WHAT: The Fontana High School Marching Steelers band will pump up the volume, hoping to inspire runners and music fans to put forth their best effort when they join Blink-182 drummer and FOHI alum Travis Barker for his “Run Travis Run” 5K race in Palm Desert. FOHI’s marching band will entertain participants in the runup to the race, and greet the racers as they finish.

In June, the FOHI band joined in a civic celebration for Barker, a former Marching Steeler who was born in Fontana and graduated from FOHI in 1993, when he received a key to the city in a dedication ceremony for the newly renamed “Travis Barker Way.” Barker briefly joined the band, strapping on a snare drum and playing a solo, then giving the Marching Steelers a shout out during his dedication speech.

WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 5
8-10 a.m.

WHERE: Palm Desert Civic Center Park
43900 San Pablo Ave., Palm Desert

DETAILS: The 5K race is one leg of Barker’s “Hit the Pavement” tour, a series of running events and wellness festivals that serve as fundraisers for the nonprofit Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), a humanitarian organization that responds to disasters and empowers communities to be self-reliant.

Visit https://www.runtravisrun.com/palm-desert for more information about the race.