Charity fun run · In partnership with Lumo
Stirling Distillery Santa Dash
🎅 Enter the Santa DashEntries are £10. They close on 5 December, or sooner if the field fills up.
Pull on a Santa suit and run for a good cause
Our second Santa Dash, bigger than last year. A 2.5km festive fun run that starts and finishes at the distillery on Lower Castlehill and loops through some of Stirling's historic streets, back to the distillery door. Every penny of profit goes to Strathcarron Hospice.
What you get
A bauble medal and warm punch
Every finisher gets a cup of warm winter punch and a medal that doubles as a Christmas bauble, so it goes straight on the tree.
Win a bottle of gin
The first man and the first woman home each pick a bottle of gin from the distillery shop.
Festive costumes
Costumes are encouraged. No suit? Buy a Santa or elf suit from the Strathcarron team at the distillery for £5.
Running for Strathcarron Hospice
Strathcarron Hospice provides specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to people across Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. That care relies on the support of local people, and every entry to the Santa Dash helps.
Last year's Santa Dash
A crowd of Santas, elves and families lighting up the old town after dark. Here is what you are signing up for.
Launching our partnership with Lumo
The Santa Dash kicks off our new partnership with Lumo. Once the last Santa is home, the party moves inside the distillery, with food, drinks and live music to mark the collaboration.
Lumo runs direct trains between London Euston and Stirling, so Santas from further afield can come straight to the start line.
In partnership with
Also supported by Stirling Running
Good to know
When and where is it?
Sunday 6 December 2026, starting at 3pm. The race starts and finishes at Stirling Distillery, The Old Smiddy, Lower Castlehill, Stirling FK8 1EN.
How long is the race?
It is a 2.5km route that starts and finishes at the distillery, looping through some of Stirling's historic streets.
How much is it, and where does the money go?
Entry is £10, and all profits go to Strathcarron Hospice.
How do I enter, and when do entries close?
Enter online in advance through EntryCentral. Entries close on 5 December 2026, or earlier if the field fills up.
Who can take part?
Anyone aged 5 and over. Children aged 5 to 11 must run with an adult.
Do I need a costume?
Costumes are encouraged but not required. Santa and elf suits are £5 from the Strathcarron team at the distillery on the day.
What do finishers get?
A warm cup of winter punch and a medal that doubles as a Christmas bauble. The first man and the first woman home each pick a bottle of gin.
Save the date
Sunday 6 December 2026, 3pm, from the distillery. 2.5km, £10 for Strathcarron Hospice. Entries close 5 December.
🎅 Enter the Santa Dash