Gravel Road Brewing, Middletown OH
Saturday, December 13th, 2025
🎅 Event Overview
The 5th annual running of the Santa's! 12/13/25
- Date: December 13, 2025
- Location: Gravel Road Brewing, Middletown, OH
- Distance Options: 1 mile and 5k
- Route: Through historic downtown Middletown.
🎉 Race Highlights
Come to run dressed as the big guy and stay a while to enjoy the ice rink, restaurants and shopping specials downtown! This year the Santa's will line up at the Gravel Road Brewing Company! Take off from the Brewery and jump on the bike path, before looping back through one of Downtown Middletown's most beautiful and historic neighborhoods on South Main Street!
- Swag: Every participant will receive a Santa hat, unique keepsake Christmas ornament, and a "Hot Drink" ticket from the coffee Truck!
- Costume Contest: We would love to see all our runners dressed up as Santa, and of course there is a prize for the jolliest looking Santa at the event!
- Awards: Our fastest Santa's in the 5k, male and female will be awarded!
🍪 Fuel Station
We knew we couldn't have a bunch of Santa's running around without providing his favorite snack! Therefore to keep all you Santa's fueled properly, our elves have stocked up for a milk and cookie aid station! Located at the turn around for the 1 milers, water will be available also.
🎁 Toys For Tots
Toys For Tots will be there collecting donations of toys or monetary donations! The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
🍺 Beer Specials
For our adult Santa's Gravel Road Brewing will have Half off your first beer!
💲 Registration Information
The registration fee is $25 now through Nov 29th! Increases to $30 on Nov 30th!
- Registration Link: Sign Up Here
- Early Bird Pricing Deadline: November 29th
- Race Day: December 13th
🏆 Awards
Awards will be given as follows:
- Finisher Awards: to everyone
- Top 3: 1st-3rd place Male/Female award in the 5k
- Jolliest Santa: Prize for the jolliest looking Santa
🕒 Event Schedule
- 8am: Pre Race packet Pickup at start line area
- 9am: Race Start
- 10am: Award Ceremony
👏 Thank You to Our Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors, Downtown Middletown Inc., Steve's Trophies, Affordable Paving, and Barney Riesbeck State Farm.
🎊 Join Us!
Come to run, stay to shop, ice skate, and celebrate with us during Santa weekend in Downtown Middletown!
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