Far Rockaway Beach Santa Suit

Far Rockaway Beach Santa Suit is held in New York, New York, on December 19, 2026, and offers a single event: a 5K run/walk starting at 9:00 a.m. along the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. Every entrant can choose a Santa suit or a race shirt with registration, and finishers pick up a medal plus a complimentary beer. If you want to stand out in the field, limited-edition Grinch masks and gloves can be added to your race kit when you sign up.

Boardwalk running means an even surface and honest pacing, which suits both a personal-best attempt and a relaxed costumed jog. A 5K asks little of your calendar: three or four weeks of easy mileage with one weekly session of 400- to 800-meter repeats is enough to sharpen your top-end speed. Plan a longer warm-up than usual for a December start, and test your costume on a training run so nothing chafes over three miles.