Santa Shuffle 5k & Kids Fun Run
Date and time
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Location
423 Canton Rd., Cumming, GA
Date and time
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Location
423 Canton Rd., Cumming, GA
Date and time
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Location
423 Canton Rd., Cumming, GA
🎅🎄 Santa Shuffle 5K & Kids Fun Run 🎄🎅
✨ Christmas Eve Morning ✨ Thursday, December 24, 2026
Pull out your festive Christmas attire and join us for a jolly good time at the Santa Shuffle 5K & Kids Fun Run!
Whether you sprint, shuffle, or stroll, this Christmas Eve tradition is perfect for the whole family. Festive costumes, holiday cheer, and a sleigh-load of fun await! 🎁❄️
❤️ Best of all, every step you take helps make a difference! All donations from this event benefit Wee Books of Dawson County
Founded in 2008, Dawson County Wee Books works in connection with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. It was founded to address a growing problem relating to children entering kindergarten without basic literacy skills and school readiness. https://www.weebooksdawson.org/
📍 Race Location & Parking Cumming City Center 423 Canton Road Cumming, GA 30040
🚗 Free parking is available in the parking garage and surface lots throughout the City Center.
⏰ Race Start Times 🏃♀️ 5K Walk/Run: 8:30 AM 🧑🎄 Kids Fun Run—Ages 10 and Under: 9:30 AM
🎟️ Registration Online registration will remain open—if the event has not sold out—through 11:59 PM on December 23, 2026.
Register early to receive the best price and guarantee your race shirt and finisher medal! 🎁
🏃 5K Participants Receive 👕 A festive long-sleeved race shirt 🏅 A custom Santa Shuffle finisher medal
🧑🎄 Kids Fun Run Participants Receive 🏅 A special Kids Fun Run medal
⭐ Participants registered by 11:59 PM on December 17, 2026, are guaranteed a race shirt and finisher medal.
If your preferred shirt size appears in the registration menu, you will receive that size at packet pickup. If a size is marked “Sold Out,” please select an available alternative.
📦 Packet Pickup Big Peach Running Co.—Cumming 5485 Bethelview Road, Suite 430 Cumming, GA 30040
📅 December 19–23, 2026 ⏰ 12:00–5:00 PM each day
Please Note Shirt-size exchanges will not be available during packet pickup. If extra shirts remain after the race, participants may visit the packet pickup tent to ask about an exchange. Packets belonging to in-person participants that are not picked up will be donated.
Virtual participant packets not picked up in the store will be mailed after December 26.
🚻 Restrooms Public restrooms are located on the lower level of the Cumming City Center.
🏆 Awards Awards will be presented in the following categories:
🥇 Overall Male and Female 🥇 Overall Masters Male and Female 🏅 First, Second, and Third Place Age Group Awards in five-year increments
Overall and age-group awards will be available for pickup at:
Big Peach Running Co.—Cumming 5485 Bethelview Road, Suite 430 Cumming, GA 30040
Awards may be picked up beginning after December 26, 2026.
🌧️❄️ Rain, Snow or Shine! The Santa Shuffle will be held rain or shine. Race officials reserve the right to delay, modify, or cancel the event if conditions are considered unsafe for participants or the public.
📣 Please check this page regularly for updates, as event details are subject to change.
🎅 Ready to Shuffle? Grab your festive Christmas attire, gather your family and friends, and join us for a festive Christmas Eve morning at the Cumming City Center!
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5K
1000 m