Freedom Festival & Memorial Ruck
About this race
Join us September 12th for the Freedom Festival & Memorial Ruck at the IRSC Pruitt Campus in Port St. Lucie.
This year's event commemorates the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, while honoring those we lost and the men and women who served during the Global War on Terror.
EVENT ACTIVITIES:
• Deserted Will — Live Performance
• JROTC Competition
• 3.43-Mile Memorial Ruck through METS Stadium
• 1-Mile Family Ruck March
• Children's Face Painting
• K9 Demonstration
• SWAT Team Demonstration
• Shift Culture Giveaway Demonstration
• The Treasure Coast Jeep Club Show & Shine
• Bounce House
• Bubble Truck
• Raffles
• Food Trucks
• Vendors
• Free beer donated by Hop Life Brewing Company
• Ladder Truck & Fire Rescue
• Bag Pipe Players
• Natioanl Anthem Performance
• Guest Speaker Councilman David Picket
• Leadercheer leadoff
• The Home Depot Kids Workshop
• More to be announced
The 3.43-mile Memorial Ruck is the centerpiece of the event, with a shorter 1-mile Family Ruck available for families and those who want to participate without completing the full route.
The Freedom Festival is FREE and open to the public.
This is the 7th year Do You Give A Ruck? has hosted this event in the Port St. Lucie community.
Proceeds raised during the event support our mission of providing direct assistance to local veterans and their families throughout the Treasure Coast.
September 12, 2026
IRSC Pruitt Campus — Port St. Lucie, FL
Come ruck with us, bring the family, enjoy the festival, and help us honor 25 years since a day our country will never forget.
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Freedom Festival and Memorial Ruck
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Port Saint Lucie, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 7:29 PM local time (EDT) in Port Saint Lucie on September 12, 2026 — 12h 24m of daylight.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 21 Port Saint Lucie events
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