About the Jolly Holly Holiday Run & Walk
The race starts and finishes on Sassafras Street, at a community center that the organizing nonprofit runs out of a renovated space in Millville. The shorter distance goes first in the evening, then the longer one follows, so the street sees two waves of runners before the awards wrap things up. It is a holiday season race in every sense, held after dark with the feel of a neighborhood gathering.
The start area is the community center itself, which gives the evening a grounded, local character rather than the anonymous feel of a park or school lot. Both courses begin and end at the same spot, so spectators can watch runners leave and come back without moving.
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Jolly Holly Holiday Run & Walk 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K Results · 2025
89finishers
18:59winner
28:59median
44:32cutoff
Top 3: Estevan Barreras (18:59) · Anonymous Anonymous (20:31) · Kyle Chinnici (20:39)
1 Miles Results · 2025
54finishers
6:40winner
9:50median
21:07cutoff
Top 3: Autumn Mutschler (6:40) · David Hardrick (7:13) · K. Drake (7:20)
The Jolly Holly Holiday Run & Walk has been held every year since at least 2011. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K11/27/2026 18:30$30
1 Mile11/27/2026 18:15$20
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