2025 Cancer Survivors’ Celebration Walk & 5K
On Sunday, June 1, Lurie Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine will welcome cancer survivors and supporters to our 32nd Annual Cancer Survivors’ Celebration Walk & 5K!
Held on National Cancer Survivors Day, the event is a one-of-kind opportunity for people who have faced or are facing cancer to connect as a community and celebrate milestones with the families, friends, physicians, scientists, and care providers who support them every step of the way.
The celebration in Chicago’s Grant Park is open to everyone whose life has been touched by cancer, regardless of where they were treated. Highlights include a non-competitive walk or chip-timed 5K race along the lakefront, commemorative T-shirts, music and entertainment, inspiring speakers, activities for the family, and an opportunity to share a message on the Dedication Wall.
Watch this video to see why we can’t wait to walk, run and celebrate with you!
Advance registration is strongly encouraged and available online through May 31.
- Register by May 2 to receive your T-shirt by mail before the event.
- Participants who register after May 2 may pick up T-shirts at the event on June 1.
- Advance registration is required for the chip-timed 5K race. Runners can pick up their race bibs at the event, starting at 8:00 a.m.
- Walk registration will be available in Grant Park before the event, beginning at 8:00 a.m.
31st Annual Cancer Survivors' Celebration Walk & 5K
Sunday, June 2
Grant Park, Chicago
Run 9:15 a.m. | Walk 10:00 a.m.
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Let’s move forward together! Warm up, welcome and entertainment begin at 8:30 a.m. We will walk, run and celebrate rain or shine!
Advances in cancer prevention and treatment – based on life-changing research – give us all more reasons to celebrate. Participants are invited to create a personalized, online fundraising page to support Lurie Cancer Center’s innovative research and survivorship programs when they register. Fundraising is optional and no minimum donation is required.