Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic
About this race
🎅🏃♀️ Join us for the 5th Annual Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic! 🎄
Get ready to run, walk, and celebrate the holiday season around beautiful Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, MA! Our flat, fast 5K course is perfect for runners and walkers of all abilities.
👟 10:00 AM — FREE Kids Fun Run
🏃 10:30 AM — Santa Dash 5K Run/Walk
But this race is about more than just crossing the finish line — it’s about giving back to our community. ❤️
Every dollar raised through the Santa Dash Classic supports scholarships for local high school seniors. Since 2022, this event has helped the Mystic Runners award fourteen $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors from Wakefield, Woburn, Reading, and Stoneham.
🎓 Help us keep the tradition going! Join us for a fun-filled morning with family, friends, and fellow runners — and help us give back to the next generation.
🎅 Run. Walk. Celebrate. Give back.
We can't wait to see you at the 2026 Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic!
Early bib pickup will be at the Lakeside Inn, 595 North Ave, Wakefield, MA 01880.
Friday, December 18th - 5:00-7:00pm
You will be able to register the morning of the event!
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Running
Kid's Fun Run
The kids fun run will be a approximately 1/4 mile and will be hosted by some special holiday characters.
5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wakefield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 4:13 PM local time (EST) in Wakefield on December 19, 2026 — 9h 03m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Mystic Runners Santa Dash Classic
Other races near Wakefield
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Wakefield
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Wakefield 5K Races 7 races
- Wakefield Running Calendar 2026 7 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, 7 Wakefield events
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