ORLANDO, Fla. — Parts of Downtown Orlando will be closed Saturday for the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run.
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The City of Orlando is organizing this year’s event.
City officials decided to move the start of the run to Orlando City Hall.
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The CommUNITY Rainbow Run, presented by @OrlandoHealth is THIS WEEKEND. Honor the 49 angels, their families, survivors and all impacted by the June 12, 2016 Pulse tragedy.
— Downtown Orlando (@DWNTWN_ORLANDO) June 7, 2024
📆 June 8
📍City Hall Plaza
⏰ 7am
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/jTVvv81zJB pic.twitter.com/aBb6n24aHZ
Past events were organized by onePULSE and began at Wadeview Park.
Organizers said the 4.9k distance will continue to honor the 49 angels who died, the survivors, and everyone else who has been impacted by the 2016 massacre at Pulse.
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On the new route, participants will depart City Hall Plaza, travel south along Orange Avenue as far as the former nightclub site, and then turn around and head north on Orange Avenue, finishing back to City Hall.
Join the 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run 🏃♀️🏃♂️ Honoring the 49 angels, survivors, and all impacted by the Pulse tragedy.
— City of Orlando (@citybeautiful) May 31, 2024
🗓️ Saturday, 6/8
📍 City Hall Plaza
⏰ Festival 7 - 10:30 a.m. pic.twitter.com/py5h5y7vP2
The 8th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run and festival starts at 7 a.m. and runs through 10:30 a.m.
For more information on the CommUNITY Rainbow Run, click here.
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