The Santa Run Hess
About the race
Run the Original Santa Race in Hamilton's Hess Village on Saturday, Nov 21, 2026, with 1K and 5K options.
Bring your family and friends for a festive run through downtown Hamilton's Hess Village, with race-day road closures and chip-timed results for the 5K.
Bring your own holiday style: wear your favourite red outfit, festive accessories or your own Santa suit.
Medals
Limited-Edition Rudolph & Santa Medal
Rudolph's nose lights up, and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" plays when you open it.
OR
Santa Medal
Plays music.
Suit options
With Suit and Without Suit
The With Suit option includes a reusable velour Santa suit and beard.
Select Without Suit when registering if you bring your own holiday style.
What your entry includes
The course
Location
Hess Village, Hamilton, ON, Canada Open in Google Maps
City insight: Hamilton
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about 68 kilometres southwest of Toronto within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. It had 569,353 residents in the 2021 census and sits at the west end of Lake Ontario in the region known as the Golden Horseshoe. Winters are cold and snowy with warm, humid summers, so late spring and early autumn are the best seasons to race.
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