Our Fave 2021 Santa Speedo & Skivvy Races

December and the holiday season are upon us. A festive spirit is in the air. The trees have been trimmed and the stockings hung by the fire. Stores are filled with bustling shoppers as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” plays on loop in the background. And, of course, no Christmas season is complete without our jolly Saint Nick delivering his special presents to the LGBTQ+ community.

Yes, Virginia, ‘tis the season of the year for Santas of all bodies, genders, and ethnicities to throw caution to the wind, risking frostbite and public shrinkage, to run a short distance in the cold wearing little more than a bright red speedo.

While the global pandemic forced many Santas to make their speedo runs with their families or worker elves in their own homes or North Pole workshops last year, the traditionally rotund gift-giver is back for some half-naked fun for 2021. Provincetown’s Holly Folly Jingle Bell Run  (left) Chicago’s famed Boystown Most Fabulous Santa Speedo Run (right) took place last weekend, but there are still plenty more events in the month ahead to let out your inner speedo Santa.

• Atlanta, Georgia – Santa Speedo Run (12/11)
• Budapest, Hungary – Santa Speedo Run (12/11)
• Annapolis, Maryland – Santa Speedo Run (12/18)
• Chicago, Illinois – Boystown Most Fabulous Santa Speedo Run (12/4)
• Fort Worth, Texas – Santa Speedo Run (12/11)
• Denver, Colorado – Santa Speedo Dash (12/18)
• Provincetown, MA – Holly Folly Jingle Bell Run (12/4)

Atlanta, Georgia – Santa Speedo Run (12/11)

There’s still time to oil up your pecs and register for the Atlanta Santa Speedo Run.

Photo by Atlanta Santa Speedo Run

Budapest, Hungary – Santa Speedo Run (12/11)

Budapest might be too far to travel for this weekend’s Budapest Santa Speedo Run, but the thought of enjoying the city’s famed hot springs and baths with a few jolly silver daddies post-run does make the prospect tempting.

Photo by Mikulas Kocogas

Annapolis, Maryland – Santa Speedo Run (12/18)

The Santa Speedo Run Annapolis welcomes both Santa and Ms. Claus.

Photo by Santa Speedo Run Annapolis

Chicago, Illinois – Boystown Most Fabulous Santa Speedo Run (12/4)

We think any neighborhood named Boystown is the perfect location for a Most Fabulous Santa Speedo Run.

Photo by Sidetrack Bar

Fort Worth, Texas – Santa Speedo Run (12/11)

Judging from their pics, it looks like they do everything bigger at the Fort Worth Santa Speedo Run in Texas.

Photo by Fort Worth Santa Speedo Run

Denver, Colorado – Santa Speedo Dash (12/18)

Speedo Santas will be dashing a mile high and a mile long at the Denver Santa Speedo Dash.

Photo by Santa Speedo Dash Denver

Provincetown, MA – Holly Folly Jingle Bell Run (12/4)

Yes, it’s too late to participate in this year’s Holly Folly Jingle Bell Run in Provincetown, but there are always other ways to stuff a stocking.

Photo by Provincetown Business Guild