AIDS Run & Walk Chicago Event Guide
Ready to Resist, Restore, and Renew?
Need to know where to park? Questioning if your dog is allowed to walk? Wait, what time does it even start? Don’t worry! In this event guide we’ve got all the details you need to know for the day of AIDS Run & Walk Chicago Saturday, September 26th!
AIDS Run & Walk Links
Downloadable Event Maps
What?
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago is AFC’s grassroots fundraising event where people from all walks of life change the story of HIV by raising awareness and funds to support those living with and vulnerable to HIV. As beneficiaries of the event, AFC and our CommunityDirect partners are greatly impacted—beyond just the obvious way.
When?
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
8:00 am— Registration and Packet Pickup begins
9:30 am— Opening Ceremonies begin
10:30 am— 5k/10k Run begins
10:45 am— 5k Walk & Roll begins
12:30 pm— Closing Ceremonies
Where?
SOLDIER FIELD
1410 Museum Campus Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
All three courses (5k Walk & Roll, 5k Run and 10k Run) will feature breathtaking views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan. You will find water stations placed along all courses with additional refreshments available at the finish line.
Dogs are welcome on the race routes, but please bring supplies to cleanup after your furry friend! The Walk/Roll course is ADA accessible and strollers are permitted on all three courses. We respectfully request that dogs and strollers begin at the back of the corrals for safety reasons.
Race results will be available on event day at the runner registration booth and posted online at aidsrunwalk.org
Transportation and Parking
Parking will be available in the North Garage for $25 per car, accessible via McFetridge Drive. Note: Waldron Drive will be closed to traffic for the event.
CTA-accessible via the 146 bus and Roosevelt Station (Red, Orange and Green lines). Check Bus Tracker and Train Tracker.
Participants are highly encouraged to ride their bicycles to this event. Bicycle parking is available on the southwest lawn of the Museum Campus.
How?
People from all walks of life join together to raise funds from friends, colleagues, family and community members. With the power of D.I.Y. fundraising, participants have raised over $11 million to support living with and vulnerable to HIV.
There is no fundraising minimum to participate as an in-person supporter.
Campaign Theme
This year we are called to Resist, Restore, and Renew in our fight to end the HIV epidemic. We must RESIST – and defend our movement against attacks from people in power seeking to reverse our decades of progress. We must RESTORE – and take care of ourselves and each other to protect the sustainability of our activism. And we must RENEW – and double down on our commitment to fight for a world where everyone has access to health care and housing.
