Run Run Rudolph 5K

🏃‍♀️🦌 Run Run Rudolph 5K Run/Walk 🎄🎅

📅Sunday, December 13th, 2026
📍 Michigan Renaissance Festival (12600 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI)
🏁 Race Start: 4:00 PM

Get ready to light up your holidays with the 3rd Annual Run Run Rudolph 5K Run/Walk!

❄️Experience the Michigan Renaissance Festival grounds like never before — sparkling with Christmas lights, festive music, and holiday cheer! ✨ Start and Finish inside the Holly Grove Village with the ambiance of a Christmas lit path.❄️

Registration Includes:
🕒 Chip-Timed Race with live results
👕 Custom Long Sleeve Event Shirt
🎟️ HollyDazzle Ticket ($22 value)
🍺 1 Free Beverage Ticket on Race Day ($9 value)
🏅 Custom Finisher Medal

🏆Overall and Age Group Awards
📸 Free Race Photos

🍪☕Post Race Refreshments (Hot Chocolate, Cookies & More!)
🎭 Costume Contest Entry (Show off that holiday spirit!)

Packet Pick-Up Details
📅 Saturday, December 12th, 2026
📍 Michigan Renaissance Festival – Main Office
12600 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI
⏰ 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

📅 Saturday, December 13th, 2026 (Race Day!)
📍 Michigan Renaissance Festival – Ticket Office (on festival grounds)
12600 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI
⏰ 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM

🏁 RACE START: 4:00 PM SHARP!

🎅 Dress to Impress!
Wear your most festive outfit and join in the holiday spirit — prizes awarded for the best costume! 🏆

Packet Pick-Up Details
📅 Friday, December 19th, 2025
📍 Michigan Renaissance Festival – Main Office
12600 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI
⏰ 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
📅 Saturday, December 20th, 2025 (Race Day!)
📍 Michigan Renaissance Festival – Ticket Office (on festival grounds)
12600 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI
⏰ 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM
🏁 RACE START: 4:00 PM SHARP!

• • 2:00pm - 4:45pm (RACE STARTS @ 5:00pm!) Please be parked and at start/finish line at 5:00pm

     

**Participants who register before 12/16 are guaranteed an Event Shirt**

(extras will be ordered, limited sizes available only until supplies last)

Awards:

Top (3) Overall Male and Female
Top (1) Male and Female in Each Age Group
 

Age Groups:

0 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 - 69
70+

REMINDER: The race will start before sunset, but it will get dark quickly. We encourage all runners to bring headlamps, running vests and/or flashlights. The race will start and end within the festival grounds, but a good portion is on the paved gravel roads on the perimeter of the parking lot areas. The course will be marked with field paint, cones, lights to guide runners and a lead biker.

Common Start and Finish Line
Race STARTS inside the HollyGrove village by "the wall" at 5:00pm

• Runners will exit the village out into the parking lot areas, through the giant Christmas tree
• Runners will run the outline of the parking lot areas, returning through the woods trail
• Runners will re-enter the HollyGrove village and run the remainder of the course in the Holly Dazzle village

Race FINISHES at the Start/Finish arch

Inside village map: red line shows the start route, purple line shows the returning finish route.

• What is the course terrain like?

  • Course is mostly flat with a few areas of slight elevation. The course route is a combination of cement, gravel and trail like ground

• Can you run with a stroller?

  • We welcome parents with jogging strollers - just note some areas may be a bit bump

  • Your child must remain securely fastened inside the stroller while on the course for safety and insurance reasons

• Can you run with a dog?

  • We love dogs! Because of our love for dogs, we do not allow them to participate in a race designed for people unless they are service dogs. Dogs are welcome as spectators, please follow Holly Dazzle pet instructions

• Will runners get admission into Holly Dazzle?

  • Every participant of the race will get free admission into Holly Dazzle. All non-race participants (spectators) will need to purchase a ticket to get into Holly Dazzle. Spectators can find tickets on the Michigan Renaissance Festival Holly Dazzle website: https://hollydazzle.com/