The Great Scottish Christmas Festival
Join Us!
Join the many hundreds that have already signed up for this year’s Celebration Christmas Runs!
Event Information
2024 Events
Adult Runs – 5k & 10k
Junior Runs – 1500m
Ages under 6 / 6-7-8 / 9 -10-11 / 12 -13 / 14 -15
Under 6 year old Toddlers – 1500m
Edinburgh’s very first Christmas Junior under 16 year run.
Mum, dad & friends can run with the 7yr to 12yr old runners.
Sunday 1st December Inverleith Park
Event Times
5k Christmas Run – 09.30am
10k Christmas Run – 11am
1500mtr U/16s – 12.30pm
1500mtr Under 6 year old Toddlers Run
Notice to all participants
Instruction for picking up your number & timing chip.
The chip & number desk will open at 07.30am Sunday 1st December.
It will be positioned at the Royal Botanic Garden end of Inverleith Park(Arboretum Avenue)
Please try and arrive early for your event.
5k race starts at 09.30 – 10k starts at 11am – u/16 Junior 1500mtr starts at 12.30pm
Course Maps
Click the thumbnail below to see the full map
Overseas entries are welcome
No matter what part of the world you live in you can take part in all our Christmas events.
We already have Barbar from New York & Petra from Germany entered.
So why not join them and make this truly an international event.
Your Medal will be posted to you!
Event Sponsors
The Great Scottish Events difference
Great Scottish Events have been running sporting events, challenges and community events since 1968. Founder Terry, who started his career as a Physical Training Instructor in the Royal Navy is still involved in every event and has been running stand out events such as The Great Scottish Walk & Run Festival, Great Scottish Christmas Festival, The Great Scottish Tattie Run & The Great Perthshire Tattie Run. Terry is still creating new and fantastic events and he'd love to see you at the next one!
Join Terry!
Join Terry on December 1st and help celebrate the Christmas Runs 20th Anniversary and Terry’s 82nd year when he will be participating in this year’s Christmas 5k Run.
Great Scottish Events are proudly sponsored by