City Reschedules Third Annual “Jump Start Your Heart” Day Party to March 7 Due to Forecasted Weather

WHAT: February is National Heart Month and in conjunction with the Go Red movement, which encourages awareness of heart disease and heart health, the City will hold the third annual “Jump Start Your Heart” Day Party on Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Finlay Park.

The event was originally scheduled for February 21 but has been rescheduled due to forecasted rain to ensure the best possible experience for attendees, vendors and participants.

The “Jump Start Your Heart” Day Party will feature a variety of FREE activities including health screenings, giveaways, health-related exhibitors, workouts, pickleball demonstrations and more.

Exhibitors will be open for the entire duration of the event for individuals who would like to drop in and receive educational and health-

There is no cost to participate.

WHERE: Finlay Park, 930 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC 29201

WHO: The public and media are invited to attend this free event.

WHEN: Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The City of Columbia would like to invite the community to join City Manager Teresa Wilson to this year’s City Manager Heart Walk to Finlay Park to raise awareness for the City’s Go Red Campaign and heart health in our community. The public is asked to wear red for the walk.

The walk will start at City Hall and continue to Finlay Park. Meet at City Hall: 1737 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201.

Walk will take place at 10:30 am on Friday, March 6, 2026

The partnership between the City of Columbia, Columbia Police Department, and HRTHUDL is a coalition dedicated to protecting our Columbia community.

Every second matters and our police are uniquely positioned to respond quickly to save lives.

This is a coalition committed to protecting Columbia. Now we ask the community to join us and help equip 300 CPD front line vehicles with AEDs. Together, we will change the odds!

Let’s have a heart to heart, about heart disease.

The public was invited to participate in the City of Columbia’s Go Red for Women community photo op to help and support the women affected by heart disease, the number 1 killer of women.

This year’s event was held on National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 6, 2026 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Go Red for Women movement encourages awareness of this issue and action to help save lives. Both men and women were encouraged to wear red the day of the event.

Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, City Manager Teresa Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem Tina Herbert, CPD Chief Skip Holbrook, representatives from the American Heart Association, heart disease survivors and advocates for awareness gave messages about the importance of this campaign. Connor Shaw, founder of HRTHUDL, shared his powerful survival story and advocated for life-saving heart health initiatives.

Thank you to everyone that was involved in making this event a success!