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Festive races and Christmas markets 2026

16 UK Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day races, from Santa dashes to pudding 10Ks. Every date is checked on the organiser's own page. Where a Christmas market is open nearby that weekend, we say so, with a link to the market's official page. Pick a race for hotels near the start.

Dec5

Monsal Tinsel Trail Christmas 10K

10K (trail) · Bakewell · Sat 5 Dec 2026
41 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Dec6

Edinburgh Christmas Running Festival 10K

10K · Edinburgh · Sun 6 Dec 2026
42 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
🎄 Edinburgh's Christmas market in East Princes Street Gardens runs 14 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027.
Dec6

Liverpool Santa Dash

5K · Liverpool · Sun 6 Dec 2026
42 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Dec6

Percy Pud 10K

10K · Sheffield · Sun 6 Dec 2026
42 days to goSold outHotels near the start →
🎄 Sheffield Christmas Market runs 12 Nov to 26 Dec 2026 in the city centre.
Dec8

Santa in the City London

5K · London · Tue 8 Dec 2026
44 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
🎄 Southbank Centre Winter Market runs 2 Nov 2026 to 4 Jan 2027 (closed 25 and 31 Dec).
Evening race: stay the night of the race.
Dec12

Langdale Christmas Pudding 10K

10K · Ambleside · Sat 12 Dec 2026
48 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Dec13

Telford 10K

10K · Telford · Sun 13 Dec 2026
49 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Dec13

Weston Christmas Cracker 10K

10K · Weston-super-Mare · Sun 13 Dec 2026
49 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Dec16

Chase the Moon Battersea Park 10K

10K · London · Wed 16 Dec 2026
52 days to goHotels near the start →
🎄 Southbank Centre Winter Market runs 2 Nov 2026 to 4 Jan 2027 (closed 25 and 31 Dec).
Evening race: stay the night of the race.
Dec19

Run Media City Christmas 10K

10K · Salford · Sat 19 Dec 2026
55 days to goHotels near the start →
🎄 Manchester Christmas Markets run 6 Nov to 22 Dec 2026 (Albert Square and Cathedral Gardens to 3 Jan 2027).
Dec26

Boxing Day Challenge (Egham)

Timed challenge (5K+) · Egham · Sat 26 Dec 2026
62 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Dec31

ATW St Albans New Year's Eve 10K

10K · St Albans · Thu 31 Dec 2026
67 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Dec31

HogmanHoway 5K

5K · Newcastle upon Tyne · Thu 31 Dec 2026
67 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Evening race: stay the night of the race.
Jan1

Cleethorpes New Year's Day 10K

10K · Cleethorpes · Fri 1 Jan 2027
68 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →
Jan1

Serpentine New Year's Day 10K

10K · London · Fri 1 Jan 2027
68 days to goHotels near the start →
🎄 Southbank Centre Winter Market is open on New Year's Day (runs to 4 Jan 2027; closed 25 and 31 Dec).
Jan1

Wymondham New Year's Day 10K

10K · Wymondham · Fri 1 Jan 2027
68 days to goEntries openHotels near the start →

Booking tips for festive races

Christmas-market weekends in Edinburgh, Manchester, Sheffield and London fill up early, so book rooms as soon as you have a race place. For New Year's Day races the links are for New Year's Eve; for evening races (Santa in the City, Chase the Moon, Hogmanhoway) they're for the night of the race.

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