Over 400 Santa’s will be in Lincoln Park Saturday

The 4th annual Wild Santa 5K Fun Run is on Saturday. Over 400 Santa’s will don their red suits and race through Lincoln Park. The event begins at 10:00 AM with the 5K Santa’s starting at at 10:30 a.m. at 2515 West Superior Street.

The Santa runners will travel on Superior Street up 26th Avenue West across 1st Street to 25th Ave. West, runners will return to Superior Street then down 2nd Avenue West to Michigan Street. Using Michigan Street, runners will run east to the Cross-City Trail before turning around and running back the same route to finish in the 2500 block of West Superior Street.

The Duluth Police Department would like to remind the public that some roads will be closed prior and during the Wild Santa 5K Fun Run.

There will be no parking:

• Superior Street from 27th Avenue West to 24th Avenue West from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• 1st Street between 26th and 25th Avenue West from 9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Road Closures:

• Superior Street between 24th Avenue West to 27th Avenue West (9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
• 1st Street between 26th Avenue West to 25th Avenue West (from 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
• Michigan Street between 24th Avenue West and the intersection of Michigan and Superior Street (10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)

Duluth Police say traffic will return to normal approximately at noon.