SALE SANTA DASH 2026

We are delighted to bring you this year’s Sale Santa Dash fundraiser on Sunday, 29th November at Sale Water Park.

We’ll be starting outside Treetops Café on Rifle Road, Sale, M33 2LX. As usual we will be holding two untimed Santa Dashes with the Family Dash at 9am and another one at 10.30am for all the bigger kids!

You can run, walk or dance your way around the route - anything goes! Our Santa Dash is all about having fun, getting into the Christmas spirit and raising money for a great cause. Everyone is welcome and, as always, no one gets left behind.

Every entrant will receive a fantastic bespoke Sale Santa Dash medal (see below), Santa hat and Christmas confectionery and our younger participants will also receive a festive Christmas craft item to enjoy. We’re also delighted to welcome back the Sale District Scout & Guide Band who will be joining us again to help get everyone into the Christmas spirit with their festive tunes!

The Sale Santa Dash is a FANCY DRESS EVENT so it’s time to get creative! Fancy dress isn’t compulsory but there will be prizes for the most fabulous festive outfits in each race including Best Adult, Best Kid and Best Four Legged Friend.

So grab your family, friends and four-legged companions, dig out your most spectacular Christmas outfit and join us for a morning of festive fun, laughter and fundraising!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW BEFORE THEY GO - WE SOLD OUT IN RECORD TIME LAST YEAR!

9AM FAMILY 2.2K DASH

Starting outside the Treetops Café, runners will start with a Christmassy warm up! Runners will be led to the start line, just before the lake, and will complete one lap of the Water Park anti-clockwise, finishing just before the Boathouse (formerly Deckers) restaurant. Prizes will be awarded for best dressed big kids (male and female), small kids (male and female) and best dressed four-legged friend.

10.30AM 5K DASH

Starting outside the Treetops Café, runners will start with a Christmassy warm up! Runners will be led to the start line, just before the lake, and will complete the existing parkrun 5K route, finishing back at the start. Prizes will be awarded for best dressed big kids (male and female), small kids (male and female) and best dressed four-legged friend.

We cannot wait to bring the local community together to kick off the Christmas season for our seventh year! In previous years, we’ve raised over £1,000 for charities including Trafford Choices, PAPYRUS, Stockdales and Prostate Cancer UK. This year, we’re raising money for MileShyClub - our registered charity that helps people to get active and take those important first steps towards a healthier, more active lifestyle. By joining us you are helping others in the community improve both their physical and mental health - thanks so much for your support.