Marathon Weekend

October 2026

Mon 5
Tue 6
Wed 7
Thu 8
Fri 9
Sat 10
Sun 11Race Day
Heartbreak Chicago Marathon Week
Tracksmith Chicago Pop-Up
Peace Runners Chicago Marathon Week
GRC Run Club Chicago Marathon Weekend
rabbit Chicago Clubhouse
Shokz Chicago Marathon Week
On Runner Kit Days
Abbott Health & Fitness Expo
Bandit Chicago '26 BNDTV Pop-Up
Brooks Hyperion House Chicago
3RUN2 Chicago Marathon Weekend
Endorphins Fuel Bar powered by New Balance
HOKA Chicago Marathon Week
HOKA Fly Station Chicago
PUMA NITRO Lab Chicago
Runna Chicago Marathon Weekend
lululemon Chicago Marathon Weekend
Native Women Running Chicago Marathon Weekend
STORM Chicago Pop-Up
Tracksmith Finisher's Poster Stamping
5:00 PM

Peace Runners One Chicago Dinner

alt_ Chicago
6:00 PM

River North Run Club Race Week Run, Pizza and Sign Making Party

N LaSalle Bridge by River Roast
6:30 PM

Altra City Spotlight with Cooldown

Woodie's Flat
7:00 PM

Venados Community Run with On, Fleet Feet and Sentrock

Monochrome Brewing
6:30 AM

Run Too Hard x NOTRE Marathon Week Run

NOTRE
7:00 AM

GRC Run Club x Inner Lane Pre-Race Mobility & Meditation

Jones Track
11:30 AM

Greg Itahara Meet & Greet at rabbit

Arlo Chicago
12:00 PM

Bandit Member Early Access

Bandit Pop-Up
12:00 PM

Chicago Dawg Chase with Nike and Heartbreak

Heartbreak Chicago
2:00 PM

Shokz City Bus at Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park
5:00 PM

rabbit Bingo Night

Arlo Chicago
5:00 PM

Literally Outside Closing Party with Run Too Hard

Literally Outside
6:00 PM

GRC Run Club Carb Load Welcome Party

Present Company
6:00 PM

Shake It Out with Saucony, Balega, goodr, Shokz and Sprints

Fleet Feet South Loop
6:30 PM

Heartbreak Locals Night

Heartbreak Chicago
6:30 PM

3RUN2 Thursday Night Social Run

Goose Island Taproom
7:00 PM

The Intersection: Pre-Marathon Activation with On and SVRN

SVRN
7:00 AM

QK Chicago Shakeout

Lakefront Trail at Fullerton Ave
7:00 AM

Run For Change 2.62 Mile Donut Run/Walk

Cloud Gate
7:30 AM

Brooks Run Club Shakeout with Des and Kara

Brooks Hyperion House
7:30 AM

Marathon Weekend Run/Walk with NOBULL, Laura Green and Erica Kennedy

Happy Monday Coffee River North
8:00 AM

rabbit River Run

Arlo Chicago
8:00 AM

HOKA Shakeout Run with Peace Runners 773 and Nameless Track Club

HOKA Fly Station
8:00 AM

Shakeout Run with adidas Athlete Reed Fischer

Colectivo Coffee Southport
8:45 AM

The Last Dance: aesene Women's Shakeout

Drip Collective
9:15 AM

Chicago's Running Voices: HOKA Community Panel

HOKA Fly Station
9:30 AM

Trü Frü Chicago Shakeout Run with Nico Sheri

Roosevelt Collection Shops Rooftop
12:00 PM

Abbott Bibaway with Alexi Pappas

Spirit of Music Garden, Grant Park
2:00 PM

Shokz City Bus at Harrison Park

Harrison Park
4:45 PM

Peloton Chicago Marathon Shakeout Run with Kirsten Ferguson

Caffè Oliva at Ohio Street Beach
5:00 PM

Nobody Asked Us with Des and Kara

Chicago Athletic Association
5:30 PM

rabbit Welcome Reception with Your Diet Sucks

Arlo Chicago
5:45 PM

New Balance Untamed Relay presented by Fleet Feet

Lincoln Park Zoo
6:00 PM

Break Bread Chicago Marathon Carb Load

Expat
6:00 PM

Venados Shokz Shakeout Run and Pasta Party

Monochrome Brewing
6:00 PM

Team iMentor Chicago Marathon Sign-Making Celebration

iMentor Chicago
6:00 PM

Off The Rails LIVE in Chicago presented by Under Armour

Buddy Guy's Legends
6:00 PM

Heartbreak Honors at The Wiener's Circle

The Wiener's Circle
6:30 PM

Kenya Marathon Dinner

Hilton Chicago
7:00 PM

ESCAPE Screening with GRC Run Club and Quinton Jacobs

Cherry Mountain Arts
7:00 PM

Read & Run Chicago x Family Style RC Carb Loading Dinner + Party

Seoul Taco
8:00 PM

PUMA Mental Performance Panel

The NITRO Lab, Tribune Tower
7:30 AM

Arc'teryx Shakeout Run

Arc'teryx Rush Street
7:30 AM

Abbott Chicago 5K

Grant Park
7:30 AM

Heartbreak Shakeout powered by Nike Running

Heartbreak Chicago
7:30 AM

Believe in the Run x On Shakeout Run

Polk Bros Park, Navy Pier
8:00 AM

Shakeout Run & Recovery Lounge presented by Molecule

Lincoln Park Grove 2
8:00 AM

Bandit Shakeout Run

Bandit Pop-Up
8:00 AM

Vuori Rush Street Shakeout Run with Elijah Henry

Vuori Rush Street
8:00 AM

Shut Up & Run Club x Skull House Running Co Chicago Marathon Shakeout

Dialtone Coffee & Wine Bar
8:00 AM

rabbit Shakeout with Your Diet Sucks

Arlo Chicago
8:00 AM

Coffee, Carbs & Miles: Wahoo Shakeout Run with Rory Linkletter and Eric Floberg

Goldn Bakes
8:00 AM

GRC Run Club x Inner Lane Shakeout Run

Cherry Mountain Arts
8:00 AM

247 Run at Soho House Chicago

The Allis, Soho House Chicago
8:00 AM

Supwell x Amazfit Chicago Marathon Shakeout Run

Overflow Coffee
8:00 AM

lululemon Visualization & Shakeout Run

lululemon Rush Street
8:00 AM

EDGE Run Club Shakeout Run

thrd Coffee
8:00 AM

Vuori Southport x The Garage Shakeout Run

Vuori Southport
8:30 AM

HYPE x PAUSE Shakeout Run and Recover

PAUSE Studio Old Town
8:30 AM

Pace of Me Coaching Chicago Marathon Shakeout

Cupitol Coffee + Eatery
8:30 AM

Runna Chicago Shakeout Session

Eleven City Diner
8:30 AM

Brooks Run Club Shakeout with Anthony Rizzo

Brooks Hyperion House
8:30 AM

Team World Vision Shakeout Run

Chase Promenade North, Millennium Park
9:00 AM

Run Too Hard Shakeout Run

Frera Desserts
9:00 AM

Marathon Handbook x Zappos Shakeout Run

Goddess and the Baker
9:00 AM

Peace Runners Chicago Shakeout Run

BandWith Chicago
9:00 AM

SPRINTS Official Chicago Marathon Shakeout and Party

Lakefront Trail
9:00 AM

Coffee, Carbs & Crafts with Your Diet Sucks at rabbit

Arlo Chicago
9:00 AM

PUMA Fam Shakeout Run with Vadoz Run Club

The NITRO Lab, Tribune Tower
9:00 AM

FP Movement 5K Shakeout

FP Movement Studio Chicago
9:00 AM

GECo ACT-ivation: A Chicago Marathon Shakeout Run

Lincoln Park Chess Pavilion
9:00 AM

Grateful Dead Run Club Chicago Shakeout

Seneca Park
9:00 AM

No Bad Days Run Club Shakeout at Caffè Umbria

Caffè Umbria
9:00 AM

Cooldown Running x Gold Coast Run Club Shakeout

Ulysses S. Grant Monument
9:00 AM

Native Women Running Community Shakeout Run/Walk

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Chicago Office
9:00 AM

Tracksmith Pre-Race Shakeout

Chicago Athletic Association
9:30 AM

Endorphins Shakeout with 3RUN2

Goose Island Salt Shed Pub
9:30 AM

Chinatown Run/Walk Shakeout Before 26.2

Chicago Public Library, Chinatown Branch
9:30 AM

3RUN2 Saturday Morning Shakeout Run

Goose Island Salt Shed Pub
9:30 AM

Darn Tough Shakeout Run with Mirna Valerio

The Robey
10:00 AM

ASICS Shakeout with Kofuzi and Run With Kenyans

Fleet Feet South Loop
10:00 AM

Shakeout Run with Kate Mackz, fueled by STORM

STORM Chicago Pop Up
10:30 AM

KANE x EASTEND Chicago Marathon Pre-covery Session

Eastend Wellness Club
10:45 AM

Pre-Marathon Yoga at Pistachio Yoga

Pistachio Yoga
11:00 AM

NP-CHI Presents the Pizza Mile

Lake Shore Park
11:00 AM

Runna Chicago Coaching Booth

Eleven City Diner
11:15 AM

Mikkeller Running Club Chicago Marathon Shakeout

Bitter Pops
12:00 PM

Sign-Making HQ with Saltbox

Nomad Chicago
12:00 PM

BDRC + 82Chi Shakeout

Emporium Logan Square
12:30 PM

Out & Back Podcast with Rory Linkletter and Jacob Thomson

Fleet Feet South Loop
1:00 PM

The Marathon Dinner at Eataly

Eataly Chicago, La Scuola
2:00 PM

Marathon Handbook Live: Mile Zero presented by Zappos

Chicago Shakespeare Theater
2:00 PM

The Running Game Show

The Comedy Bar
2:00 PM

Shokz City Bus at Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park
3:00 PM

Coach Bennett Book Signing at Heartbreak Chicago

Heartbreak Chicago
5:15 AM

Read & Run Chicago and Family Style RC Cheer Zone in Pilsen

Jane Addams Recreation Center
6:00 AM

Frontrunners Chicago Cheer Station in Lakeview

Eggsperience Cafe Lakeview
6:00 AM

STORM Cheer Station at Mile 13

STORM Chicago Pop Up
7:00 AM

Chicago Marathon Poster Making at Cooking with Cass

Cooking with Cass Lakeview East
7:00 AM

Big Aussie Cheer Squad at Mile 11.8

The Rabbit Hole & Cal's Corner
7:00 AM

Run Too Hard Cheer Zone at Mile 20.75

Mile 20.75, Cermak Rd and Halsted St
7:15 AM

Endorphins Cheer Zone at Mile 11

Mile 11, 230 W North Ave
7:30 AM

Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at the Halfway Point

Mile 13.1, N Wacker Dr
7:30 AM

Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at Mile 26

Mile 26, Michigan Ave and Roosevelt Rd
7:30 AM

Chicago Marathon Charity Block Party

Mile 15, Adams St and Loomis St
7:30 AM

Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at Mile 13

Mile 13, Bank of America Tower
7:30 AM

Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at the 8K Mark

Lincoln Park, 8K mark
7:30 AM

OnTrK Running Cheer Station at Miles 22.5 and 24.1

29th St and Michigan Ave
8:00 AM

Demon Hours Cheer Zone at Mile 24

Mile 24, 203 E 31st St
8:00 AM

Venados Cheer Zone at Mile 20.2

Mile 20.2, Canalport Ave and Halsted St
8:00 AM

Chingonas Run Chicago Cheer Station at Mile 19.75

Mile 19.75, 917 W 18th St
8:00 AM

HOKA x Peace Runners 773 Cheer Zone at Mile 16

Mile 16, 1205 W Jackson Blvd
8:00 AM

GRC Run Club Cheer Zone at Mile 23

Mile 23, 35th St and Indiana Ave
8:00 AM

Shokz Cheer Zone at Mile 22

Mile 22, Wentworth Ave and 26th St
8:00 AM

Movement Es Medicina Cheer Squad at Mile 20.5

Mile 20.5, Canalport Ave and Cermak Rd
8:00 AM

EDGE Marathon Cheer Zone

Halsted & Taylor
8:00 AM

Heartbreak Cheer Zone at Mile 20.5

Mile 20.5, Canalport Ave and Cermak Rd
8:00 AM

3RUN2 Cheer Squad at Mile 20

Mile 20, 19th St and Halsted St
8:00 AM

November Project Chicago Cheer Station at Mile 22

Mile 22, 26th St between Wentworth Ave and Federal St
8:00 AM

BD82 Cheer Station

Mile 22/24
8:30 AM

UIC Cheer Zone at Mile 17.5

UIC Student Center East
9:00 AM

Team Y Cheer Station at the Crown Family YMCA

Crown Family YMCA, Jackson parking lot
9:00 AM

lululemon Cheer Station at Mile 16

Mile 16, Ashland Ave and Jackson Blvd
9:00 AM

Native Women Running Cheer Station and Safe Space Hub

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Chicago Office
9:30 AM

Sosa Collective Cheer Section at Mile 19

Joseph Jungman STEM Magnet School
9:30 AM

27th Mile Post-Race Party

Butler Field, Grant Park
10:00 AM

One Tail at a Time Rescue Mile Cheer Station

Rescue Mile, 28th St and S Michigan Ave (Miles 22 and 24)
11:00 AM

Chicago Finisher Portraits with Runna

Eleven City Diner
12:00 PM

Bandit Post-Race Medal Portraits

Bandit Pop-Up
12:00 PM

Recover and Reset with HOKA Chicago

HOKA Store Chicago
12:00 PM

Tracksmith Chicago Marathon After Party

Chicago Athletic Association
3:00 PM

Aussie Marathon Afterparty

Rounders Pub House, Hotel Versey
3:00 PM

rabbit Post-Race Sweet Treats

Arlo Chicago
4:00 PM

NOTRE x Oakley Meta x Run Too Hard Marathon Post Party

NOTRE
4:00 PM

EDGE Marathon After Party

ERIS Brewery and Cider House
4:00 PM

Endorphins Chicago Marathon After Party

Electric Shuffle Chicago
5:00 PM

Heartbreak After Party with Nike Running

Glascott's Groggery
5:00 PM

Venados After Party and Recovery Station

Monochrome Brewing