Downtown Jingle 5K
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Event overview
The Downtown Jingle 5K is scheduled for Sunday, December 14, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island. The event includes an in-person 5K run/walk, a youth 1/4 mile race for ages 12 and under, and a virtual 5K option.
Distances:
- 5 km
- 1/4 mile (youth)
- Virtual 5 km
The 5K course starts and finishes on Memorial Boulevard in downtown Providence and passes the State House and the Providence River. All in-person participants are chip-timed. The event collects donations for Toys for Tots and Amos House; toy donations can be brought on-site. The Downtown Jingle 5K is the final race in the Run Rhody Grand Slam, a four-race series; completing the series yields a finisher medal and a Run Rhody gift for finishers.
Registration, logistics and awards
Online entry fees for the 5K are listed as $32 to 7/31/2025, $34 from 8/1/2025 to 10/31/2025, and $36 from 11/1/2025 to 12/13/2025; the 5K race day fee is $40. Youth race fees are $16 to 7/31/2025, $17 from 8/1/2025 to 10/31/2025, and $18 from 11/1/2025 to 12/13/2025; youth race day fee is $20. Online registration closes on 12/13/2025 at 8:00 p.m. Packet pickup and on-site registration are at Marathon Sports at Providence Place on the days before the race and on race day; walk-up registrations are accepted.
Event policies include no refunds, no pets allowed, and participants with baby strollers are asked to line up at the back. T-shirts are provided in youth small and medium and adult unisex sizes S to XXL. Awards are given to top individuals overall and by age groups, with team awards scored from chip times. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.