September 2026 races in Chicago

There are 72 running events listed in Chicago for September 2026 — 72 5K, 12 10K, 9 Half Marathon, 2 Marathon, 3 Trail Run — starting with "Hustle For Hunger" Saint Maria Goretti Parish 5K Run/Walk September 5th, 2026 on Sat, Sep 5, 2026. Every listing shows the date, venue, and distances, with a direct link to registration.

• Sat, Sep 5, 2026 "Hustle For Hunger" Saint Maria Goretti Parish 5K Run/Walk September 5th, 2026 500 Northgate Drive Dyer, Indiana · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 5, 2026 Lowell Labor Day Weekend 5K 195 West Oakley Avenue · Lowell, IN · From $25 5K Road
• ★ Featured Sat, Sep 5, 2026 Naperville Trails Half Marathon & 10K 3S580 Naperville Rd · Wheaton, IL · From $50 5K10KHalf MarathonTrail Run Trail Register →
• Sat, Sep 5, 2026 F3 5K 4 Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center Wicker Memorial Park · Highland, IN · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 5, 2026 Griffith Education Foundation 5k 600 N Broad St · Griffith, IN · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 5, 2026 Always in Our Hearts 5K 3900 S Lakeshore Dr · Chicago, IL · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 6, 2026 Time and a Half Relay & 5K 87th at S. Lake Shore Dr. · Chicago, IL · From $45 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Fri, Sep 11, 2026 Woodland ROAR Run Woodland Middle School · Gurnee, IL · From $20 5K Road
• Fri, Sep 11, 2026 In Memory Of Our Fallen Heroes, Elwood Community Days 5k Run & Walk 2026 801 N Chicago Street · Elwood, IL · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Popcorn Panic 5M Run & 5K Run/Walk 63 Lafayette Street · Valparaiso, IN · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 CHICAGO TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL 27064 Dutton Rd · Beecher, IL · From $35 5K10KTrail Run Trail
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 National Chocolate Day: Run for Chocolates 5K/10K/13.1 CHICAGO/EVANSTON Lakefront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Chicago, IL · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Run for Mental Health 5K/10K/13.1 CHICAGO/EVANSTON Lakefront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Chicago, IL · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 5k Run for Hope Nelson Park · Trail Creek, IN · From $40 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Tunnel to Towers Climb - Chicago, IL 150 North Riverside Plaza · Chicago, IL · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Thin Mint Sprint 2026 104 Beachway Dr · Fox River Grove, IL · From $40 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Itasca Oktoberfast 5K Wesley G. Usher Memorial Park · Itasca, IL · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Remembering 9/11 5K 2401 Village Point, · CHESTERTON, IN · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Run for the Dogs 5k - Crown Point 889 S. Court Street · Crown Point, IN · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 9/11 Heroes Run - Chicago, Illinois Community Park · South Barrington, IL · From $21 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Ana Banana 5k & Fun Run W Dempster St. · Morton Grove, IL · From $20 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Stride for Life: Racing for Gynecological Cancer Awareness and Support 2450 Lincoln St · Highland, IN · From $38 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 12, 2026 Bully Blitz 5k Run 1k Walk 18332 W Commerical St · Wilmington, IL · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 13, 2026 Hub City Races: Half, 10K & 5K Lake County Fairgrounds · Crown Point, IN · From $30 5K10KHalf MarathonMarathon Road
• Sun, Sep 13, 2026 Carl Sandburg Athletic Booster 5K Run/Walk 153rd Street Metra Station · Orland Park, IL · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 13, 2026 4th Annual Run for the Parks! 5K Run, Walk or Roll Burnham Park at 31st Street Beach · Chicago, IL · From $10 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 13, 2026 5K Run, Walk & Roll-Celebration of Donation College of DuPage · Glen Ellyn, IL · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 13, 2026 El Grito 5K Family Run/Walk 26th & Kostner · Chicago, IL · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 13, 2026 RUN FOR UKRAINE 621 W Dundee Rd · Wheeling, IL · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 13, 2026 Leon's Heroes Obstacle Course Race - Indiana Dunes National Park West Beach location: 376 N. County Line Rd. · Gary, IN · From $75 5K10K Road
• Wed, Sep 16, 2026 Miles for Manufacturing 5k and 1 Mile Walk DuSable Harbor · Chicago, IL · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Run Like A Diva 1410 Special Olympics Dr · Chicago, IL · From $85 5KMarathon Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Calumet Park Light the Darkness 5K run 2305 West 73rd Avenue · Merrillville, IN · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Heritage Fest 10k 117 S. First St. · West Dundee, IL · From $25 5K10K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 New Buffalo Township Fired Up 5K 16409 Red Arrow Highway · Union Pier, MI · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Run for the STARS 2026 332 E. Seminary Ave. · Wheaton, IL · From $12 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Sunbeams Uganda 5k 5517 Northwest Highway · Crystal Lake, IL · From $35 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Blue Bridges 5K 2413 Canal St · Blue Island, IL · From $40 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Still Standing 270 N. Grove Ave. Elgin, IL 60120 · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 Raising Sickle Cell Awareness 1 Mile At A Time! Annual 1K/5K Walk, Jog or Run for a Cure! Hayes (Francis) Park 2936 W. 85th St. · Chicago, IL · From $40 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 19, 2026 CKF's 5K for Life Coffee Creek Preserve · Chesterton, IN · From $15 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 Better Than Yesterday 5K 350 N. River St · Aurora, IL · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 2026 D54 Education Foundation Run to Read 116 W. Beech Drive · Schaumburg, IL · From $5 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 RACE TO WRIGLEY 5K CHARITY RUN PRESENTED BY AbbVie 1060 W ADDISON ST · Chicago, IL · From $45 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 5K Fun Run and Family Walk Blue Star Memorial Woods 701 E Lake Ave Glenview · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 Cause 4paws Gary 5k Hound Pound 2324 Calumet Avenue · Hammond, IN · From $40 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 Headless Horseman Hussle 898 Glen Oak Dr · Sleepy Hollow, IL · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 Race to Zero Independence Grove, 16400 Buckley Road · Libertyville, IL · From $35 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 Spartan Sprint 5K & Family Fun Run Building B, Lakeside Patio · Elgin, IL · From $25 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 20, 2026 Race the Sunset 5k 1600 N 25 E Rooftop · Chesterton, IN · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Oktoberfest Run 5K/10K/13.1 CHICAGO/EVANSTON Lakefront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Chicago, IL · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Run for Donuts 5K/10K/13.1 CHICAGO/EVANSTON Lakefront Trail (Course Map will be emailed) · Chicago, IL · From $30 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 1st Annual APRCC Coqui 5K Run/Walk 1000 Ray Moses Dr · Aurora, IL · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 District 112 FUNd Run and Family Walk 200 Ravinia Park Road · Highland Park, IL · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 I’m Here for the Food (Pantry) 5k Busse Woods (Grove #32) · Elk Grove Village, IL · From $17 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Northbrook District 27 PTA 5K, 1 Mile and Kid's Dash 1250 Sanders Rd · Northbrook, IL · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Scarecrow Stampede 309 School Dr. · Wanatah, IN · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 St. Jude Walk-Chicago Brookfield Zoo · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Race to Cure Sarcoma Chicago 2601 N. Cannon Drive · Chicago, IL · From $10 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Abuelitos 5K 6601 N Western Avenue · Chicago, IL · From $25 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Bloomingdale Trail 5K 1834 N LAWNDALE AVE · Chicago, IL · From $5 5KTrail Run Trail
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 Lawndale 5K 3750 W Ogden Ave · Chicago, IL · From $5 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 NIDS Oral Cancer Awareness 5K Run/2K Walk 899 Lake Street · Crown Point, IN · From $15 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 The Single & Mingle 5K at the VFW 3S371 Mignin Dr · Warrenville, IL · From $30 5K Road
• Sat, Sep 26, 2026 LCSPTF 14th Annual 5K 19351 West Washington Street · Grayslake, IL · From $30 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 Life Time Chicago Half Marathon and 5K Jackson Park · Chicago, IL 5KHalf Marathon Road
• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 Golden Harvest Half Marathon & 5k/10k - Greater Chicago Forest Glen Woods · Greater Chicago, IL · From $17 5K10KHalf Marathon Road
• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 Lester Fun Run 2026 236 Indianapolis St · Downers Grove, IL · From $6 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 Plainfield Harvest Run 5k/10k & Kids Miler Village Green Park · Plainfield, IL · From $18 5K10K Road
• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 2026 Chi-Care 5K Run/Walk Montrose Harbor · Chicago, IL · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 F3 Naperville 5K Run & Walk 2S541 Winfield Rd · Warrenville, IL · From $20 5K Road
• Sun, Sep 27, 2026 Northwest CASA Pumpkin Dash 5k / 10k Busse Woods- Grove 27 · Elk Grove Village, IL · From $10 5K10K Road

Quick answers

How many races are there in Chicago in September 2026?

72 running events are listed in Chicago for September 2026, from "Hustle For Hunger" Saint Maria Goretti Parish 5K Run/Walk September 5th, 2026 on Sat, Sep 5, 2026 to Northwest CASA Pumpkin Dash 5k / 10k on Sun, Sep 27, 2026. Every listing links directly to registration.

What distances can I race in Chicago in September?

The September 2026 calendar in Chicago includes 72 5K, 12 10K, 9 Half Marathon, 2 Marathon, 3 Trail Run.

What is the first race of September 2026 in Chicago?

"Hustle For Hunger" Saint Maria Goretti Parish 5K Run/Walk September 5th, 2026 on Sat, Sep 5, 2026 at 500 Northgate Drive Dyer, Indiana.