Boston Purple Pumpkin 5K and Walk

Boston Purple Pumpkin 5K and Walk is held on October 25, 2026, at Artesani Park in Brighton, Massachusetts. There is one distance, a 5K that can be run or walked, starting at 9:00 a.m. The event raises awareness and support for lupus education, advocacy, research and patient assistance, and participants are encouraged to wear purple.

All abilities are welcome, which in practice means the morning is as much a community gathering as a race. If you do want to push, a road 5K rewards a controlled first mile and a hard last one, so start at your goal pace rather than above it. If you are walking, no build is needed beyond covering the distance comfortably once or twice in the weeks beforehand.