Rosehill Cemetery 'Crypt' 5K Run/Walk
Saturday Evening, October 17, 2026
What Makes This Race So Cool? Separate the chip-timed and fun-run starts (this way there won't be such a bottleneck for the first mile!). Continued goal to keep the course safe for all participants -- we'll be working with the cemetery to fill in any potholes along the route. More lit statues! Keep an eye out for more and different lit statues on the course! Cool swag More activities for kids/families! The closest post-race party you'll ever find! ... and more to come!
Event Details
- Date: Saturday evening, October 18
- Time: 7:00pm Chip-Timed & 7:15pm Fun Run
- Location: 5800 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL
What You Get All participants get the following: - ability to run through the cemetery at night, via a candlelit course - long sleeve T-shirt and FINISHER medal - glow necklaces, bracelets and more! - entrance to the post-race party at Fireside Tavern which includes a complimentary sponsored beverage (21+ can get a beer/seltzer/soda!)
Participation Fees
- Now through Wednesday, December 31: 5K Chip-Timed Run: $40, 5K Fun Run/Walk: $35
- Thursday, January 1 to Saturday, August 1: 5K Chip-Timed Run: $45, 5K Fun Run/Walk: $40
- Sunday, August 2 to Wednesday, October 14: 5K Chip-Timed Run: $48, 5K Fun Run/Walk: $43
Pre-Registration & Race Day Fees 5K Chip-Timed Run: $52 5K Fun Run/Walk: $45
Pre-Race Registration & Packet Pick-Up at Fleet Feet Lincoln Square ! 4762 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 Thursday, October 15 - Noon to 7pm Friday, October 16 - Noon to 7pm
Race Day Registration & Packet Pick-Up Race day pick up starts at 5:30pm. Race day registration starts at 5:30pm.
Check out fall’s most ‘spirited’ event! It’s the 13th annual 5K on the grounds of the north side’s historic Rosehill Cemetery. Run or walk on the sprawling 350-acre Victorian-era cemetery that opened in 1864. It’s by far the largest cemetery in the City of Chicago (and second largest in Illinois). Monuments! Mausoleums! Scenic paths! And then there’s the eternal spirits who reside in Rosehill. Among them: more than 10 Chicago mayors, Oscar Mayer, John G. Shedd, Cubs’ announcer Jack Brickhouse, legendary adman Leo Burnett, Sears founder Julius Rosenwald and scores of Civil War vets are just a few of the souls who call Rosehill home. In addition, there will also be a post run/walk party at the close-by Fireside Restaurant & Tavern.
