Crew Captains & Keys
Host Hotel
Opening Ceremony
20-Mile Walkers
Finish Line Festival & Closing Ceremony
Travel FAQ
Packing List
Thursday, September 7
Crew members: Your 3-Day journey will begin with your crew team meeting on Thursday afternoon, where you will get to know the other members of your team, receive your crew t-shirts and learn about your team’s specific responsibilities.
Your arrival time and meeting location will be determined by your Crew Captain, so please confirm these important details with your Crew Captain.
Other Crew training events that will happen on Thursday:
8:00 am Route Marking Crew Team arrives
2:00 pm Crew Captains meeting
2:30 pm Route Safety Crew Team meeting
2:45 pm Crew Driver training (drivers only need to attend one session)
3:15 pm Crew Driver training (drivers only need to attend one session)
4:00 pm Crew teams meet individually
The 3-Day® has a group room block at the Marriott Marquis Chicago for 3-Day participants. For 3-Day walkers and crew, your Friday and Saturday night hotel room is provided as part of your participation, but Thursday and Sunday night hotel reservations are optional and at your own cost.
If you wish to make a reservation for Thursday or Sunday night, please book by July 30 through the link below. This host hotel reservation portal manages Thursday and Sunday night reservations only.
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If you have difficulty making a reservation through the link above, please email 3dayhotels@altour.com. All other 3-Day questions should be directed to your 3-Day coach.
3-Day walkers and crew: You must complete online check-in in your Participant Center in order to secure your Friday and Saturday night hotel room and select your roommate(s) for those nights. 20-mile walkers and people who are not registered participants may not stay in the 3-Day room block at the host hotel on Friday and Saturday night.
20-mile walkers: If you wish to make a reservation for Friday or Saturday night, you must contact the Marriott Marquis Chicago directly.
Incidentals: When you check in to the hotel, you will need to provide a credit or debit card for incidentals. A charge for $75/day will be placed on your card (if it is a debit card, the $75/day will be removed from your account). If you do not charge incidentals to your room, the $75/day charge will be refunded 7-10 days after you check out.
Parking: We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation's leading parking reservations app. To reserve your parking spot for the Chicago 3-Day, visit the Marriott Marquis Chicago SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.
Hotel self-parking fee: $38 per day (in/out privileges)
Hotel valet parking fee: $54 per day (in/out privileges)
Visit the “Getting To and From” section of FlyChicago.com for ground transportation options for both airports.
Opening Ceremony
Friday, September 8
7:00 a.m.
Marriott Marquis Chicago
2121 South Prairie Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
3-Day walkers who do not have an official event credential will need to come to the late check-in help desk on Friday morning before the Opening Ceremony, where you will receive a temporary credential. If you have not completed online check-in, you must complete it on your mobile device during the day, either before or as soon as you come back to camp in the afternoon/evening. Once back at camp, come to the 3-Day Command Center and we will confirm that you have completed online check-in and give you your official event credential.
On Saturday night at the 3-Day, we hold a special ceremony to honor and celebrate the people who we are walking for. We invite you to attend this moving, inspiring ceremony—you won’t want to miss it. It’s a wonderful way to start your 3-Day journey and will give you a chance to be with the rest of the 3-Day community.
The Honor Ceremony starts when the last walker arrives at camp, which is typically sometime between 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. If you’d like to attend this ceremony, please come to the Marriott Marquis Chicago between 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, and check in at the 20-mile walker table in the Great Lakes Ballroom. Dinner is served between 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Then plan to arrive at the hotel on Sunday morning, September 10. If you didn’t check in on Saturday, please check in at the 20-mile walker table inside the Great Lakes Ballroom between 6:45 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Breakfast is available from 5:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. and the route opens at 7:45 a.m. All walkers must be on the route by 8:15 a.m.
Parking: We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation's leading parking reservations app. To reserve your parking spot for the Chicago 3-Day, visit the Marriott Marquis Chicago SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.
Hotel self-parking fee: $38 per day (in/out privileges)
Hotel valet parking fee: $54 per day (in/out privileges)
Finish Line Festival & Closing Ceremony
The Finish Line Festival will open to participants and spectators at 12:00 p.m., when we will begin to welcome home the walkers and crew from their 3-Day weekend. The Closing Ceremony will begin at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 10
Marriott Marquis Chicago
2121 South Prairie Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616
Parking: We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation's leading parking reservations app. To reserve your parking spot for the Chicago 3-Day, visit the Marriott Marquis Chicago SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.
Hotel self-parking fee: $38 per day (in/out privileges)
Hotel valet parking fee: $54 per day (in/out privileges)