Halo's 5K Santa Run/Walk - Barton
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Halo's 8th Annual 5K Santa Run/Walk in Barton, VT
Halo Foundation organizes an annual Santa festival and a 5K run/walk in Barton, Vermont. The event supports Orleans County residents dealing with cancer; the foundation has no paid employees and 100 percent of the proceeds go to the local community. Community partners underwrite event expenses.
The festival features Santa's Workshop with cookie decorating, ornament making, and a North Pole mail box where children can write letters to Santa. Participation in the workshop is included in the registration fee for event participants; families not running may join the workshop for a fee of five dollars per member. Santa is noted to arrive from the North Pole to meet children.
Community National Bank and the Orleans County Sheriff's Department are co-hosts for the festival and assist with providing festive Santa suits and maintaining a consistent entry fee. Local sponsors include Memphremagog Press, Blanchard Oil, North Country Federal Credit Union, Century 21, and others as they are confirmed.
Participants receive a slice of pizza and a beverage donated by Village Pizza of Orleans, plus vanilla creamies with crushed candy canes provided by Sweet Scoops. Top three finishers in men's, women's, boys and girls categories will receive prizes. Raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win an eight foot stocking full of gifts. The event takes place in Barton at 102 Main Street on December 13, 2026. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
