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Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk – New York City

Runners retrace firefighter Stephen Siller's 9/11 route through the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn–Battery) Tunnel from Red Hook to the World Trade Center site.

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Novelty course · Brooklyn, NY

Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk – New York City is a fun run on a one-of-a-kind course in Brooklyn, New York, with no upcoming dates listed.

Season completedFamily friendly
When
Last held Sun, Sept 27, 2026; next date TBA
Start 9:30 AM
Last Sunday of September
Where
Red Hook start near IKEA Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY 11231 · Kings
Directions
Entry
Adult runner with chip $90; without chip $75 (before Aug 31)
Register
Organized by
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
25th annual (2026)

What to expect

  • tunnel
  • closed tunnel
  • Brooklyn to Manhattan
  • firefighters in gear
  • chip timed option

2026 Season completed

Sunday, September 27, 2026, 9:30 AM

  • Sun, Sept 27, 2026

2027 Projected

Date TBA

About the run

A memorial run and walk on the last Sunday of September that sends tens of thousands through the vehicle tunnel under the East River to Lower Manhattan. Many first responders run in full gear.

The run

Distances
5K (3.5-mile course)
Occasion
9/11 remembrance
Season
Fall
Field
Began with 1,500 in 2002
Benefits
Tunnel to Towers Foundation programs for first responders and injured service members

Nearby

Sources

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.