{"id":500786,"date":"2026-10-19T05:56:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/500786\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T05:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:56:57","slug":"diplos-run-club-is-back-at-its-founding-city-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/500786\/","title":{"rendered":"Diplo\u2019s Run Club is back at its founding city: San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Diplo\u2019s Run Club is back at its founding city: San Francisco<\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON<\/a>) — Two years ago, Grammy-winning DJ Diplo came up with the idea of throwing a run party where he leads thousands of runners through a city route, then ends the run by performing a set.<\/p>\n

San Francisco was the first city to experience<\/a> that and has since spread to numerous cities across the country, such as Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Diplo returned to the founding city of his famed event, “Diplo’s Run Club,” on Oct. 18 for at least 12,000 attendees at Golden Gate Park early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

The run, which was a 3.1-mile route, began at 8:30 a.m. It was followed by a DJ set by Jax Jones before Diplo closed the event with his set around 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Diplo even brought out<\/a> Bay Area legend Too $hort for his set. The rapper performed his iconic “Blow The Whistle.” Diplo and Too $hort even added an unreleased song<\/a> to the set.<\/p>\n

A press release before the event stated the run was expected to draw about 12,000 participants. However, according to Diplo’s social media post<\/a>, “Diplo’s Run Club” drew about 15,000 people to the iconic San Francisco park.<\/p>\n

“the future is uncertain but 15,000 people dancing before lunch in the bay is a good sign \u270c\ufe0f,” Diplo wrote in an Instagram caption.<\/p>\n

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\"Thousands<\/p>\n

Thousands of runners gathered after the run to watch DJ sets by Jax Jones and Diplo at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2026.(Photo: Aaron Tolentino\/KRON4)<\/p>\n

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(Photo: Aaron Tolentino\/KRON4)<\/p>\n

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\"SAN<\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 8 – Diplo’s Run Club on September 8th 2024 at Piers 30-32 in San Francisco, CA (Photo – Ando Caulfield for Drew Altizer Photography)<\/p>\n

Diplo was previously in San Francisco in February for a Super Bowl LX show at Pier 80, then performed a surprise DJ set<\/a> at one Mission District restaurant.<\/p>\n

The 47-year-old musician was also in the city for the Stern Grove Festival in July, as part of electronic dance music and DJ group Major Lazer.<\/p>\n

The first edition of “Diplo’s Run Club” was by the water on the Embarcadero. The event then moved to Golden Gate Park in 2025<\/a> and 2026. The next city stop will be in New York on Saturday, Oct. 24.<\/p>\n

Watch KRON4’s report from Golden Gate Park in the video player above. We got a chance to run alongside Diplo himself.<\/p>\n

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