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May events on the Lakefront Trail
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The Active Transportation Alliance compiles a list of events happening each month along the Lakefront Trail. See what's going on in the month of May so you can better plan your walking, biking or running route.
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Monday, May 1
May Day Rally
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Grant Park
Saturday, May 6
Run to Remember 5K
8 a.m.
Gold Star Families Memorial and Park (Soldier Field)
Cinco de Miler 5 Mile Run
8:30 a.m.
Lakefront between Montrose and Hollywood
19th Chicago Kids and Kites Festival
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cricket Hill and adjacent areas (between Montrose and Wilson)
Switch on Summer
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Fountain turns on at 6 p.m.)
Buckingham Fountain
Sunday, May 7
Cooley’s Anemia Care Walk 2017
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Burnham Park
Thursday, May 11
2017 March to College 5k
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Lincoln Park
Saturday, May 13
Wanderlust 108 Chicago
6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Grant Park
Colon Cancer Alliance 2017 Chicago Undy 5k
9 a.m.
Lincoln Park South Fields
Crosstown 10k
TBD
Grant Park
Sunday, May 14
No Child Wet Behind 5k
8 a.m.
Jackson Park
2017 Komen Chicagoland Race for the Cure
9 a.m.
Montrose Harbor
Tuesday, May 16
TSF Charity Run 2017
6:45 a.m.
Grant Park
Thursday, May 18
Universal Sole Four Mile Classic
7 p.m.
Montrose Harbor
Saturday, May 20
Girls on the Run 5k
8 a.m.
Grant Park
Noble Classic 5k and Grit n Wit Competition
TBD
Burnham Park
HER5K
9 a.m.
Diversey Harbor
2017 Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5k
10 a.m.
Montrose Harbor
Night Nation Run Chicago
8 p.m.
Museum Campus
Sunday, May 21
Miles for Migraine Chicago 5k
8:30 a.m.
Diversey Harbor
Wednesday, May 24
Great Place to Work Conference 5k
6 a.m.
Grant Park
Saturday, May 27
Soldier Field 10 Mile
7 a.m.
Soldier Field
Sunday, May 28
MB Bike The Drive
5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Lake Shore Drive from Bryn Mawr to Museum of Science and Industry
Event Info
This post was authored by Active Trans Advocacy Intern Kyle Ryan.
Photo credit: Eric Allix Rogers
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