Bring the whole family and all your friends to Santa Monica on Saturday, December 15th to kick off the holidays with 6,000 of your friends, family, neighbors and fellow runners.

The Santa Monica-Venice Christmas Run, Los Angeles’ largest holiday running event, looks forward to another great year in 2018, our 41st running of the event! This affordable, family-friendly holiday run is also a fundraiser for local non-profits. Participants can enjoy a 10K, 5K or kids run, or just spectate and cheer on their friends and neighbors.

The Christmas Run is Los Angeles’ premiere winter recreational gathering and a great opportunity to don a holiday-themed costume (two costume contests will be held in ’17) and come out and celebrate.

It all began in 1977 with 10,000 runners participating at the height of the first running boom. For the past three decades, the Christmas Run has not only remained a highly popular local event but a super way to kick off the holidays in a healthy, community-focused way, outdoors with thousands of other runners and walkers.

The Santa Monica-Venice Christmas Run has a 5K, 10K and kids run that wind through the beautiful streets of Santa Monica and Venice, including a long stretch along the famous Venice Beach boardwalk. It is flat, fast, and fun

For more info or to register, visit  christmasrun.com