The Bank of America Chicago Marathon isn’t just a 26.2-mile race on Sunday morning—it is a full-blown, weeklong celebration of global running culture that completely transforms the Windy City. From high-energy shakeout runs and exclusive gear pop-ups to elite athlete panels, lively cheer zones, and post-race medal celebrations, Chicago comes alive with energy from Wednesday all the way through Tuesday.
Whether you are aiming for a personal best on race day, cheering on friends, or simply soaking up the vibrant marathon atmosphere, navigating dozens of overlapping events across the city can be overwhelming. Fortunately, the team at Marathon-Weekend.com has put together the absolute gold-standard interactive hub for everything happening during race week.
Huge credit goes to Marathon-Weekend.com for tracking down and curating this massive schedule. Every single event listed below—complete with real-time updates, exact venue addresses, RSVP links, and full event details—is verified and fully accessible directly on their website at https://www.marathon-weekend.com/chicago/2026. Be sure to bookmark their page so you don’t miss a beat!
Here is your ultimate day-by-day rundown of Chicago Marathon Week.
Wednesday, Oct 7
Pop-Ups & Expos
- 12:00 PM — Tracksmith Chicago Pop-Up (Oct 7 – Oct 12 | Tracksmith)
Talks & Multi-Event
- 5:00 PM — Peace Runners One Chicago Dinner (Peace Runners, HOKA)
- 5:00 PM — Peace Runners Chicago Marathon Week (Oct 7 – Oct 12 | Peace Runners)
Thursday, Oct 8
Pop-Ups & Expos
- 9:00 AM — rabbit Chicago Clubhouse (Oct 8 – Oct 11 | rabbit)
- 10:00 AM — Shokz Expo Booth: Four-Star Passport Pickup and Stamping (Oct 8 – Oct 10 | Shokz)
- 10:00 AM — Abbott Health & Fitness Expo (Oct 8 – Oct 10 | Abbott, Bank of America)
- 10:00 AM — Shokz Chicago Marathon Week (Oct 8 – Oct 11 | Shokz)
- 12:00 PM — Brooks Hyperion House Chicago (Oct 8 – Oct 12 | Brooks)
Group & Shakeout Runs
- 6:00 PM — Shake It Out with Saucony, Balega, goodr, Shokz and Sprints (Saucony, Fleet Feet, Balega, goodr, Shokz, Sprints)
- 6:30 PM — 3RUN2 Thursday Night Social Run (3RUN2, New Balance, Propel, Shokz)
- 6:30 PM — Heartbreak Locals Night (Heartbreak Run, Nike)
Parties & Social
- 11:30 AM — Greg Itahara Meet & Greet at rabbit (rabbit)
- 12:00 PM — Chicago Dawg Chase with Nike and Heartbreak (Heartbreak Run, Nike)
- 2:00 PM — Shokz City Bus at Lincoln Park (Shokz)
- 5:00 PM — rabbit Bingo Night (rabbit)
- 6:30 PM — 3RUN2 Chicago Marathon Weekend (Oct 8 – Oct 12 | 3RUN2, New Balance, Shokz, Propel, Goose Island)
Friday, Oct 9
Shakeout Runs & Group Runs
- 7:00 AM — QK Chicago Shakeout (QK Running)
- 7:00 AM — Run For Change 2.62 Mile Donut Run/Walk (Run For Change, Stan’s Donuts)
- 7:30 AM — Brooks Run Club Shakeout with Des and Kara (Brooks)
- 8:00 AM — rabbit River Run (rabbit)
- 8:00 AM — Shakeout Run with adidas Athlete Reed Fischer (adidas, Fleet Feet)
- 8:00 AM — Marathon Weekend Run/Walk with NOBULL, Laura Green and Erica Kennedy (NOBULL)
- 9:30 AM — Trü Frü Chicago Shakeout Run with Nico Sheri (Trü Frü)
- 4:45 PM — Peloton Chicago Marathon Shakeout Run with Kirsten Ferguson (Peloton)
- 5:45 PM — New Balance Untamed Relay presented by Fleet Feet (Fleet Feet, New Balance)
Pop-Ups & Expos
- 7:00 AM — Endorphins Fuel Bar powered by New Balance (Oct 9 – Oct 12 | New Balance, MUSH, Endorphins Running, Throne Sport Coffee, SiS, Shokz)
- 12:00 PM — PUMA NITRO Lab Chicago (Oct 9 – Oct 12 | PUMA, Metric Coffee, Naperville Running Company)
Talks, Panels & Events
- 12:00 PM — Abbott Bibaway with Alexi Pappas (Abbott)
- 2:00 PM — Shokz City Bus at Harrison Park (Shokz)
- 4:00 PM — Shokz Chasing Stars with Dakotah Popehn (Shokz)
- 5:00 PM — Nobody Asked Us with Des and Kara (Brooks, Fleet Feet)
- 6:00 PM — Off The Rails LIVE in Chicago presented by Under Armour (CITIUS MAG, Under Armour)
- 8:00 PM — PUMA Mental Performance Panel (PUMA)
Parties & Dinners
- 5:30 PM — rabbit Welcome Reception with Your Diet Sucks (rabbit)
- 6:00 PM — Team iMentor Chicago Marathon Sign-Making Celebration
- 6:00 PM — Heartbreak Honors at The Wiener’s Circle (Heartbreak Run, Nike)
- 6:30 PM — Venados Chicago Marathon Pasta Party (Venados Running)
- 6:30 PM — Kenya Marathon Dinner 2026
Saturday, Oct 10
Official Race
- 7:30 AM — Abbott Chicago 5K (Abbott, Bank of America)
Shakeout Runs
- 7:30 AM — Heartbreak Shakeout powered by Nike Running (Heartbreak Run, Nike)
- 8:00 AM — rabbit Shakeout with Your Diet Sucks (rabbit)
- 8:00 AM — Coffee, Carbs & Miles: Wahoo Shakeout Run with Rory Linkletter and Eric Floberg (Wahoo)
- 8:00 AM — Arc’teryx Shakeout Run (Arc’teryx)
- 8:00 AM — Vuori x The Garage Shakeout (Vuori, The Garage Chicago)
- 8:00 AM — Vuori Rush Street Shakeout Run with Elijah Henry (Vuori)
- 8:00 AM — Shut Up & Run Club x Skull House Running Co Chicago Marathon Shakeout (Shut Up & Run Club, Skull House Running Co.)
- 8:00 AM — Shakeout Run & Recovery Lounge presented by Molecule (Molecule)
- 8:30 AM — Pace of Me Coaching Chicago Marathon Shakeout (Pace of Me Coaching)
- 8:30 AM — Brooks Run Club Shakeout with Anthony Rizzo (Brooks, Fleet Feet)
- 8:30 AM — lululemon Visualization & Shakeout Run (lululemon)
- 8:30 AM — HYPE x PAUSE Shakeout Run and Recover (HYPE Run Club, Pause)
- 8:30 AM — Believe in the Run x On Shakeout Run (Believe in the Run, On, Fleet Feet)
- 8:30 AM — Runna Chicago Shakeout Session (Runna)
- 9:00 AM — Tracksmith Pre-Race Shakeout (Tracksmith)
- 9:00 AM — GECo ACT-ivation: A Chicago Marathon Shakeout Run (Global Endurance Collective)
- 9:00 AM — Cooldown Running x Gold Coast Run Club Shakeout (Gold Coast Run Club, Cooldown Running)
- 9:00 AM — Peace Runners Chicago Shakeout Run (Peace Runners, Shokz, HOKA, Ugreen, HydraPak)
- 9:00 AM — NWR Community Shakeout Run/Walk (Native Women Running)
- 9:00 AM — Marathon Handbook x Zappos Shakeout Run (Marathon Handbook, Zappos)
- 9:00 AM — FP Movement 5K Shakeout (FP Movement)
- 9:00 AM — PUMA Fam Shakeout Run with Vadoz Run Club (PUMA, Vadoz Run Club, Naperville Running Company)
- 9:00 AM — SPRINTS Official Chicago Marathon Shakeout and Party (Sprints)
- 9:30 AM — 3RUN2 Saturday Morning Shakeout Run (3RUN2, New Balance, Shokz, Propel)
- 9:30 AM — Endorphins Running Shakeout with 3RUN2 (Goose Island Salt Shed Pub | Endorphins Running, 3RUN2)
- 9:30 AM — Chinatown Run/Walk Shakeout Before 26.2 (Read & Run Chicago, Family Style RC)
- 9:30 AM — Darn Tough Shakeout Run with Mirna Valerio (Darn Tough)
- 10:00 AM — Shakeout Run with Kate Mackz, Fueled by STORM (The Garage Chicago, Ambition Required, STORM)
- 10:00 AM — ASICS Shakeout with Kofuzi and Run With Kenyans (ASICS, Fleet Feet, Run With Kenyans)
Pop-Ups, Panels & Events
- 8:30 AM — Runna Chicago Marathon Weekend (Oct 10 – Oct 11 | Runna)
- 8:30 AM — lululemon Run Chicago 2026 (Oct 10 – Oct 12 | lululemon)
- 9:00 AM — Coffee, Carbs & Crafts with Your Diet Sucks at rabbit (rabbit)
- 9:00 AM — STORM Chicago Pop Up (Oct 10 – Oct 11 | The Garage Chicago, Ambition Required, STORM)
- 9:00 AM — Native Women Running Chicago Marathon Weekend (Oct 10 – Oct 11 | Native Women Running, WRKWTH)
- 10:45 AM — Pre-Marathon Yoga at Pistachio Yoga (Pistachio Yoga)
- 11:00 AM — Runna Chicago Coaching Booth (Runna)
- 12:00 PM — Sign-Making HQ with Saltbox (Saltbox)
- 1:00 PM — Out & Back Podcast with Rory Linkletter and Jacob Thomson (Out & Back, Fleet Feet, Squirrel’s Nut Butter, OS1st, FlossPoint)
- 1:00 PM — The Marathon Dinner at Eataly (Eataly)
- 2:00 PM — Shokz City Bus at Humboldt Park (Shokz)
- 2:00 PM — Marathon Handbook Live: Mile Zero presented by Zappos (Marathon Handbook, Zappos)
- 3:00 PM — The Running Game Show (The Comedy Bar, ASICS)
Sunday, Oct 11: Race Day
Cheer Zones
- 5:15 AM — Read & Run Chicago and Family Style RC Cheer Zone in Pilsen (Read & Run Chicago, Family Style RC)
- 6:00 AM — STORM Cheer Station at Mile 13 (The Garage Chicago, Ambition Required, STORM)
- 7:00 AM — Venados Cheer Station (TBA, Pilsen | Venados Running)
- 7:15 AM — Endorphins Cheer Zone at Mile 11 (Endorphins Running)
- 7:30 AM — Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at the Halfway Point (Mile 13.1) (Bank of America)
- 7:30 AM — Chicago Marathon Charity Block Party (Bank of America)
- 7:30 AM — Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at Mile 13 (Bank of America)
- 7:30 AM — Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at Mile 26 (Bank of America)
- 7:30 AM — Chicago Marathon Cheer Zone at the 8K Mark (Bank of America)
- 8:00 AM — Shokz Cheer Zone at Mile 22 (Shokz)
- 8:00 AM — Heartbreak Cheer Zone at Mile 20.5 (Heartbreak Run, Nike)
- 8:00 AM — 3RUN2 Cheer Squad at Mile 20 (3RUN2, New Balance, Propel, Shokz)
- 9:00 AM — Team Y Cheer Station at the Crown Family YMCA (YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago)
- 9:00 AM — lululemon Cheer Station at Mile 16 (lululemon)
- 9:00 AM — NWR Marathon Cheer Station and Safe Space Hub (Native Women Running)
- 9:30 AM — Sosa Collective Cheer Section at Mile 19 (Sosa Collective)
- 10:00 AM — One Tail at a Time Rescue Mile Cheer Station (One Tail at a Time)
Volunteering & Watch Parties
- 5:30 AM — Volunteer at the Chicago Marathon with ChiTribe (ChiTribe)
- 7:00 AM — Chicago Marathon Poster Making at Cooking with Cass (Cooking with Cass)
- 9:00 AM — YLD and Chi-Town Schvitzers Marathon Watch Party
Post-Race Celebrations & Parties
- 9:30 AM — 27th Mile Post-Race Party (Bank of America, Goose Island, Michelob ULTRA)
- 11:00 AM — Chicago Finisher Portraits with Runna (Runna)
- 12:00 PM — Tracksmith Chicago Marathon After-Party (Tracksmith)
- 12:00 PM — Tracksmith Finisher’s Poster Stamping (Oct 11 – Oct 12 | Tracksmith)
- 3:00 PM — rabbit Post-Race Sweet Treats (rabbit)
- 4:00 PM — Endorphins Running Chicago Marathon After Party (Endorphins Running)
- 5:00 PM — Heartbreak After Party with Nike Running (Heartbreak Run, Nike)
- 8:00 PM — 3RUN2 Post-Marathon Dance Party (Oct 11 – Oct 12 | 3RUN2, New Balance, Shokz, Propel)
- 9:00 PM — Peace Runners Mile 27 Crew Afterparty (Oct 11 – Oct 12 | Peace Runners, Chingonas Run Chicago, 7onsundays)
Monday, Oct 12
Recovery & Medal Engraving
- 9:00 AM — Plogging with the Chicago Marathon (Bank of America)
- 10:00 AM — PUMA Medal Engraving (PUMA, Naperville Running Company)
- 10:00 AM — lululemon Medal Engraving (lululemon)
- 10:00 AM — Recovery Monday presented by Altra (Altra Running, Fleet Feet)
- 11:00 AM — FP Movement Medal Engraving (FP Movement)
Tuesday, Oct 13
- 5:30 PM — Post Marathon Cool Down & Recovery at Arc’teryx Southport (Muscle & Joint Physical Therapy, Lakeview Run Club, Arc’teryx)
For full event descriptions, location maps, registration details, and real-time schedule updates, visit the complete guide over at Marathon-Weekend.com.
