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Rosehill Cemetery 'Crypt' 5K Run/Walk
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Rosehill Cemetery 'Crypt' 5K Run/Walk

Chicago, Illinois, United States View on map
Oct 17, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

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.  

Pick your distance

Running

5K Chip-Timed Run

Oct 17, 2026 5K 7:00 PM
$50.00
Open

5K Fun Run/Walk

Oct 17, 2026 5K 7:15 PM
$45.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chicago, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 7.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 15.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 4.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
26.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 17, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 17, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 00m

The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 6:06 PM local time (CDT) in Chicago on October 17, 2026 — 11h 00m of daylight.

Course

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 149 Chicago events

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