Hot Chocolate Run – Chicago
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Chicago SKECHERS Hot Chocolate Run, November 1, 2026
The event is a city road race in Grant Park, Chicago, with multiple distance options and a post-race celebration. The course starts and ends in Grant Park near the Art Institute and runs past downtown landmarks including Millennium Park, Soldier Field, McCormick Place, the Field Museum, and Buckingham Fountain.
Participants can choose from the following distances:
- 5K run
- 10K run
- 15K run
- 2 mile walk
The event includes a Hot Chocolate Expo at McCormick Place West for packet pick-up in the days before the race. Registered participants receive a swag kit that includes a full-zip fleece and a finisher's medal. At the finish area attendees receive Ghirardelli Hot Cocoa, Ghirardelli chocolate fondue served in a finisher mug, and a Ghirardelli SQUARES chocolate.
Ghirardelli is the presenting sponsor and SKECHERS is the title sponsor. The event offers overall awards for the top three male and female finishers in each distance and age-group awards across standard age categories. Free race photos and official race times are provided to participants after the event. Live runner tracking is available the week of the race. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
