Ugly Sweater Run
- Date Thu 18th December 2025
- Time 6:30PM EST
- Location Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Price Free
- Races 1 race
Event summary
Get ready to don your most festive attire for the 9th Annual Ugly Sweater Run on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in Fort Wayne, Allen! This beloved holiday tradition invites you to gather your family and friends for a jolly three-mile fun run through the heart of downtown, where you can marvel at the dazzling Holiday Festival Lights. After the run, the festivities continue at JK O'Donnell's Irish Pub, where you can participate in the Ugly Sweater Contest for a chance to win exciting prizes, enjoy refreshing drinks, and soak in the holiday spirit with fellow participants.
Admission to this merry event is simple: bring three non-perishable food items to be donated to the Community Harvest Food Bank, helping those in need during the holiday season. Last year, the generous runners helped donate an impressive 1,000 pounds of food! Please remember that this is a fun run, not a race, so there will be no timing and street closures—just a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the season with community spirit. We can't wait to see you out there in your ugliest sweaters, spreading joy and cheer in Fort Wayne!
Admission to this merry event is simple: bring three non-perishable food items to be donated to the Community Harvest Food Bank, helping those in need during the holiday season. Last year, the generous runners helped donate an impressive 1,000 pounds of food! Please remember that this is a fun run, not a race, so there will be no timing and street closures—just a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the season with community spirit. We can't wait to see you out there in your ugliest sweaters, spreading joy and cheer in Fort Wayne!
Organiser's Description
Join us for our 9th annual Fleet Feet Ugly Sweater Run!
Gather up your family and friends for what has become a Fort Wayne Holiday tradition. Join us on Thursday December 18, 2025 for the Fleet Feet Ugly Sweater Run. A three mile fun run downtown while viewing all of the Holiday Festival Lights. After the run join us at JK O'Donnell's Irish Pub ,121 W Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 , for our Ugly Sweater Contest (where the ugliest sweater wins a prize), drinks, and fun. The first 350 participants that redeem an in store coupon will receive a FREE commemorative glass.
ADMISSION TO THE EVENT IS THREE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. WE WILL BE DONATING ALL THE FOOD COLLECTED TO THE COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK, previous year we were able to donate 1,000 pounds of food.
Please note, this is not a race, this is a fun run.
There will be no timing and we cannot close streets. So please abide by traffic laws.
Most of all have fun! We can't wait to see everyone at our favorite and biggest event of the season. Thank you to our sponsors: JK O'Donnell's, Fleet Feet, and Brooks Running that help keep this event free!
ADMISSION: THREE FOOD ITEMS TO DONATE! PLEASE DONATE
Gather up your family and friends for what has become a Fort Wayne Holiday tradition. Join us on Thursday December 18, 2025 for the Fleet Feet Ugly Sweater Run. A three mile fun run downtown while viewing all of the Holiday Festival Lights. After the run join us at JK O'Donnell's Irish Pub ,121 W Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802 , for our Ugly Sweater Contest (where the ugliest sweater wins a prize), drinks, and fun. The first 350 participants that redeem an in store coupon will receive a FREE commemorative glass.
ADMISSION TO THE EVENT IS THREE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. WE WILL BE DONATING ALL THE FOOD COLLECTED TO THE COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK, previous year we were able to donate 1,000 pounds of food.
Please note, this is not a race, this is a fun run.
There will be no timing and we cannot close streets. So please abide by traffic laws.
Most of all have fun! We can't wait to see everyone at our favorite and biggest event of the season. Thank you to our sponsors: JK O'Donnell's, Fleet Feet, and Brooks Running that help keep this event free!
ADMISSION: THREE FOOD ITEMS TO DONATE! PLEASE DONATE
Races
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5K Run
Thu 18th December 2025 (6:30PM EST)
Free
Minimum Three Item Food Donation for Community Harvest Food Bank. Non Perishable, Either three can items or three dry food items. Minimum, You may donate more if you wish
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