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Thursday, December 24th, 2026
423 Canton Rd., Cumming GA
5K
39–54°F · some rain risk
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2025
52–72°F
dry
2024
29–54°F
dry
2023
43–61°F
dry
2022
4–24°F
dry
2021
36–59°F
dry
2020
29–52°F
rain
2019
50–66°F
dry
2018
32–52°F
dry
2017
39–50°F
dry
2016
45–62°F
dry
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39°F at the start.
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About this race
🎅🎄 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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