2025 Metro Detroit Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K
June 2025
8:00am Festival Grounds Open | 9:00am 5K Run Start
10:00am Opening Ceremony | 10:30am Walk Begins
Wayne State University - Keast Commons
630 Merrick Street | Detroit, MI 48202
Route Length: 2 Mile Walk | 5K Run
The Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K is a fun, family-friendly event that brings our community together to get active, raise life-saving funds, and support the mission of the American Heart Association. Whether you're a seasoned walker or just looking for a great day out, join us to celebrate heart health, honor survivors, and remember loved ones affected by heart disease and stroke. Lace up your sneakers for a day filled with music, activities, and camaraderie. Through fundraising and community engagement, the Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K aims to enhance CPR training accessibility, bolster bystander preparedness, increase funding for vital research, and ultimately, save lives.
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When you sign up to participate in Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K, you are contributing to, witnessing, and progressing life-saving science. You are also going to have a great experience:
JOIN MILLIONS OF WALKERS
Nothing unites a team like doing good together! With the support of millions from coast to coast, our CPR Digital Experience teaches participants how to respond in a cardiac emergency and empowers them to share this lifesaving skill with friends and family. The Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K is about coming together, turning bystanders into lifesavers, honoring survivors, raising lifesaving funds - and having fun along the way.
CELEBRATE
Join us on Event Day to recognize all we have accomplished together! Get your groove on during your walk with our exclusive Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K on demand playlist!
LACE UP WITH US
Get moving together with our FREE activity tracker and Move More Challenge located in our mobile app!
CONNECT EASILY
Our mobile app and Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K HQ make it easy to connect with friends and family with our easy-to-use tools that help you share information and raise lifesaving funds.
Are you a heart or stroke survivor? Use our dedicated survivor lane as you cross the finish line, and we'll celebrate you in all the best ways! Heart disease and stroke survivors and thrivers are the HEART of the Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K!
HERO GEAR
Redeem amazing Heart and Stroke Walk & 5K Hero Gear in our exclusive Rewards Center and show your support of the American Heart Association all year as a thank you for the funds you raise.
Health and well-being are cornerstones of who we are at the American Heart Association.
For our latest COVID-19 Event Protocols please click here.
Questions, Contact Us
Your Metro Detroit Walk & 5K Team
detroit.heartwalk@heart.org
(248) 936-5800
Donation Mailing Address
American Heart Association
Attn: Metro Detroit Walk & 5K
26555 Evergreen Rd, Ste 570
Southfield, MI 48076