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September events on the Lakefront Trail
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 September so you can better plan your walking, biking or running route.
For regular updates about the Lakefront Trail, follow our Lakefront Trail Twitter page and the #chiLFT hashtag.
NOTE: The Lakefront Trail detour will still be in effect for the first part of September between Fullerton Ave. and North Ave. Check out a map of the detour here. Construction between Oak St. and Ohio St. will also continue for the first part of the month of September. Reminder, please use caution and slow down in work zones.
Saturday, September 9
Run Mag Mile
7:00 a.m.
Grant Park
Saturday, September 9
Faith & Fitness 5k/10k
9:00 a.m.
Jackson Park
Saturday, September 9
Chicago Theater Memorial Bike Ride
11:00 a.m.
Foster Beach
Saturday, September 9
Pulmonary Fibrosis Walk
9:00 a.m.
Lincoln Park
Sunday, September 10
31st Annual Diane Graham-Henry 5K Club Race
8:30 a.m.
Foster Avenue to Lawrence Avenue
Sunday, September 10
9/11 Heroes Run
9:00 a.m.
31st Street Harbor
Monday, September 11
OTO’s on the Run 5k
6:00 a.m.
Grant Park/DuSable Harbor
Thursday, September 14
Oktoberfest 5k Run/Walk
6:30 p.m.
Lincoln Park
Thursday, September 14
Race Judicata
6:30 p.m.
Grant Park — Avery Field
Saturday, September 16
Greater Chicago Food Depository 32nd Annual Hunger Walk
8:30 a.m.
Jackson Park
Saturday, September 16
Hemophilia Walk
10:00 a.m.
Lincoln Park
Saturday, September 16
ALS Walk for Life
11:00 a.m.
Soldier Field
Saturday, September 16
National Alliance of Mental Illness 5k Walk
3:00 p.m.
DuSable Harbor
Sunday, September 17
CARA/Orangetheory Fitness Ready to Run 20 Miler
6:30 a.m.
Wilson Parking Lot (Intersection of Wilson and Simmonds Dr) / Finish at Jackson Park (Intersection of Lake Shore and Hayes Dr)
Sunday, September 17
MMRF Team for Cures 5k Walk/Run
9:00 a.m.
Montrose Harbor
Sunday, September 17
Hike for Lung Health
10:00 a.m.
Lincoln Park
Sunday, September 17
National Psoriasis Foundation Walk
10:30 a.m.
Burnham Park
Saturday, September 23
4th Annual Hyde Park Breast Cancer 5k Run/Walk
8:00 a.m.
Harold Washington Park
Saturday, September 23
Get Your Rear in Gear 5k Colon Cancer Coalition
8:30 a.m.
Montrose Harbor
Saturday, September 23
Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Community Walk
11:00 a.m.
Grant Park – Arvey Field
Saturday, September 23
2017 Pedal for Peace Bike-A-Thon
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lincoln Park to 55th Street Underpass
Sunday, September 24
Chicago Half Marathon & 5k
7:00 a.m.
Jackson Park
Sunday, September 24
Chicago Illinois Lupus Walk & Fun Run
10:00 a.m.
Lincoln Park
Sunday, September 24
Walk 4 Hearing 5K
10:00 a.m.
Lincoln Park
Sunday, September 24
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
10:00 a.m.
Montrose Harbor
Friday, September 29
Trinity High School Walkathon 2017
Lincoln Park
Saturday, September 30
UNCF Annual Walk for Education
9:00 a.m.
Burnham Park
Saturday, September 30
Soul Coast 5k Walk/Run
9:00 a.m.
Rainbow Beach
Saturday, September 30
Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes
10:00 a.m.
Diversey Harbor
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