Read & Run Chicago

📣 Fall 2026 signature events announcement!

Our signature events are the original Read & Run Tours format that started right here in Chicago—and what we’re most known for: our book-themed guided runs where stories take place.

This Fall, we’re exploring the theme of Chicago Between the Lines: stories that have shaped communities and our city as a whole, beyond the mainstream narrative. 

Join us in Uptown, Little Italy/Pilsen, and Lakeview as we explore the conditions that allowed a serial killer roamed free (and how Q***r community fought back), Mexican and Puerto Rican history, and the Chicago theater defined by q***r youth, Latina artists, and the birth of improv itself.

🗓️ Sunday, Sept. 27: Running/Biking Tour of Freed to Kill with Gera-Lind Kolarik and Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
📍 Haymarket House | Uptown
Perfect for: True crime fans, LGBTQ history buffsSunday,

🗓️ October 25: Running/Biking Tour of Brown in the Windy City with Dr. Lilia Fernández
📍Little Italy and Pilsen
Perfect for: social justice and urban policy advocatesSunday,

🗓️ November 15: Running Tour of Ensemble-Made Chicago
📍Three Avenues Bookshop | Lakeview
Perfect for: theater lovers [Note: No biking tour option for November 15]

READY TO JOIN US!?
Run (or bike 9/27 and 10/25 thanks to BFF Bikes)

🫂 Members: You have a complimentary ticket and guaranteed spot at every signature event—no registration required.

🎟️ Non-members: Purchase one-off tickets (tickets release in the newsletter prior to the event), or guarantee your spot with a ticket bundle. You’ll also get all three signature events at a 30% discount!

Tap the ‘Ticket Bundle’ or ‘Newsletter’ link in bio to purchase your three-pack and subscribe to get early access to one-off tickets!

See ya’ running (or biking!) around.

Looking for bathrooms on the lakefront of about as chic as you’d going to find us

S/o Tahnee for her ideas!