Skokie's Backlot Dash 5K and 1/2 Mile Youth Color Run
About this race
On Saturday, August 29. 2024, Skokie's Backlot Dash 5K and Kid's Run will be held in Downtown Skokie (in and around the grounds of Skokie's Backlot Bash) and will include a half-mile kids run.
Packet Pick-up:
- Thursday 8/27/26 9a-8:30p Weber Leisure Center 9300 Weber Park Place Skokie
- Friday 8/28/26 9a-3p Weber Leisure Center 9300 Weber Park Place Skokie
- Friday 8/28/26 5p-7p at Backlot Bash (by the intersection of Floral St and Oakton St.)
- Race Day 8/29/26 6:30a-7:45a 5215 Oakton St. Skokie (pick-up is inside the Backlot Bash grounds, at the beer tent on Oakton St)
Race day registration:
6:30 am – 7:45 a.m.
Kids ½ mile Fun Run
8 a.m.
5K race begins
8:30 a.m.
The awards ceremony will follow 5K.
5K course will close promptly at 9:30 am and participants will be asked to move to the sidewalk to complete the race.
- Participants will receive
the following:
5K Run
• Chip timing
• T-shirt
• USATF certified course - One Free Beer
Kid's Run
• T-shirt
• Participation medal
Age groups for races are as follows: Male and female – 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85 and over.
Presented by: Skokie Chamber of Commerce / Skokie Public Library / Village of Skokie / Skokie Park District
Niles Township High School District 219
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run/Walk
Race Day Registration will end promptly at 7:45 am. 5K course will close promptly at 10 am and any participants who have not finished will be asked to move to the sidewalk.
Kids Half Mile Color Fun Run (Registration Closed No addtional registrations will be taken either online or in person)
A white logo t-shirt for the color run is included with registration. Race Day registration will end promptly at 7:45 am.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Skokie, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:13 AM and sets at 7:29 PM local time (CDT) in Skokie on August 29, 2026 — 13h 16m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
Reviews
Done this event?
If you've participated in this event, share your experience with other runners
2026 results — Skokie's Backlot Dash 5K and 1/2 Mile Youth Color Run
407 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Chiang | 16:57 | 5:28 /mi |
| 2 | Jake Pekovic | 17:20 | 5:35 /mi |
| 3 | Jeffrey Jacobs | 18:24 | 5:56 /mi |
| 4 | Robert Dela Pena | 18:28 | 5:57 /mi |
| 5 | Dylan McLean | 18:36 | 6:00 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Skokie
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Lincolnwood Turkey Trot: 5K, 10K, Walk, Dash
13th Annual Harvest Hustle 5K
Edison Park Turkey Trot
Valiant PT Holiday Cross Country Race & Reunion
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Skokie
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Skokie 5K Races 2 races
- Skokie Running Calendar 2026 2 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 2 Skokie events
Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.