Run for the Parks! 5K Run, Walk or Roll

The Chicago Parks Foundation is proud to present our 2nd Annual Run for the Parks: 5K Run, Walk or Roll!

Sponsored by Banner Wholesale Grocers • Plus Post-Race Park Party!

Get moving on the Lakefront Trail and join us for a community celebration of our parks! In partnership with Banner Wholesale Grocers, the Chicago Parks Foundation is thrilled to bring our 5K event back for a second year at beautiful Burnham Park.

Start the morning with either the timed Lakefront Trail 5K or a guided 1-Mile Burnham Wildlife Corridor Nature Walk. Then enjoy our post-race gathering with food, drinks, and community fun - all right in the park!

All event registrations include a commemorative t-shirt and post-race party food/beverage ticket (more details to come). Family-friendly; all ages welcome.

Your registration supports the Chicago Parks Foundation’s work to help make parks better, serving as your 501c3 community partner for over ten years.

Details on event parking, packet pickup, and more coming soon.

Choose how you will participate: 5K Run, Walk or Roll: A timed out-and-back 5K course starting south of 31st Street Beach and heading south on the Lakefront Trail. The 5K course takes place on the paved pedestrian pathway of the Lakefront Trail. Course suitable only for walkers, runners, and manual wheelchair participants of all paces. Course NOT suited for bicycles, handcycles, or rollerblades. Accessibility guides welcome. All ages welcome. 

Everything But the 5K: If you will not be completing the 5K race, we welcome you to enjoy an optional 1-mile guided nature walk along the beautiful Burnham Wildlife Corridor (wood chip path, not suitable for wheels), located just west of the Lakefront Trail 5K course. Guided walks will occur during the 5K race as an alternative activity. A great option for kids, family, and friends who want to support 5K participants. All ages welcome.

ALL registered participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and access to the post-race party including food/beverage ticket. 

Spectators are welcome without registration. Spectators do not have access to the 5K race or the 1-mile walk, and do not receive a t-shirt or food/beverage ticket.    CPF Thanks Our Partners

Chicago Parks Foundation is proud to partner with Banner Wholesale Grocers, a Chicago’s very own family-owned business serving communities for nearly 100 years. Just like our city’s beloved parks, Banner is uniquely Chicago!

Run for the Parks 5K is also supported by Boxed Water, Move-tastic!, ATI Physical Therapy, and Goose Island Beer Co.

About Chicago Parks Foundation 

For over a decade, the Chicago Parks Foundation has served as the 501c3 nonprofit partner of the Chicago parks. The CPF answers the call with positive, productive park energy! Our work includes helping communities raise funds for their park projects and programs, leading the first citywide park clean-up volunteer initiative, coordinating donor-funded park improvement projects, and more. Learn more about CPF here.