Brooklyn has always moved to its own rhythm. On April 17, 2026, that rhythm hits the road.
The Society Run, powered by Enda Sportswear and Cafe Society, is a community run through Brooklyn that starts at Prospect Park and ends at Lips Cafe in Flatbush. It is part birthday celebration, part cultural moment, and part invitation to everyone in the neighborhood to lace up and show up. After the run, DJ Rhonda Rox keeps the night going with a live Cafe Sounds session until midnight.
This is the story behind the event, the people who made it happen, and everything you need to know before April 17th.
What Is the Society Run?
The Society Run Brooklyn 2026 is a free community running event organized by Enda Sportswear and Cafe Society. Here is how the night runs:
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Meetup: 7:00 PM at Prospect Park
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The Run: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Prospect Park to Lips Cafe, Brooklyn
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Cafe Sounds by DJ Rhonda Rox: 10:00 PM to Midnight at Lips Cafe
This year the event carries extra meaning. It falls on the shared birthday of Jamane Weekes and Mama Donna Weekes, the mother and son duo behind Lips Cafe. Two people who have spent years building a space where Brooklyn's creative community feels genuinely at home. The run is a celebration of them, of movement, and of the borough that shaped them both.
RSVP is open now at posh.vip/e/society-run-by-enda. Spots are limited.
The People Behind the Collaboration
Lips Cafe: Brooklyn's Community Hub
Lips Cafe, located at 1412 Nostrand Avenue in the heart of Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, opened in November 2019. What Jamane and Donna Weekes built from the ground up has grown far beyond a coffee shop.
Today, Lips Cafe is one of Brooklyn's most beloved community and cultural spaces. Poetry readings, comedy nights, open mics, and events that bring the neighborhood together have made it a cornerstone of Flatbush. As Jamane himself has said, he wanted to create a space where the community could gather, where people could escape the chaos of everyday life, and where everyone feels at home.
That spirit is exactly why Society Run starts and ends here.
Visionary Society: Identity Through Design
Dio Sima, founder of Visionary Society, immigrated from Equatorial Guinea and spent over a decade building a lifestyle brand rooted in culture, community, and intentional design. Drawing from HBCU heritage, streetwear culture, and global influences, his work creates pieces and spaces where creativity and identity come together.
Visionary Society is not just a clothing brand. It is a platform for storytelling, and the Cafe Society Collection is one of its most community-centered chapters yet.
Enda Sportswear: Born in Kenya, Running the World
Enda Sportswear is a Kenyan performance running shoe brand with a presence in 40+ countries. Founded in 2016, the brand's name comes from the Kiswahili word for "Go." From a record-breaking crowdfunding launch to a growing presence across the Americas, Europe, and Africa, Enda builds shoes rooted in Kenyan running culture for people who move with purpose.
The Society Run is the natural extension of that mission. Running is community. Community is Enda.
The Cafe Society Collection: Pre-Order Now
The Cafe Society Collection is a limited edition collaboration designed by Dio Sima for the people who move Brooklyn forward. Every piece is available for pre-order now, with delivery starting April 28th.
Here is what is available:
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Running Tee — $50 (50 units available)
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Performance Long Sleeve — $75 (50 units available)
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Hat — $50 (50 units available)
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Hoodie — $80 (20 units available, extremely limited)
Units are limited across the board. The hoodies in particular have only 20 available. Once they are gone, they are gone.
Pre-orders connect directly to Shopify checkout at endasportswear.com. The collection is not a one-time event drop. It will remain permanently on the Enda website as the first Cafe Society product line to live alongside the shoe collections.
Do not sleep on this one.
Our Pick: The New Lapatet
The Society Run is also your first chance to test drive the New Lapatet, Enda's daily trainer and the shoe that both Jamane Weekes and Dio Sima run in.
What Makes the New Lapatet Different?
The New Lapatet is built around a core philosophy borrowed from Kenya's greatest distance runners: land under your centre of mass, reduce impact, and keep moving efficiently for as long as possible.
Here is what that looks like in practice:
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Midfoot-landing geometry that reduces impact on your knees and hips
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Seamless sock-like upper that moves with your foot, not against it
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Responsive long-distance cushioning tuned for comfort without sinking
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6mm drop for a natural, efficient stride
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Lightweight construction built for the long run
As Jamane Weekes puts it: "The Lapatet is built for the long run, light enough to keep you moving, and rooted in a culture that knows what it means to go the distance."
And Dio Sima adds: "The Lapatet moves the way culture moves. With intention, with style, always forward."
The New Lapatet is available in both men's and women's styles at endasportswear.com.
Why the Society Run Matters
This is more than a running event. It is what happens when a Kenyan performance running brand, a Brooklyn cultural institution, and a lifestyle brand built on identity decide to move together.
The Society Run connects communities that have more in common than geography might suggest. Kenya and Brooklyn are both places that have produced extraordinary people from ordinary circumstances. Places where community is not a marketing word but a lived reality.
On April 17th, that shared energy hits the road.
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