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Since 1977, Spokane has been running 12 kilometers through its own streets every first Sunday in May, and somehow we never stopped. This Sunday is number 50. If you're not lacing up, don't worry, we've got 80-degree weather and a four-stage block party with your name on it.

In today's Spokane Pulse:

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🏃 Bloomsday 50th Anniversary celebrates 50 years of Spokane's signature 12K. Grab your race packet at the Convention Center Friday or Saturday, run Sunday at 8:30 AM, then unwind at the free Kendall Yards block party with four live music stages.

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Catch Treaty Oak Revival with William Clark Green and Huser Brothers as the West Texas Degenerate Tour rolls into Spokane.

This acclaimed tribute brings the greatest hits of Carole King and James Taylor to life, from "Fire and Rain" to "You've Got a Friend."

Watch local artists bring blank canvases to life in a live painting showdown with a DJ, food trucks, and vendors.

Join owner and winemaker Neil Cooper for a five-course dinner paired with award-winning Cooper Winery selections.

A high-energy dance party spinning the greatest disco hits of all time. Bell-bottoms and platform shoes encouraged.

The Spokane Symphony performs Danny Elfman's iconic score live as the original 1989 Batman film plays on the big screen.

Cheer on the Zephyr as they battle for a playoff spot with three home games remaining in the regular season.

Browse more than 40 rotating local vendors at this brand-new outdoor marketplace launching its inaugural weekend.

The #1 mini wrestling show in America brings pint-sized powerhouses, a Battle Royale finale, and a whole lot of chaos.

Four live music stages, food vendors, wellness stations, and a Bloomsday history exhibit to cap off race day.

Winnipeg folk-rock songwriter Boy Golden brings his thoughtful Americana sound for an intimate Sunday evening set.

🎨 The City of Spokane officially relaunched its arts office on Monday, naming Elisabet Edwards as the city's first community arts manager to lead a new Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Department.

⚾ Gonzaga baseball rode a program-record 14-game winning streak, the longest active streak in Division I, before No. 13 Oregon snapped it 4-3 on Tuesday in Eugene.

🎭 WestCoast Entertainment revealed the STCU Best of Broadway 2026-27 season at the Historic Davenport on Tuesday, bringing five shows including & Juliet, Beauty and the Beast, and The Great Gatsby to Spokane.

⚽ Goalkeeper Hope Hisey recorded her 150th career save, a league first, as Spokane Zephyr FC topped Fort Lauderdale United 3-1 to keep playoff hopes alive with three home matches remaining.

🚛 Three large trucks got stuck beneath Spokane's notoriously low-clearance viaducts on the same day Wednesday, proving once again that those "LOW CLEARANCE" signs are more of a suggestion.

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