Santa Runs & Christmas Races 2026
Christmas is Friday, December 25, 2026. There are 40 Santa runs and Christmas races on the calendar in Canada so far. Every listing links to the organizer's official registration page.
Santa runs and Christmas races
- Sunday, November 8, 2026
2026 Jingle Bell Run, Walk & Wheel
Essex, ON · Road · 5km / 2km · starts 10 a.m. · from $35
- Saturday, November 14, 2026
Super Santa 5K Walk/Run/Wheel 2026
Amherstburg, ON · Road · 5km · starts 5 p.m. · from $55
- Saturday, November 21, 2026
Santa Pur-suit 2026
Kitchener, ON · Road · 3km / 1km · starts 9:40 a.m. · from $18
- Saturday, November 21, 2026
The Santa Run Hess
Hamilton, ON · Road · 5km / 1km · starts 9:30 a.m. · from $42
- Sunday, November 22, 2026
2026 Holly Jolly Fun Run
Toronto, ON · Road · 5km · starts 11:45 a.m. · from $78
- Sunday, November 22, 2026
Gingerbread Run 2026Sold out
Saskatoon, SK · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $67
- Sunday, November 22, 2026
St. Clair College 5k Santa Run
Windsor, ON · Road · 5km / 2km · starts 9 a.m. · from $13
- Sunday, November 29, 2026
Santa's Fun Run 2026
Gander, NL · Road
- Sunday, November 29, 2026
Stocking Stuffer Holiday Walk/Run
Calgary, AB · Road · 3km · starts 10 a.m. · from $56
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Abbotsford: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Abbotsford, BC · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Calgary: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Calgary, AB · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Charlottetown: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Charlottetown, PE · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Chilliwack: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Chilliwack, BC · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Edmonton: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Edmonton, AB · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Halifax: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Lower Sackville, NS · Road · 5km · starts 9 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Hamilton: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Hamilton, ON · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Langley: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Langley Twp, BC · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle London: Fun Run & Elf Walk
London, ON · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Montreal: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Montréal, QC · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Ottawa: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Ottawa, ON · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Regina: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Regina, SK · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle St. John's: Fun Run & Elf Walk
St. John's, NL · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Sudbury: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Sudbury, ON · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Toronto: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Toronto, ON · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Whitby: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Whitby, ON · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $62
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
2026 Santa Shuffle Winnipeg: Fun Run & Elf Walk
Winnipeg, MB · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
Guelph Santa Parade Run 2026
Guelph, ON · Road · starts 5 p.m. · from $40
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
Mahone Bay Reindeer Fun Run
Mahone Bay, NS · Road · 3km · starts 6 p.m. · from $20
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
Rudolph 5km run walk
Hamilton, ON · Road · 5km · starts 10 a.m. · from $72
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
Rudolph Run
Port Moody, BC · Road · 5km / 1km · starts 11 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
The Original Ugly Christmas Sweater Dash
Port Coquitlam, BC · Road · starts 10 a.m. · from $61
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
Ugly Sweater 5k Canicross and Trail Run/Walk
Vaughan, ON · Trail · 5km · starts 8 a.m. · from $81
- Sunday, December 6, 2026
Ugly Christmas Sweater Run 2026
Lower Truro, NS · Road · 5km / 1km · starts 8:30 a.m. · from $29
- Saturday, December 12, 2026
2026 Kamloops Christmas Indoor Challenge
Kamloops, BC · Track
- Saturday, December 12, 2026
3rd Annual Santa's Resolution Fun Run/Walk
Centreville, NS · Road · starts 9 a.m. · from $33
- Saturday, December 12, 2026
Christmas Challenge
Kamloops, BC · Road
- Saturday, December 12, 2026
The Big Elf Run
Vancouver, BC · Road · 10km / 5km / 1km · starts 1 p.m. · from $28
- Sunday, December 13, 2026
Brennan's Ugly Sweater Run presented by RBC Dominion Securities
Kamloops, BC · Road
- Sunday, December 13, 2026
Niagara-on-the-Lake OG Santa Run
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON · Road · 5km / 1km · starts 10 a.m. · from $25
- Saturday, December 26, 2026
Boxing Day Runs
Hamilton, ON · Road · 10mi / 4mi · starts 12 p.m. · from $67
New races, once a month
Newly listed races, and the registrations closing in the next three weeks. One email a month. Every subscriber is in the monthly $25 gift-card draw, held on the 1st. One click to leave.
Ran last year, no 2026 date yet
These ran around Christmas last year. Their next date hasn't been announced, so none is shown here.
- Date to be announcedRan Dec 2025
CVRR Jingle Bell RunDate TBA
Courtenay, BC · Road
- Date to be announcedRan Dec 2025
Kamino's Rudolph RunDate TBA
Coquitlam, BC · Road · 5km / 1km
- Date to be announcedRan Dec 2025
OG Santa RunDate TBA
Burlington, ON · Road · 3km
- Date to be announcedRan Nov 2025
Santa StrollDate TBA
Deer Lake, NL · Road · 5km / 1km
- Date to be announcedRan Nov 2025
The Santa RunDate TBA
Hamilton, ON · Road · 10km / 5km / 1km
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Santa Runs & Christmas Races 2026 — FAQ
- When is Christmas 2026?
- Friday, December 25, 2026.
- How many Santa runs are there in Canada in 2026?
- 40 with a confirmed date so far, across 9 provinces. 5 more ran last year and haven't announced a date yet. The list is rebuilt nightly from the organizers' own calendars, so it grows as races are announced.
- Do I register here?
- No. Every listing links straight to the organizer's own registration page. RaceFinder never takes signups or a cut.