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Friday Stairs, a free, coach-led stair workout based in Tampa, has announced launches in Miami Beach, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Nashville. Austin and Boston are also planned, though their locations and dates have not been finalized.
Friday Stairs, the free, coach-led stair workout that began in Tampa, plans to launch events in Miami Beach, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Nashville, taking its group fitness format to new U.S. cities. The company also says Austin and Boston are in its expansion plans, although it has not yet finalized those locations or dates.
The rollout is scheduled to begin Oct. 30 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. An Atlanta event is listed for Nov. 13 at Historic Fourth Ward Park, followed by a Los Angeles-area workout on Dec. 11 at the Culver Steps in Culver City. A Nashville event is planned at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, but a date has not been announced.
Friday Stairs says its Tampa workout offers 250 weekly spots, which fill within minutes. The company reports that its weekly waitlist is now close to 400 people, up from just over 300 in September. Its newsletter, The Monday Drop, serves as a sign-up channel and has more than 4,000 subscribers, according to the company.
The startup says it is recruiting volunteer coaches and community leaders in the four announced launch markets. It is also seeking brand partners for category-exclusive deals across multiple cities. The source report does not specify ticket-release dates, registration procedures, or whether the new events will use the same capacity as Tampa.
A Tampa Workout Tests Its Reach
The expansion puts Friday Stairs’ local demand to a test: a workout that the company says quickly fills its Tampa capacity will need to attract participants and recruit local leaders in several different markets. The move also gives the startup a chance to build beyond one city while preserving a free, group-based format.
For potential participants, the immediate value is access to a coached workout that is not limited to Tampa. For the company, the new locations may widen its audience and create opportunities for partnerships, but the announcement provides no financial projections or evidence that the model will perform similarly in each city. The effort will depend on local participation, event logistics and the availability of coaches.
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How Friday Stairs Built Its Tampa Following
Friday Stairs describes its events as structured workouts led by a coach, rather than informal run-club meetups. Co-founder Lev Ekster told Athletech News that participants work together in a defined space rather than exercising on their own. The company says the sessions include modifications and that people in their 60s commonly attend.
Co-founder Jovany Ruiz said the draw extends beyond exercise. “People aren’t just coming for a workout. They’re coming for each other,” he said. Friday Stairs characterizes its audience as young professionals, with about 70% women and roughly 60% aged 25 to 34. Those demographic figures are the company’s description of its own crowd.
The expansion comes amid wider interest in communal fitness and endurance events. The source report cites Strava’s 2025 data showing Gen Z race participation rose 28% in the 5K and 39% in the 10K; those figures describe race participation, not Friday Stairs attendance. Ekster has also floated ticketed competitions as a possible future offering, but the company has not announced a launch or schedule for them.
“People aren’t just coming for a workout. They’re coming for each other.”
— Jovany Ruiz, Friday Stairs co-founder, as quoted by Athletech News
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Dates and Local Capacity Remain Open
The announced schedule is incomplete. Friday Stairs has not named a date for Nashville, and it says sites in Austin and Boston are still being finalized. The source report also does not give dates for those two markets or say when registrations will open.
It is not yet clear how many participants each new-city event will accommodate, whether every session will remain free, or how frequently workouts will take place outside Tampa. The company’s waitlist, subscriber and social-view figures are self-reported in the source report and do not establish how many people will attend events in the new cities.
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Recruitment and Event Details Ahead
The next scheduled milestone in the announcement is the Oct. 30 Miami Beach workout, followed by the Atlanta and Culver City events in November and December. Friday Stairs says it is recruiting volunteer coaches and community leaders in its four announced markets while pursuing brand partnerships.
Further updates are expected to fill in the Nashville date and the Austin and Boston locations. Prospective attendees will need to watch for the company’s registration information; the source report does not provide a booking link or specific sign-up timetable for the new events.
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Key Questions
Which cities are getting Friday Stairs events?
The company announced plans for Miami Beach, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Nashville. It also says Austin and Boston are planned, with locations and dates still being finalized.
When are the first events scheduled?
The listed schedule begins Oct. 30 in Miami Beach, followed by Atlanta on Nov. 13 and Culver City on Dec. 11. No date has been announced for Nashville, Austin or Boston.
Are the workouts free?
Friday Stairs describes its Tampa workout as free. The source report does not explicitly confirm whether every event in the new cities will also be free.
How do people register?
The report does not provide registration dates or booking instructions for the new locations. Friday Stairs’ newsletter, The Monday Drop, is used as a sign-up channel for its Tampa events, but the process for new-city workouts has not been detailed.
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