Downtown Jingle 5K
About this race
2026 Downtown Jingle 5K
Ring in the holiday season at the Annual Downtown Jingle 5K, set for December 13th, 2026. The Kids Elves Run kicks off at 9:30am on Memorial Blvd in Providence, followed by the 5K Run/Walk at 10am.
We'll once again be collecting toys for Toys for Tots at Marathon Sports at Packet Pickup.
All participants will be chip-timed. Walkers are always welcome!
T-shirts for all entrants registered online. Please note, race day registrants are not guaranteed a race shirt.
ONLINE ENTRY FEES
Downtown Jingle 5K and Virtual 5K
$32 to 7/31/2026
$34 8/1/2026 to 10/31/2026
$36 11/1/2026 to 12/12/2026
Kids Elves Run
$16 to 7/31/2026
$17 8/1/2026 to 10/31/2026
$18 11/1/2026 to 12/27/2026
ON-SITE REGISTRATION & PACKET PICKUP
Friday, December 11, 2026 // 12 Noon - 6pm
Marathon Sports
Level One at Providence Place next to J. Crew and The North Face
One Providence Place, Providence, RI
Walk up registrations welcome! Entry fee: 5k: $38. Kids race: $20
Friday, December 12, 2026 // Noon - 6pm
Marathon Sports
Level One at Providence Place next to J. Crew and The North Face
One Providence Place, Providence, RI
Saturday, December 13, 2026 // 10am – 5pm
Marathon Sports
Level One at Providence Place
One Providence Place, Providence, RI
Walk up registrations welcome!
Entry fee: 5k: $38. Kids race: $20
Race Day, December 13, 2025 // 8:30am – 10am
Marathon Sports
Level One at Providence Place
One Providence Place, Providence, RI
Walk up registrations welcome! Entry fee: 5k: $40. Kids race: $20
NOTE The 5k starts at 10:00 a.m.
Please Note:
Online Registration ends 12/27/2025 at 8:00 p.m.
No refunds. No pets allowed. Participants with baby strollers are asked to line up at the back for safety reasons. Thank you.
VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS
If you are participating in the race virtually, we encourage you to pick up your race shirt from us at a Pre-Race Packet Pickup if you are able to. If you cannot make it, we will mail your shirt to the address provided on RunSignUp AFTER race day.
To submit your virtual results, you will head to RunRhody.com and select "Result" from the top navigation menu. From there, select 2025 and the race name, which will bring you to the results page. You will click a button on the top of the page that says "SUBMIT VIRTUAL RESULTS" to submit your time.
Virtual participation DOES count toward any of our race series, including the Run Rhody Grand Slam, the Greendale Physical Therapy Worcester Triple Crown, and the Tour de Patrick series.
If you have any questions about participating virtually, please email us at help@runrhody.com.
AWARDS
5K RUN
Top 3 Individuals overall
Winners (Under 19)
Winners (age 20-29)
Winners (age 30-39)
Winners (age 40-49)
Winners (age 50-59)
Winners (age 60-69)
Winners (age 70+)
Individual awards are scored on gun time. Team awards are scored from chip times.
KIDS RUNTop 3 boys and girls
TEAMS (Unlimited team entries. Top 3 score) Award to winning Team. Team entry fee is same as individual fees shown above. Teams must use the online system for team entries.THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
Marathon Sports
Dave's Fresh Marketplace
Providence Place
Nordson EFD
Chair 2
Moonshine Alley
Pick your distance
Running
Jingle 5K
Youth Run
VIRTUAL Downtown Jingle 5K Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Providence, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:04 AM and sets at 4:15 PM local time (EST) in Providence on December 13, 2026 — 9h 10m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Downtown Jingle 5K
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Providence
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Providence 5K Races 18 races
- Providence Running Calendar 2026 23 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 23 Providence events
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