St. Jude Walk-Chicago
About this race
Gather with friends, family, and your community for the St. Jude Walk. Participants come together for a 5K walk to honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This low-cost, family-friendly event is where you can have fun while supporting the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children.® Let’s cure childhood cancer. Together.
Event Highlights
- 5K Walk: Participate as an individual or form a team with friends and family.
- Family Fun: Enjoy activities, entertainment, & refreshments for all ages.
- Zoo Access: Your registration includes free admission to the Brookfield Zoo for the day!
Family Friendly Fun: Celebrate with music, activities for the whole family, and an unforgettable walk through the zoo!
Rally Your Community: Gather your friends, families, coworkers, and loved ones to join your team for a day of community & impact.
Join us at the 2026 St. Jude Walk: https://stjude.org/walkchicago
If you’d like to volunteer at the St. Jude Walk, register using this link and you’ll be notified when the volunteer opportunities are posted.
https://volunteer.stjude.org/custom/515/volunteer_registration
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Kids Dash
Parking and Brookfield Zoo admission for the day are included with your registration.
5k
Parking and Brookfield Zoo admission for the day are included with your registration.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Brookfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:43 AM and sets at 6:41 PM local time (CDT) in Brookfield on September 26, 2026 — 11h 58m of daylight.
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- Brookfield Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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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, 3 Brookfield events
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