New Canaan Santa Run

New Canaan Santa Run fills a December 19, 2026 morning in New Canaan, Connecticut, with three formats. The Santa Dash for children aged 8 and under opens at 9:15 a.m., then the New Canaan Santa 5K Run (3.1 miles) and the Santa 1 Mile Walk both set off at 9:30 a.m. Running the 5K and the walk at the same hour means a household can split across the two and still finish around the same time.

A 9:30 a.m. start is late enough that you can eat a normal breakfast two hours out and still digest it. Runners going after a time on the 5K should build in 15 minutes of easy jogging and a few strides before the gun; walkers on the mile need nothing more than warm layers. Four weeks of steady running is enough preparation for a December 5K.