2017 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago Sunday, Oct. 1

Chicago, IL - Chicago-area residents will band together for equity and justice for individuals living with and vulnerable to HIV at the 16th annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 1. The event will start and finish at Soldier Field in Chicago, and courses for the 5k walk and the 5k/10k runs will stretch along Lake Michigan.

Funds raised through AIDS Run & Walk Chicago will benefit programs and services for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and more than 30 other metropolitan organizations that provide life-saving services to people living with HIV and AIDS. Since it was established in 2001, AIDS Run & Walk Chicago has netted more than $5 million to battle the epidemic.

For more information, visit aidsrunwalk.org or call 312-334-0946 .

Schedule

Sunday, Oct. 1*

7:00 a.m. Registration and packet pickup open

7:25 a.m. Opening Ceremony begins

7:30 a.m. Warm-up stretching

8:30 a.m. 5k and 10k runs start

8:45 a.m. Walk start

10:00 a.m. Closing Ceremony begins

10:05 a.m. The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt display opens

*Times are subject to change. Check aidsrunwalk.org for more details.

WHERE: 

Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr., Chicago, IL 60605