registered multiple participants using your own email address, those participants may not receive event communications. Please forward important race information to your team.
Tshirts
Everyone who is registered by noon Monday, May 10th will be guaranteed a custom cotton blend unisex t-shirt. After that, T-shirts will be available while online supplies last. Any extra shirts will be distributed after the race on a first come, first served basis.
Awards
Race times and age group results will be available online shortly after finishing. Select RESULTS from the menu above.
All runners receive a custom wooden finisher medal. The top three male and female finishers in each five-year age group will receive a custom woodle.
An awards ceremony will take place following the race. Awards not picked up on race day may be collected afterward at Silver Circle Sports Events in Oconomowoc.
Timing
The event is professionally chip timed by Silver Circle Sports Events. Your time begins when you cross the starting line and stops when you cross the finish line.
Watch: How to Wear Your Race Bib
Aid Station
There will be one aid station along the 5K course that participants will pass twice.
Event Production and Support
The Stars and Stripes Honor Run & Walk is proudly produced, managed and professionally timed by Silver Circle Sports Events, LLC.
As a veteran-owned business, Silver Circle Sports Events is honored to provide these services at no charge to Stars and Stripes Honor Flight in support of its mission to honor our nation's veterans.
Our goal is simple: Help create an outstanding event for participants while supporting the organization that makes these life-changing Honor Flights possible.
Want to Make an Even Greater Impact?
Invite friends, family, coworkers and fellow veterans to participate. You can also make a direct donation to Stars and Stripes Honor Flight. Every contribution helps support the mission.
Are You Part of a Cheer Squad?
Not everyone needs to run, walk, or ruck to be part of the Stars and Stripes Honor Run & Walk!
We're inviting families, friends, veterans organizations, businesses, and community groups to help us create an unforgettable experience for our participants and the veterans we're honoring.
Bring your American flags, patriotic signs, red, white, and blue, and plenty of enthusiasm! Line the course, cheer on participants, and help us celebrate those who have served our country.
Cheer Squad registration is FREE! Only the team manager or designated leader needs to register the squad. Individual members do not need to register separately.
Register Your Cheer Squad Here!
Whether you're cheering for one participant or the entire field, your support helps make this event a memorable tribute to our nation's veterans.
Bring the flags. Bring the noise. Help us honor our heroes!
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Event Location
Veterans Park
1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202 US
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