Storm the Bastille
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Registration is now open!
Join thousands of your fellow community members for the 40th annual Storm the Bastille 5K Run/Walk!
Runners and walkers from across Milwaukee gather to commemorate the storming of the Bastille, the 18th-century French prison that sparked the French Revolution. This year marks four decades of Milwaukee’s only organized nighttime downtown run — and we’re celebrating in a big way. Participants will race through the streets of East Town and the Historic Third Ward on a timed 5K route before joining the party that kicks off Bastille Days 2026.
$40 Early Bird Registration is available until June. Don’t wait, sign up today!
