Spragga Benz, Patrice White join Ky-Mani Marley for Jamaica Hi-5K reggae run

Spragga Benz and Patrice White give the Jamaica Hi-5K something a local charity run rarely gets: instant reggae credibility and wider draw. With Ky-Mani Marley already in the mix, the ambassador lineup folds dancehall, media visibility, and Marley-brand recognition into one event, turning a South Florida 5K into a sharper diaspora moment.

The announcement came during an online update hosted by Jamaica’s Consul General to the Southeast United States, Oliver Mair, which fits the way this race has grown. It is not being sold as just a jog around Miramar Regional Park. It is being packaged as a reggae-branded gathering with built-in community reach, and the names attached to it are doing a lot of the work.

The run is set for May 9 at Miramar Regional Park in South Florida, with the main race starting at 7:00 a.m. A post-race celebration will run from 10:00 a.m. to noon, and that is where the event widens out beyond the course. Organizers are adding reggae-robics, a health fair, a nutrition food court, and cooking demonstrations, which makes the day feel closer to a wellness festival than a standard 5K.

That broader pitch matters because the Hi-5K has real momentum already. It was voted the best event in South Florida in both 2024 and 2025, and the 2024 staging drew more than 1,200 participants. The previous year had already been described as the largest staging in the event’s first four years, and by 2025 the run had reached its seventh staging. This is not a one-off novelty anymore. It is a fixture.

The cause behind it is just as concrete. The Jamaica Hi-5K is tied to the Adopt-A-Clinic initiative, which has been described as supporting five high-needs medical clinics and health centres across Jamaica. The Consulate General of Jamaica in Miami has used the run as part of a wider diaspora health-support and fundraising effort, so the event’s reach goes well beyond South Florida road closures and race bibs.

That is where the ambassador strategy makes sense. Spragga Benz brings veteran dancehall weight, Patrice White brings cultural and media reach, and Ky-Mani Marley brings one of the most recognizable names in reggae. Put them together and the Hi-5K stops looking like a community run with music on the side. It starts looking like a reggae institution with a public-health mission and enough star power to keep expanding.