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Celebrate Christmas at Sherwood Forest with this dazzling festive Fun Run perfect for the whole family!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £7
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Sherwood Christmas Junior Run

Celebrate Christmas at Sherwood Forest with this dazzling festive Fun Run perfect for the whole family!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • All ages
  • 1.3 km multi terrain running
Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • FREE-£28
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

The Christie Charity Festive Dash

Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!

  • Families
  • Venue accessible
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Entertainment
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Park
  • Fundraising optional
  • All ages
  • 5 km road running
MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, Leeds!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £12-£15
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Leeds MoRun | Mini MoRun

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, Leeds!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Fancy dress
  • Age 3-12
  • 1.5 km trail running
MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, Glasgow!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £12-£15
Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK

Glasgow MoRun | Mini MoRun

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, Glasgow!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Fancy dress
  • Age 3-12
  • 1.5 km road running
MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, Milton Keynes!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £12-£15
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Milton Keynes MoRun | Mini MoRun

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, Milton Keynes!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 3-12
  • 1.5 km trail running
MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, London!
  • Sat 29 Nov
  • £12-£15
Richmond, UK

London Richmond Riverside MoRun | Mini MoRun

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the Mini MoRun, London!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 3-12
  • 1.5 km trail running
Festive cheer for runners and walkers alike featuring reusable plush Santa Hats, fabulous medals, goody bags and delicious mince pies at the finish! ​A true community event supporting local causes.
  • Sun 30 Nov
  • £8.50
Boston, Lincolnshire, UK

Boston Santa Run

Festive cheer for runners and walkers alike featuring reusable plush Santa Hats, fabulous medals, goody bags and delicious mince pies at the finish! ​A true community event supporting local causes.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Music
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • All ages
  • Fun run
  • 5K run
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

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