Santa Claus For A Cause 5K/10K

🎅 Santa Claus with a Cause 5K/10K

Saturday, December 6th 2025
Bolsa Chica State Beach

A Full-blown Santa Celebration and Christmas-themed race. EVERYTHING Christmas! Live carolers. Snow falling. Water & Candy canes at the finish! Choose from a Santa beanie, Full Santa suit, or custom race shirt. Finish medals a beach scene with Santa that make into ornaments! Biggest, BEST finisher medals ever! A race that GIFTS back to villages in Africa and spreading health and hope locally. Watch Youtube caren.ware.events

🍩 Food and Refreshments

Bring $ for fun food at the finish. Specialty coffees, hot chocolate from the coffee stand. Christmas cookies, Scrumptious fresh fruit, and our FAMOUS Street Tacos and Tamales. Or pre-purchase food vouchers as an add-on!

⏰ Race Schedule

• 8:00 am Kid's Hohoho Dashes (200m, 400, 1/2 mile/ 1 mile)
• 8:30 am MASS START 5k/10K

📋 Picking up Bibs & Shirts

PICKING UP BIBs & SHIRTS: Pick up shirts and Race bibs on race day at the Race Expo site (lot 25) from 6:30 am to 8:15 am OR at pre-packet pick up.

🌄 Early Packet Pick Up

EARLY PACKET PICK UP available: Note: Thursday, December 4th, 2025, 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM (Friday has proven to be a high traffic shopping day, thus Thursday packet pick up choice.)
ROAD RUNNER SPORTS 1835 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. You may pick up for others. No Id is required.

🅿️ Parking Information

PARKING: The state park charges $15 per vehicle. (bring cash or your state park pass to make entering the gate faster). Enter at the main gate and proceed west to the last lot. Proceed to the right and go all the way to the end. Lot 25. BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH is located on the western end of Huntington Beach. The main gate opens at 6 am. Lot 25 is the furthest west lot, nearest Warner & PCH. The entrance address is 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, HB, CA 92649. The State Park charges $15 to enter. Carpool. Bringing cash or a park pass does make the line move faster.

🎉 Race Day Schedule

6:30 am REGISTRATION OPENS through 8:15 am. Walk-up registration is welcome.

7:00 am to 9 am: THE REAL SANTA will be there for REAL selfie photos!!! Hashtag #carenwareevents. Lil Dickens Carolers singing. Snow falling!

8:00 am KID's shorter distance races. HO HO HO! Dashes and a half mile and mile race will be offered at 8:00 am

8:00 am to 8:20 Dickens Carolers, snow falling, and more pictures with the real SANTA. Games area to play.

8:20 THE PENGUIN warm up. EVERYBODY join in!!! BEST CHRISTMAS THEMED SPIRIT AND ATTIRE AWARDS

Race start: 8:30 am MASS START for 5K/10K. Your time does not start until you roll under the starting arch. Wear your bib on the FRONT. You must cross under the start arch by 8:40 am.

🏆 Awards

Top overall awards and age division medals in both 5k/10K. PLUS... BEST COSTUME prizes. And the best dressed DOGGIE award!

• Finisher Medal: Fancy Santa on the Beach Finisher Medal that turns into an ornament. BEST BLING EVER!
• Timing: Professional RFID Chip Timed in both races by ITZ ABOUT TIME
• Age Division Awards: BEST AGE DIVISION AWARDS EVER!!
• Included in Registration: Your choice of Santa Suit, Beanie, or A custom SANTA T-Shirt

✍️ Event Details

This event GIFTS back! Santa Claus with a Cause uses its proceeds to gift those who otherwise would not experience a Christmas and sincerely need staple goods. This year, more than ever. If your situation allows, hit the donate button and help us help those that do not have a gifted situation this CHRISTMAS.

Watch Caren Ware in the World Adventure travels...Running all over the World in remote places. Running into people and needs. YOUTUBE CHANNEL Caren.Ware.Events. This year's proceeds will continue to gift to the porters and their villages and families in Africa. But also will be used to provide schooling, staples needs, and training for Nepalese Porters and Sherpas and their families. It's exciting to be able to make a healthy impact on others.

May we have the spirit of giving and gifting hope while we gift health to ourselves! CAREN WARE Subscribe to Youtube: Caren Ware Events and see what happens...monthly at our local races and racing around the world.

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