Photos from the 45th running of the Shamrock Shuffle which kicks off Chicago’s spring running season. Thousands of runners and walkers participated in the event which takes place in Grant Park and the downtown area.
Diego Padilla, 7, offers high-fives to runners while waiting for his mom to pass along Wacker Drive through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run on Columbus Drive through Grant Park at the start of the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A runner in a kilt passes through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Spectators cheer on participants as they run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants cross the State Street bridge into Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K run, March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Spectators cheer on participants as they run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Elite runners take off at the start through Grant Park during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Ana Rebolledo holds a sign to motivate runners as they pass through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run under the “L” through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A runner dressed as a cow heads down Wacker Drive through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Spectators cheer on participants as they run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants cross the State Street bridge into Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K run, March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Spectators cheer on participants as they run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants dance as they run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Spectators shower a runner with confetti on State Street in Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants in costumes run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants cross the State Street bridge into Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K run, March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run on Columbus Drive through Grant Park at the start of the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Participants run through Chicago’s Loop during the annual Shamrock Shuffle 8K on March 22, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
