Jingle Bell Run - New Hampshire

Jingle Bell Run - New Hampshire is run on December 6, 2026 in Concord, New Hampshire. Two formats are offered, a timed 5K and a 1-mile run, both with an unusually early 7:00 a.m. start. Proceeds go to the Arthritis Foundation, and the event keeps the family spirit of the series, with costumes welcome and a shirt, jingle bells and a medal for entrants.

A 7:00 a.m. gun means getting everything ready the night before: bib pinned, kit laid out, route to the start checked. Your body needs more time to come round than it would at midday, so allow about ten minutes of very slow jogging before your first accelerations. Over 5K, that detail often decides whether the opening mile is something you endure or something you control. Gloves and a hat are worth carrying even if you shed them by the second mile.