RunningIllinois
Running in Illinois
Browse upcoming amateur running events and compare dates, locations, and popularity. in Illinois.
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232
Sport
Running
Area
Illinois
Radius
350 km
This calendar in numbers
This calendar currently lists 232 upcoming events, from Sep 24, 2026 to Oct 10, 2027. October is the busiest month, with 80 events scheduled. Events are spread across 147 different locations; Chicago hosts the most (31). Course distances range from 4.8 km to 160.9 km.
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September 2026
- Run(317) - Carmel Village of West Clay Sep 24
- 13th Annual Swifty Swine 5K Sep 26
- 14th Annual 'Due Run 4 Education Sep 26
- 1st Annual APRCC Coqui 5K Run/Walk Sep 26
- 22 Strong Walk Sep 26
- 6th Annual Hannah Mansell Happy Day Memorial 5K Run/Walk Sep 26
- 6th Annual Jayco 5K Sep 26
- 77th Annual Pancake Day Fun Run Sep 26
- Abuelitos 5K Sep 26
- Aimee Romero Memorial Cupcake 5K Run/Walk Sep 26
- Belleville Main Street Marathon & Half Marathon Sep 26
- Fort4Fitness Fall Festival Marathon Sep 26
- Friends of the Poor Walk and Run Sep 26
- Golden Harvest Half Marathon, 5k & 10k - St. Louis Sep 26
- Lawndale 5K Sep 26
- Mill Race Marathon Sep 26
- Mill Race Marathon & Half Marathon 2026 Sep 26
- Oktoberfest Run 5K/10K/13.1 - Chicago/Evanston Sep 26
- Quad Cities Marathon Sep 26
- Race for Freedom 5K Run/Walk Sep 26
- Race to Cure Sarcoma - Chicago Sep 26
- Run For Pie Sep 26
- The Piggyback Dash 10K, 5K, 2K Sep 26
- Wisconsin Lakeside Half Marathon & 5K Sep 26
- 2026 Life Time Chicago Half Marathon Sep 27
- Chi-Care 5K Sep 27
- City of Roses Half Marathon Sep 27
- DeKalb Corn Classic Sep 27
- Golden Harvest Half Marathon, 5k & 10k - Chicago Sep 27
- Inside Out Club Fall Family 5K Sep 27
- Northwest CASA Pumpkin Dash 5k Sep 27
- Plainfield Harvest 5k/10k and Kidz Miler Sep 27
- Serving Our Seniors 5k Fun Run & 1 Mile Run/Walk - 2026 Sep 27
- TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon Sep 27
- Wurst Race Ever 5K/10K Sep 27
- 5k for Hopeful Beginnings Sep 30
October 2026
- Shoreline Classic Oct 2
- 40th Annual Cole Porter Classic 2026 Oct 3
- A Pace for Petey Oct 3
- Bloomfield Apple Festival 5K Race and Walk Oct 3
- Busse Woods Haunted Wine Run 5k Oct 3
- Corpuscle Shuffle 5K Run/Walk Oct 3
- Devil’s Toll Race Oct 3
- Diplo's Run Club 5K - Chicago Oct 3
- Ditka Dash Oct 3
- Indy Half Marathon & 5K Oct 3
- Indy Half Marathon at Fort Ben Oct 3
- Limestone Capital Half Marathon and 5K Oct 3
- Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Oct 3
- Montgomery River Run 5K & 10K Oct 3
- Prairie State Half Marathon Oct 3
- Prairie State Half Marathon, 10K & Oktoberfest 5K Oct 3
- Bronzeville 5K Run/ Walk Oct 4
- Bucktown 5k Oct 4
- Cheesy Pretzel 5k & 1 Mile Fun Walk Oct 4
- Gilda's Run/Walk Oct 4
- Head for the Cure 5k - Chicago Oct 4
- Lemons of Love Pink Lemonade 5K Run/Walk Oct 4
- Rotary Run Charity Classic Oct 4
- Run for Beer - Flapjack Brewery Oct 4
- Run for the Animals & Barktoberfest Oct 4
- Shoreline Classic Oct 4
- The Milwaukee Beer Run 5K & .05K Oct 4
- Under Armour Chicago 10K Oct 4
- 13th Annual Harvest Hustle 5K Oct 10
- 4 Hours in the Woods - Endurance Style Fun Run - Sponsored by Community In Motion Oct 10
- 4th Annual DBC Keys 2 Stability Community 5K 2026 Oct 10
- 4th Annual YMCA Run For The Hills 5K/2K Oct 10
- Abbott Chicago 5K Oct 10
- Backbone Trail Run Oct 10
- DeClue Loops Trail Race Oct 10
- Des Plaines River Trail Races Oct 10
- El Trote de las Calacas (The Skeleton Trot) Oct 10
- Harvest Moon 5k Run and Walk Oct 10
- Heartline Donut Dash 5k Walk/Run Oct 10
- Oktoberfest 5k Oct 10
- Sowing & Reaping 5Ks Oct 10
- Wild Goose Chase 5K and Gosling Run Oct 10
- 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Oct 11
- Chicago Marathon 2026 Oct 11
- Spooky Sprint - Indianapolis Oct 11
- Sun Run Oct 11
- Bark Side of the Moon 5k Glow Run & Pet Walk Oct 17
- Bee the Light 5K - The Shelby Foundation for Kindness Delivered Oct 17
- Indiana Women's Running Festival Oct 17
- Indy Women's Half Marathon & 5K Oct 17
- Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival Oct 17
- Run for Beer - Printer's Row Brewing Oct 17
- Spooky Sprint - Milwaukee Oct 17
- 26th Annual River City Rat Race Oct 18
- Frank Lloyd Wright Races Oct 18
- Iowa City Run for the Schools Oct 18
- Naperville Half Marathon Races Oct 18
- Night Nation Run - Chicago Oct 18
- 2026 SKECHERS Wicked Wine Run Chicago Oct 24
- A Spooktacular 5K - Trick or Trunk Oct 24
- Boo Brew Glow Run 4 Mile Oct 24
- Cedar Creek Haunted Wine Run 5k Oct 24
- Ghosts and Goblins Oct 24
- MMRF Walk/Run - Chicago Oct 24
- October 5K Oct 24
- Run to Pub Fall Marathon Relay Oct 24
- The Great GO! Halloween Race Oct 24
- The Innsbrook Half Marathon & 10k Oct 24
- The Screaming Pumpkin Oct 24
- Governors State University Jaguar 5K Oct 25
- Irish Life Dublin Marathon Oct 25
- Spencer Farm Haunted Wine Run 5k Oct 25
- Spooky Sprint - Chicago Oct 25
- Sycamore Pumpkin 10K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run Oct 25
- Sycamore Pumpkin Run Oct 25
- Winter Run Series™ Oct 25
- 5k for The Kids: Race Through the Decades Oct 31
- Chicago Lakefront Ultras - Fall Edition Oct 31
- Ozark Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run Oct 31
- Race of the Dead Oct 31
November 2026
- Chicago SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run 2026 Nov 1
- Day of the Dead 5K Nov 1
- Run The Mounds Nov 1
- 2026 CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Nov 7
- Chilly Willy Winter Run Series - SEVEN Events! Nov 7
- CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Half Marathon, & 5K Nov 7
- Coyote Crawl 5K and Head for the Hills 10K Nov 7
- Indianapolis Monumental Marathon Nov 7
- Junior League of Saint Louis Cinnamon Roll 5k Nov 7
- NIRCA Cross Country Open 6K Nov 7
- Springfield Marathon Nov 7
- Gobbler Hobbler 10K & Mashed Potato Mile Nov 8
- Graham's Chocolate Run * Walk Nov 8
- Lake Vista Lunatics Run Nov 8
- MO Cowbell Marathon Nov 8
- Naperville Half Marathon 2026 Nov 8
- Ooh LaLa Chocolate Half Marathon and 10K|5K Nov 8
- Ooh LaLa Chocolate Run * Walk Nov 8
- St. Louis Half Marathon & 5k Nov 8
- 2026 Southwest Series - Day 3 (UT) Nov 10
- Tunnel Hill 100 Nov 14
- Veterans Marathon and Half Marathon Nov 14
- 2026 Madison Marathon Nov 15
- Madison Marathon Nov 15
- Go Girl Run - St. Louis, MO Nov 20
- 2025 Turkey Trot Nov 21
- 2026 Hilly Half Nov 21
- Art and Kevin Reveal Memorial Turkey Run Nov 21
- Lincolnwood Turkey Trot Nov 22
- St. Louis Track Club Marathon Relay Nov 22
- 17th Annual SFB Turkey Trot "Pace With Grace" Nov 26
- 2026 Festival Foods Turkey Trot Milwaukee Nov 26
- 5k Turkey Trot Family Tradition 2026 Nov 26
- Birdie Derby 5K/10K Nov 26
- Cedar Rapids Turkey Trot Nov 26
- Chi Town Turkey Trot 5K & 10K Nov 26
- Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Nov 26
- Fishers YMCA Wishbone 5K Nov 26
- Long Grove Turkey Trot 5K & 8K Nov 26
- Madison Turkey Trot Nov 26
- Milwaukee Turkey Trot Nov 26
- North Shore Turkey Trot Nov 26
- Olivette Turkey Trot Nov 26
- St. Charles Turkey Trot 5k Nov 26
- St. Leonard Turkey Trot Nov 26
- St. Louis Turkey Trot 8k Nov 26
- Turkey Trot Chicago Nov 26
- Volunteer - Janesville 2026 Nov 26
- Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash Nov 26
- Naperville Noon Lions 5K Nov 29
December 2026
- Bright Lights 5K & 1 Mile Walk Dec 2
- KRAZY KRAMPUS Dec 4
- Lions Club Reindeer Run Dec 5
- Mary Mingle 5K Dec 5
- Rotary 5K Santa Run and Reindeer Dash Dec 5
- Santa Hustle Chicago Dec 5
- Santa Hustle Chicago 5K & Kids Dash Dec 5
- Santa Hustle Indianapolis Dec 6
- Santa Hustle Indianapolis Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids Dash Dec 6
- SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run St. Louis 2026 Dec 6
- Annual Running of the Lights Dec 8
- Jingle Bell 5K Hustle/1K Dash Dec 12
- Donut 5K Dec 19
- A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 CHICAGO/EVANSTON Dec 26
January 2027
- Cheers to New Year's 5k Run/Walk Jan 1
- Cheers to New Years 5K Jan 1
- Get Lit New Year's Day Celebration Jan 1
- The Fleet Feet New Year's Day Dash Presented by Incredible Bank Jan 1
- Daly Dash 5K Run/Walk Jan 5
- Lake Monona 20K & 5K Jan 5
- Big Chill Jan 17
- F^3 Lake Half Marathon Jan 24
- F3 Lake Half Marathon Jan 30
February 2027
- Frosty 5 Mile Feb 6
- 500 Festival 3 Miler Feb 14
- Running From Yeti - St. Louis, MO Feb 14
- Flat Branch Ultra Feb 20
- The Polar Bear Winter Classic Feb 27
March 2027
- Firecracker 5K Mar 7
- Selah's Grace 5K Run/Walk Mar 7
- The "ROCKIN' RIVERFEST" 5k, 10K, HALF MARATHON & Fun Run! Mar 7
- The Saint PATRICKS day 5K/10K Fun Run Mar 13
- American Bottoms 113 Mar 20
- Sam Costa Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon - presented by Indy Runners and Walkers Mar 20
- Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 2027 Mar 21
April 2027
- VICTORY RACES - Marathon, Half, and 5K Apr 3
- Lake Run Club Kids Run For Fun Summer Series Apr 6
- 4 Miles on the 4th Apr 7
- Eckert's Spiked Apple 5k Apr 9
- The Labor Day Slay 5K-10K-10K-RUCK & Half Marathon Apr 9
- Marathon de Milwauckee Apr 10
- BQ.2 Spring Chance Marathon Apr 11
- Brew City Run Apr 17
- The Missouri OUTLAW Gravel Race Apr 17
- 2027 Naperville Women's Half Marathon and 5K Apr 18
May 2027
- Byron Rocks 5k & 10k - Run it. Walk it. Ruck it. May 1
- Muddy River Marathon May 1
- Northern Illinois Food Bank's Fight Hunger 5K I 10K I 1-Mile May 1
- The SPRING SPRUNG 5k-10k 10K Ruck and Half Marathon May 1
- Wisconsin Marathon & Half Marathon May 1
- Chicagoland Spring Marathon & Half Marathon May 2
- Eckert's Belleville Farm Donut Dash 5k May 6
- Races for all Paces May 6
- Run Into the Summer 5K May 6
- 2027 500 Festival Running Events May 8
- 2027 Mother's Day 5K Run/Walk May 8
June 2027
July 2027
August 2027
September 2027
- UltraTrax Alpine Valley Sep 10
- Titan Run Club 5k Sep 25