Jingle Bell Run - Houston, TX

Jingle Bell Run - Houston, TX takes place on December 12, 2026 in Houston, Texas. The schedule pairs a timed 5K with a kids run, both going off at 8:00 a.m. It is an end-of-year charity race benefiting the Arthritis Foundation, open to runners and walkers alike. Registration includes a t-shirt, jingle bells and a medal, and holiday costumes are part of the scenery.

That mix, a timed 5K plus a children's event, makes it an easy weekend outing to organize as a group. If you want the morning to count as training, treat the timed 5K as a pace test: the time you run gives you a reasonable estimate of what you could hold over 10K, roughly thirty seconds per mile slower.