Glos Santa Fun Run #GlosSantaFunRun- 2026

The 2026 Glos Santa Fun Run will be on Saturday 12th December 2026 outside the University of Gloucester City Campus  (old Debenhams Store) in Kings Square. Registration opens 9.30am for 10.30am start

This years Glos Santa Fun Run will be on Saturday 13th December 2025. Registration opens 9.30am for 10.30am start

www.GlosSantaFunRun.co.uk

Run, Walk, Stroll or Jog a 1 or 5 kilometre course:

We’re in the city and can’t wait to see you in your festive fancy dress. This year the #GlosSantaFunRun is on Saturday 12th December 2026 outside the University of Gloucester City Campus  (old Debenhams Store) in Kings Square . Registration from 9.30am for a 10.30 start. We pushed it back to allow you Park Runners to do both the Park Run and the Fun Run.

Last year we had over 900 runners and you helped raise over £7,500 for local charities; so let’s see if we can beat that this year!  Lets fill Kings Square with Santas; so spread the word. Remember your entry fee is a donation which goes to support local charities. This year we’d like you to try and raise sponsorship as well if you can; the sponsor form can be downloaded here https://www.glossantafunrun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Glos-Santa-Fun-Run-Sponsor-Form.pdf

The suggested donation for entry are:

Individual over 16:   £6

Child under 16:        £4

Virtual Entry:            £6

Team of 4 any age: £20

Blue Badge Holders/Wheelchair Users – £FREE

Medals:                     £5

Santa Hat:                 £2

Santa suit with Hat: £6

Santa Snood:            £6

The virtual event has been a success and by offering this choice it means that people who for whatever reason would not be able to make the actual day; will still be able to join in.

So, for those that wish to join us in the city, please sign up as normal and for those that wish to do the virtual event, please sign up and send us photos of your run so we can join in the fun.

We still have a few of the Santa Snoods for sale at £6 each if you want one. You can collect them from Cass-Stephen’s office in Barnwood or on the day.

Remember you don’t automatically get a medal and this year we have special wooden medals (doing our part to save the environment); you need to order one if you want one. The prices are set lower as some of you wish simply to take part for the fun of it and don’t require a medal. So, you pay slightly less for taking part and pay extra if you wish to have a medal. That way I don’t have to limit the numbers of runners to the numbers of medals I have on order.

Charities need our help more than ever. Basically, they need your help to keep going.

So we are here to try and raise some much-needed funds to support our nominated charities, The Rotary Club of Gloucester and the Rotary in Gloucester Community Awards who support a raft of local charities every year.

Take a look at where the money goes and if you know an organisation who needs help please get them to apply. https://www.rotaryclubofgloucester.co.uk/rotary-community-awards/

All the profits go to charity, who will in turn help the people of Gloucester

A FUN DAY FOR ALL –

Please DRESS UP AS SANTA OR AN ELF to make it more fun:

So we look forward to you joining us by running in your full Santa Set up on Saturday 12th December 2026 in the City or during that week if you’re doing the virtual fun run and posting your photos to show that you’ve done it on our Social Media. Please use #GlosSantaFunRun

So put on a Santa Hat and Snood or a full Santa Outfit and run, walk or be pushed round a 1k or 5k route of your choice.

 

Glos Santa Fun Run – Route

Start at Tree of Light – Kings Square – Oxebode end
Down The Oxebode towards Northgate Street
Turn left onto Northgate Street towards The Cross
Turn left at The Cross onto Eastgate Street
Down Eastgate Street and turn right before Boots and just before the Eastgate viewing chamber, onto Queens Walk
Through the Queens Walk – Walk Way (the alleyway to the right of Boots) across Bell Lane (The entrance to Eastgate Shopping Centre Car Park) and continue down Constitution Walk.
At the end of Constitution Walk (back of Library) turn right on to Greyfriars and continue past the Greyfriars Monument round the back of the market.
Passing left of St Mary de Crypt turning right onto Southgate Street
Continue to The Cross
Turn left at The Cross onto Westgate St
Turn right into College St into Cathedral Grounds
Turn right at front of the Cathedral
Turn right down Via Sacra past St Johns Hall onto St Johns Lane
Turn left onto Northgate St
Turn right onto St Aldate Street and back up to Kings Square
Turn right through the stones and back towards the Start (for any 1k entries this is the end for you)
For the 5k runners you will have to do two more laps of this course and finish the 3rd time you get to the start line.
If in doubt, follow the Santa in front or the Lead Runner

www.GlosSantaFunRun.co.uk

Also this year we have Sponsor Forms available and we would like you to see if you can raise some extra funds by people sponsoring you for the worthy causes we support.  Link is below. https://www.glossantafunrun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Glos-Santa-Fun-Run-Sponsor-Form.pdf

This event is organised by the Rotary Club of Gloucester and sponsored and supported by Gloucester BID, Nettl and Cass-Stephens Insurances Ltd.