57

Fun runs in December 2025

Find fun runs near me in December 2025 - filter by date, location or category, display on a map or use the advanced search to find your perfect race.

Filter by date

Filter by place

Map

Event listings

Select an event for photos, video, route, location, reviews, entry fees and how to enter.

Join a December midweek run and wear your most over-the-top Christmas jumper if you like!
  • Fri 5 Dec
  • £16-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Christmas Jumper Jaunt

Join a December midweek run and wear your most over-the-top Christmas jumper if you like!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £16-£40
Staines, Surrey, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run

Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Grab those elf shoes and get festive! Put your legs to the test in this beautifully scenic, but challenging Christmas run. You'll enjoy looping around the lakes with your Santa hat on.
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £7
Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK

Cannock Chase Forest Christmas Junior Fun Run

Grab those elf shoes and get festive! Put your legs to the test in this beautifully scenic, but challenging Christmas run. You'll enjoy looping around the lakes with your Santa hat on.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • All ages
  • 1.2 km trail running
Get ready to pull on your Santa suit and bring the festive fun to the trails!
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £11-£16
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, UK

Allsorts Tinkley Gate Santa Dash

Get ready to pull on your Santa suit and bring the festive fun to the trails!

  • Families
  • Venue accessible
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 8 & over
  • Fun run
  • 5K run
A Christmas cracker of a race - and you won't want to miss it! Grab those running shoes and your best festive game-face... it's the Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash!
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £6
Brownhills, Staffordshire, UK

Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash | Junior Run

A Christmas cracker of a race - and you won't want to miss it! Grab those running shoes and your best festive game-face... it's the Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • All ages
  • 1 km multi terrain running
Take on this fun jog to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!
  • Sat 13 Dec
  • £4
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 1 | Jolly Childrens 1 Mile Jog

Take on this fun jog to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 1 mile trail running
Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £22-£34
Durham, County Durham, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | North

Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Kick off your festive celebrations with this cracking race... The Southend Rudolf Run is filled with seasonal delights and racing fun designed to delight with every step!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £7-£22
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK

Southend Rudolph Run

Kick off your festive celebrations with this cracking race... The Southend Rudolf Run is filled with seasonal delights and racing fun designed to delight with every step!

  • Families
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Plastic bottle free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • All ages
  • Fun run 2
A free 400m children's fun run for children of runners in the 10K or half marathon events taking place in the morning on the athletics track.
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • FREE
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK

ATW Stevenage Winter Family Fun Run

A free 400m children's fun run for children of runners in the 10K or half marathon events taking place in the morning on the athletics track.

  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 400 m track and field
Watch out Dasher, Comet and Blitzen! It's time to fly around the beautiful Salcey Forest trails. Come for the seasonal atmosphere, the festive cheer and finish-line medals!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £7
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

Salcey Forest Christmas Junior Fun Run

Watch out Dasher, Comet and Blitzen! It's time to fly around the beautiful Salcey Forest trails. Come for the seasonal atmosphere, the festive cheer and finish-line medals!

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • All ages
  • 1.2 km multi terrain running
Dash into the festive season with this cheerful Christmas run — a fun, family-friendly event filled with jingling bells, seasonal spirit and plenty of smiles along the way.
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £10
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Jingle Bell Run

Dash into the festive season with this cheerful Christmas run — a fun, family-friendly event filled with jingling bells, seasonal spirit and plenty of smiles along the way.

  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Public transport links
  • Age 17 & over
  • 3 km road running + 0 ft ascent
An out and back course to really get you in the Christmas spirit with activities at Race HQ bound to start a jolly atmosphere, whether you want a PB or the challenge of a longer distance.
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £4
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 2 | Jolly Childrens 1 Mile Jog

An out and back course to really get you in the Christmas spirit with activities at Race HQ bound to start a jolly atmosphere, whether you want a PB or the challenge of a longer distance.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 1 mile trail running
Get your Santa suits, reindeer antlers, and elf ears ready — Christmas is Coming, and so is the most magical fun run of the year!
  • Sat 20 Dec
  • £9
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, UK

Santa Run Wales

Get your Santa suits, reindeer antlers, and elf ears ready — Christmas is Coming, and so is the most magical fun run of the year!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Park
  • All ages
  • Fun run
  • 5K run
Back for its 20th year, this cracking, undulating, muddy cross-country trail racing extravaganza would have Santa ditching his sleigh for running shoes!
  • Sat 20 Dec
  • £6-£22
Hastings, East Sussex, UK

Christmas Pudding Dash

Back for its 20th year, this cracking, undulating, muddy cross-country trail racing extravaganza would have Santa ditching his sleigh for running shoes!

  • Families
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Plastic bottle free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Sustainability policy
  • All ages
  • Fun run 2
  • XC run
Grab your running shoes and put on your Santa hat - it's time for this cracking Christmas race! Come and enjoy the spirit of Christmas and superb racing on this flat and fast course.
  • Sun 21 Dec
  • £7-£22
Deal, Kent, UK

Kent Christmas Cracker

Grab your running shoes and put on your Santa hat - it's time for this cracking Christmas race! Come and enjoy the spirit of Christmas and superb racing on this flat and fast course.

  • Families
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Plastic bottle free
  • Fancy dress
  • Park
  • Sustainability policy
  • All ages
  • Fun run 3
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
  • Sun 21 Dec
  • £27-£32
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | Wales | 5K

Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km road running
Come and join the morning of running and aim to complete a 3K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a Christmas present, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
  • Thu 25 Dec
  • £16-£18
Egham, Surrey, UK

Christmas Day Cracker Run | 3K

Come and join the morning of running and aim to complete a 3K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a Christmas present, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!

  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 3 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Join the final event of the year and see it out with a bang! You can choose the medal you want from a selection from throughout the year!
  • Sat 27 Dec
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

Year End Time Turner

Join the final event of the year and see it out with a bang! You can choose the medal you want from a selection from throughout the year!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
  • Tue 2 - Thu 4 Dec
London, UK

Santa in the City

  • Fun run 3
  • Wed 3 Dec
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, UK

The Monthly Mile South Shields - Run 12

  • 1 mile road running
  • Fri 5 Dec
London, UK

The Ealing Mile

  • 1 mile road running
  • Sat 6 Dec
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

No Walk in the Park | Kids Fun Run

  • 1500 m road running
  • Sun 7 Dec
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

BTR Liverpool Santa Dash

  • Fun run 2
  • 5K run 2
  • Sun 7 Dec
Swansea, West Glamorgan, UK

The Great Christmas Fun Run

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Sun 7 Dec
Ulverston, Lake District National Park, UK

Christmas 10K and 1 Mile Fun Run | 1 Mile Fun Run

  • 1 mile road running

Other UK events

Search options

Back to search options
4 steps to wellbeing
Sleep well

A good night's sleep is an essential foundation for a healthy lifestyle, effective training and weight control.

Train slow

Low-intensity training is easier for you, reduces the risk of injury and helps builds an efficient aerobic system.

Eat natural

Cut out sugar & junk food, reduce carbs, eat natural foods and train your body to burn fat for fuel.

Get outdoors

Fresh air, natural light and reconnecting with nature all help to improve mental and physical wellbeing.