St Michael's Hospice Reindeer Run starts 9am on 13 December at Festival Place: a 3K lap of Eastrop Park, adults £12.50, children £7.50, antlers included.
Yes, the Basingstoke Reindeer Run is on this year. St Michael’s Hospice has opened entries for Sunday 13 December 2026: pick up your number and antlers at Festival Place from 8am, warm up with the herd, and set off at 9am on a 3K route through Festival Place and round Eastrop Park. Entry is £12.50 for adults, £7.50 for children aged 3 to 17 and £2.50 for under 3s, and everyone gets antlers and a medal. The 15% early-bird code closed on 31 October, so those are now the full prices.
Updated 2 November: the Earlybird15 discount ended on 31 October; entries remain open at the full prices on the hospice’s booking page.
Everything on this page comes from the hospice’s own event page and its booking page, both checked on 19 October 2026.
At a glance
| Date | Sunday 13 December 2026 |
| Arrive | From 8am, to collect your runner number and antlers |
| Start | 9am, after a group warm-up |
| Where | Festival Place, Basingstoke, RG21 7BA |
| Distance | 3K, through Festival Place and round Eastrop Park |
| Adults (18+) | £12.50 |
| Children (3 to 17) | £7.50, must take part with someone over 18 |
| Under 3s | £2.50, must take part with someone over 18 |
| Discount | Earlybird15 code closed on 31 October |
| Organiser | St Michael’s Hospice (North Hampshire) |
Prices, and what the entry fee pays for
The hospice sells three tickets through its Enthuse booking page, and every one includes reindeer antlers and a Reindeer Run medal:
- Adult entry, £12.50, for over 18s.
- Child entry, £7.50, for ages 3 to 17. Children must take part with someone over 18.
- Under 3s entry, £2.50, again with someone over 18.
At least one adult ticket has to be in any booking that includes a child. The booking page says the hospice has “partnered with JustGiving” for registration, and you can continue as a guest.
The fee covers staging the event, the antlers, the medal, a fully marshalled route and fundraising support. It is not the donation. The hospice asks each entrant to raise £100 on top, and sets up a fundraising page for you automatically when you sign up, with a festive fundraising pack to go with it.
The early-bird code. Both the hospice’s page and the booking page say: “Sign up before 31st October with code Earlybird15 for 15% off!”
What happens on the day
The hospice sets out the morning in four steps:
- Arrival: collect your runner number and antlers in Festival Place from 8am.
- Warm-up: a group warm-up with “Tinsel, Pudding and the herd” before the start.
- The route: 3K through Festival Place and round Eastrop Park, starting at 9am. You can run, walk, dance or prance it.
- Finish: collect your medal as you cross the line.
There are Christmas songs along the route, and face painting and refreshments before and after, according to the hospice’s page.
Prams, children and dogs
Prams are allowed, and the hospice describes the route as accessible. Bikes are not. The booking page says nothing either way about dogs, scooters or a time limit, so ask the hospice’s events team before you bring any of them: the hospice’s main number is 01256 844 744.
Parking and getting there
The start is in Festival Place, so the shopping centre’s car park is the obvious choice. It is open 24 hours, and on 19 October Festival Place’s parking page listed £2.20 for an hour and £3.70 for two, which covers an 8am arrival and a 3K finish. Council car parks and their tariffs are on our parking in Basingstoke page.
Basingstoke station is a short walk from Festival Place, which makes the train or bus the easiest way in on a Sunday morning.
Road closures: none published. On 19 October the council’s register of event road closures listed nothing for 13 December. Any change will show on our Basingstoke roadworks and travel page.
What is not published yet
- A route map. The hospice describes the route only as “through Festival Place and round Eastrop Park”.
- A finish time. The page gives an 8am arrival and a 9am start, but no closing time.
- Where in Festival Place to collect your number. Expect that in the pre-event email; we will add it here if the hospice publishes it.
More Christmas in Basingstoke
- Santa’s grottos at Festival Place, Milestones and Hatch Warren are compared on our Santa in Basingstoke page.
- Every Christmas market and fayre, from Basing House to Milestones, is on our Basingstoke Christmas markets page.
- Carols and Christmas concerts, including Milestones’ Carols by Candlelight on 18 December, are on our Christmas concerts page.
- The month ahead, dated, is on what’s on in Basingstoke.
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