Thousands Celebrate Life at the 27th Annual Donor Dash

On Sunday, July 19th, 2026, in Denver’s Washington Park, nearly 5,000 people gathered to celebrate life at the 27th Annual Donor Dash 5k! The Donor Dash is a 5K run/walk that honors the lives of organ, eye and tissue donors, celebrates the lives of recipients, and recognizes those who continue to wait for a lifesaving and healing transplant.

The event included familiar favorites, like the Diaper Dash and many of our partners returning to their booths at the expo area. It also offered meaningful ways to honor heroic donors. We celebrated those who gave the gift of life with tributes such as the Donate Life Memorial Garden, Wall of Honor, and the Ribbon Ceremony. View photos from the event, your race results, and a recap video below:

RACE RESULTS

PHOTOS

VIDEO RECAP

A Day to Honor, Celebrate, and Recognize

Participants sent in photos of loved ones and special moments from past Donor Dashes for the annual Dashboard. Those photos were displayed on two large screens beside the stage throughout the morning for attendees to see.

As always, we want to extend a big thank you to all of the participants, sponsors, volunteers and organizations who helped make the 27th annual Donor Dash a huge success!  If you couldn’t make it out to the event this year, no worries! You can show your support any time year-round by saying ‘Yes’ to organ, eye and tissue donation at DonateLifeColorado.org or DonateLifeWyoming.org. If you’ve already said Yes, we encourage you to share your decision with your family. You can also show support by signing up to be an Advocate for Life throughout volunteer program, helping Donor Alliance raise awareness and several events throughout the year.

Be sure to join us next July for the 28th Annual Donor Dash!