Street closures for the 2026 Chicago Marathon begin Thursday. Here's the full schedule

The streets of Chicago will soon be filled with a familiar roar, but not from cars or buses. This time for the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Street closures for the big event begin Thursday, with added closures expected each day leading up to Sunday’s big race.

The 26.2-mile course winds its way through the city of Chicago and numerous neighborhoods, meaning street closures are expected across much of the city.

One street closure has already been place, as Balbo Drive is closed from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive. That stretch will remain closed until the Friday after the event, according to organizers.

Here is a full list of closures residents can expect for the marathon.

Closed Beginning Thursday:

• Balbo Drive between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive
• Jackson Drive between Michigan Avenue and DuSable Lake Shore Drive
• Columbus Drive between Monroe Street and Ida B. Wells Drive
• Congress Plaza Drive
• Ida B. Wells Drive between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive
• Columbus Drive between Roosevelt Road and the race’s finish line

Closed Beginning Saturday Morning:

• Columbus Drive between Randolph Street and Monroe Street
• Roosevelt Road from Columbus Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive
• Monroe Street from Michigan Avenue to DuSable Lake Shore Drive

There will also be street closures in place from 6:30-9:30 a.m. for the Abbott Chicago 5K. Those include:

• Ida B. Wells Dr., between Columbus Dr. and Michigan Ave.
• E. Congress Plaza Dr., between Ida B. Wells Dr. and Michigan Ave.
• Michigan Ave., between Ida B. Wells Dr. and Balbo Dr.
• Harrison St., between State St. and Franklin St.
• State St., between E. Harrison St. and W. Harrison St.
• Franklin St., between Harrison St. and Adams St.
• Van Buren St., between Wacker Dr. to Franklin St.
• Southbound Wacker Dr., between Michigan Ave. and Van Buren St.
• Northbound Wacker Dr., between Adams St. and Michigan Ave.
• Jackson Blvd., between Wacker Dr. and Franklin St. will be closed from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Wacker Dr. between Adams St. and Van Buren St. will be closed from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Sunday (Race Day) Closures:

4 a.m.

• Columbus Drive between McFetridge Drive and Roosevelt Road
• Michigan Avenue between Madison Street and Roosevelt Road
• Roosevelt Road between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive

6 a.m. (these closures will include anticipated reopening times)

• Columbus Drive between the start line and Grand Avenue (10:30 a.m.)
• Grand Avenue between Columbus Drive and Dearborn Street (10:30 a.m.)
• Dearborn Street between Grand Avenue and Jackson Boulevard (11 a.m.)
• Jackson Boulevard between Dearborn Street and LaSalle Street (11 a.m.)
• LaSalle Street between Jackson Boulevard and Stockton Drive (11:30 a.m.)
• Stockton Drive between LaSalle Drive and Fullerton Drive (12 p.m.)
• Fullerton Drive between Stockton Drive and Cannon Drive (12 p.m.)
• Cannon Drive between Fullerton Drive and Sheridan Road (12 p.m.)
• Sheridan Road between Diversey Parkway and Belmont Avenue (12 p.m.)
• Inner Lake Shore Drive between Belmont Avenue and Sheridan Road (12 p.m.)
• Sheridan Road between Inner Lake Shore Drive and Broadway (12:30 p.m.)
• Broadway between Sheridan Road and Briar Place (12:30 p.m.)
• Broadway between Briar Place and Diversey Parkway (12:45 p.m.)
• Clark Street between Diversey Parkway to Fullerton Parkway (12:45 p.m.)
• Clark Street between Fullerton Parkway and Webster Avenue (1 p.m.)
• Webster Avenue between Clark Street and Sedgwick Street (1 p.m.)
• Sedgwick Street between Webster Avenue and North Avenue (1:15 p.m.)
• North Avenue between Sedgwick Street and Wells Street (1:30 p.m.)
• Wells Street between North Avenue and Walton Street (1:30 p.m.)
• Wacker Drive between Wells Street and Adams Street (1:45 p.m.)
• Adams Street between Wacker Drive and Damen Avenue (2 p.m.)
• Damen Avenue between Adams Street and Jackson Boulevard (2 p.m.)
• Jackson Boulevard between Damen Avenue and Halsted Street (2:30 p.m.)
• Halsted Street between Jackson Boulevard and Taylor Street (2:30 p.m.)
• Taylor Street between Halsted Street and Loomis Street (2:45 p.m.)
• Loomis Street between Taylor Street and 18^th Street (3 p.m.)
• 18^th Street between Loomis Street and Halsted Street (3:15 p.m.)
• Halsted Street between 18^th Street and 21^st Street (3:15 p.m.)
• 21^st Street between Halsted Street and Canalport Avenue (3:15 p.m.)
• Canalport Avenue between 21^st Street and Cermak Road (3:30 p.m.)
• Cermak Road between Canalport Avenue and Wentworth Avenue (3:30 p.m.)
• Wentworth Avenue between Cermak Road and 26^th Street (3:45 p.m.)
• 26^th Street between Wentworth Avenue and Michigan Avenue (3:45 p.m.)
• Michigan Avenue between 26^th Street and 35^th Street (4 p.m.)
• 35^th Street between Michigan Avenue and Indiana Avenue (4 p.m.)
• Indiana Avenue between 35^th Street and 31^st Street (4:15 p.m.)
• 31^st Street between Indiana Avenue and Michigan Avenue (4:15 p.m.)
• Michigan Avenue between 31^st Street and Roosevelt Road (4:30 p.m.)
• Roosevelt Road between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive (6 p.m.)