Skokie’s Backlot Dash 5K and 1/2 Mile Youth Color Run – Skokie, IL 2026
Date
August 29, 2026
Location
Skokie, IL
Venue
5215 Oakton St
Start Time
8:30 AM
Entry Fee
$20.00 – $40.00
Events
5K Run/Walk, Kids Half Mile Color Fun Run (Registration Closed No addtional registrations will be taken either online or in person)
Includes
T-Shirt
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
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