Cantigny 5K Run/Walk 2026 - Benefiting The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans

The Cantigny 5K Run/Walk is an annual 5K run/walk held at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois. The race supports the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, making it a local veterans’ cause as much as a running event. The event includes a 1-mile run for ages 6 to 10 and a quarter-mile run for children 5 and under; neither children’s race is chip-timed. Cantigny Park is part of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. One reported edition sent $12,504 in net race proceeds to the shelter, with the check presented on Veterans Day.