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In 2025, we look forward to returning to DCR Fort Independence at Castle Island to celebrate Veterans Day Weekend together for the 10th Annual DAV 5K Boston on November 8! Race with us on one of the "fastest and flattest" race courses and stay for our famous "post-race feast" at the DAV 5K Boston. #VetsRunBoston
Click here to watch the 2024 DAV 5K Boston highlight video and see the photo galleries.
We are thrilled to be back at DCR Fort Independence at Castle Island and cannot wait to see you and all of our DAV 5K Boston friends and family. The DAV 5K Boston race committee is working with our municipal partners at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the DCR, State Police and the City of Boston to ensure a safe and responsible family-friendly event experience.
The DAV 5K Boston is a run, walk or roll that thanks those who served and raises awareness of the issues our ill and injured veterans face every day. To continue showing your supporting, please consider making a donation to the DAV Department of Massachusetts. The DAV helps more than one million veterans each year in positive, life-changing ways, at no cost to them. From the Berkshires to Provincetown, the DAV Department of Massachusetts supports our local veterans everyday with their programs and services.
Special thanks to our amazing media partner at WBZ-TV CBS Boston for putting together a news clip from Veterans Day Weekend 2024 at DCR Fort Independence at Castle Island in South Boston and a featured PSA about the DAV Department of Massachusetts!
Come race on one of Boston’s "fastest and flattest" 5K courses and then sprint to the finish line outside DCR Fort Independence! Invite your friends and family to come race with you! #VetsRunBoston
Veterans Day Weekend, Saturday, November 8, 2025
We are excited to showcase the Top Teams and Top Individual Fundraisers. The Top 3 Teams & Top 3 Individual Fundraisers will be awarded on race day at the Closing Ceremonies.
Follow DAV 5K on social media for the latest event updates and special offers. Use #DAV5KBoston and #VetsRunBoston to explore the DAV 5K Boston community on social media.
Share your accomplishments and compare your training with other DAV 5K Boston runners from New England participating in the 10th Annual DAV 5K Boston. Invite your friends, family & neighbors to the DAV 5K Boston Strava group and get connected with our local community! 🌍
Earn your #DAV5KBoston kudos đź‘Ť
As a thank you for their service, all veterans, service members, active-duty, reservists, National Guard, and cadets are eligible for exclusive benefits on race weekend!
The Great American Heroes Podcast will be featuring various supporters of the Disabled American Veterans program to discover more about the program itself and the fine people who are the driving force behind it.
When your company makes a decision to be an advocate for injured veterans, people will pay attention! DAV has been committed to serving veterans for 100 years, and we have a proven track record of success – helping our Massachusetts veterans obtain needed benefits and services.
Interested in sponsoring the DAV 5K Boston? Please email events@tracs.net for the 2025 Sponsorship Package.
