Green Street Santa Sprint - Gainesville
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Green Street Santa Sprint - Gainesville
The 1st Annual Green Street Santa Sprint takes place on 12/06/2026 in Gainesville, Georgia. The event starts at the corner of Holly Drive and Green Street, 781 Green St. It is organized as a one mile run held on Historic Green Street, with participants running past decorated historic homes and Christmas light adorned oak trees while wearing a green Santa suit.
Event entries include a standard Santa Sprint one mile, a Santa Sprint one mile that includes a finisher medal and suit, and a Volunteers option. Registration and fees for each entry are specified: the standard Santa Sprint opens registration 9/7/2026 and closes 11/22/2026 with a fee of $40.00; the medal and suit entry opens registration 12/3/2026 and closes 12/6/2026 with a fee of $23.99 and notes that no long sleeve t-shirt is included; volunteer registration opens and closes on 8/10/2026 with no fee.
The sprint is presented alongside the City of Gainesville annual Christmas on Green Street celebration. The celebration includes a parade of antique cars, holiday floats, and marching bands that proceed from the Gainesville Civic Center down Green Street. Before the parade, Green Street is closed for visitors to tour historic homes and for front porch performances and activities such as musical groups, magicians, face painters, balloon artists, a storyteller, jugglers, Santa Claus, miniature train rides, and food trucks. The schedule includes the Lighting of the Rotary Tree at the intersection of Green Street and West Academy Street. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
