We’re excited to be a featured organization at the Chicago Public Library Book Club Celebration on Tuesday, October 20 from 5-7pm!

Join Read & Run Chicago at Pilsen Community Books for an audiobook walk or run with Libro.fm and receive a FREE Libro.fm audiobook credit!

Each month, visit one of the 82 branches of the Chicago Public Library system for an optional run or walk, branch tour, and reading. 

Celebrate your Bank of America Chicago Marathon finish with us and Family Style RC.

Cheer or volunteer with Family Style RC and Read & Run Chicago at on Loomis Street in Pilsen for the ULTIMATE cheer zone for book lovers!

Experience the marathon route in Chinatown with Family Style RC, Read & Run Chicago, and the Chinatown Branch of Chicago Public Library!

Carb loading night for anyone who wants some fuel before the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, whether you’re racing or cheering!

Make sure our Bank of America Chicago Marathon readers & runners stay safe as they tackle 26.2! Join us to flyer the cars along the marathon route.

Join us to write postcards to the Read & Run Chicago community members racing the Chicago 26.2!

Read & Run Chicago’s September (Fall 2026 season) signature event is a Running Tour of Freed to Kill with Gera-Lind Kolarik.

Join other Read & Run Chicago readers & runners to volunteer for the Chicago Half Marathon packet pickup expo.

Join Read & Run Chicago at CARA’s Ready to Run Aid Station #3 at Belmont Harbor and cheer on our fellow readers & runners!

Calling all architecture and Chicago history fans! Join Read & Run Chicago for a free evening in collaboration with the Chicago Public Library featuring Chicago's Fine Arts Building by Keir Graff. 

Join Read & Run Chicago and Urban Rivers for optional movement and a reading night at the world's first floating ecoo-park!

Join Read & Run Chicago in Gage Park to celebrate the Grand Opening of our first Little Free Library!

Join Read & Run Chicago and Books with Betsy for a casual outdoor reading gathering at Montrose Harbor!

Learn the curious history of Chicago’s most “revered and reviled spirit” on this 11-mile biking tour with Josh Noel, author of Malört: The Redemption of a Revered & Reviled Spirit.

Join Read & Run Chicago in collaboration with Urban Canopy and Haymarket Books for a three-mile run (12:00-13:00 minute per mile pace) or ride (12-14 mph) or two-mile walk through Washington Park.

Calling all theater fans! Join Read & Run Chicago for a free evening in collaboration with the Chicago Public Library featuring Maggie Andersen’s memoir No Stars in Jefferson Park. 

Photo credit: Chicago Review of Books

Run in Englewood inspired by Tonika Lewis Johnson’s story and the book Don’t Go.

¡Atención fanáticos de todo lo que es dulce y postre! Únete a nosotros para una tarde gratuita de verano en colaboración con la Chicago Public Library, inspirada en el libro Historic Chicago Bakeries.

Run a three and half mile tour of Logan Square inspired by LGNSQ. Photo credit: Newcity Lit

Kick of marathon training season with a lecture all about the history of the marathon in Chicago!

Join us and Family Style RC at our Bank of America Chicago 13.1 cheer zone!

Celebrate Read & Run Chicago’s Fifth Anniversary with a community potluck with dishes from Chicago cookbooks!

Explore Chicago’s historic Austin neighborhood through the literal lens of photographer Kenn Cook Jr. on this running or bike tour.

Join one of our five Independent Bookstore Day Crawls across Chicago to support indie bookstores, get some miles, and celebrate Chicago’s small businesses!

Celebrate one of Chicago's historic bakeries on this sweet fun run in partnership with Friends of the Logan Square Library!