Name: Festivus 5K for Autism
Start: 2026-12-13
End: 2026-12-13
Location: Salem

About the Event

Help the Northshore Education Consortium raise money for students by joining us for the 15th running of the Festivus 5K for Autism on December 13, 2026 in historic downtown Salem, MA! We are expecting 500 runners!

In fourteen years this race has raised over $325,000 for children with autism. With your support, we will be able to purchase much-needed technologies to assist and educate children with autism at the Northshore Education Consortium* (NEC).

Race Info

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2026
Time: 10 AM
Location: Race start and finish are on Derby Street.
Entry Fee: $35 in advance and $40 on race day. Race day registration is at Finz Seafood & Grill from 8:30-9:45 AM in Salem, MA.
Parking: Public parking available in lots, garages, and on streets

Course

Fast, flat course with one water stop
Click here for course map

T-Shirts

Race shirts for the first 400 applicants (sizes cannot be guaranteed).

Packet Pickup

Saturday, December 12, 2026 from 10AM - 4PM
New England Running Company
43 Enon Street, Beverly, MA

Awards

Overall Male & Female: Festivus pole trophies for
Age Group: Awards given to top three finishers in: Youth (13 and under), 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, Masters (40-19), Senior Masters (50-59), (60-69), (70 and over).
Team Award: Average time of Top 5 teammates - must include 1 female runner
Best Costume: Male and Female.

Festivus Post-Race Party for Runners

Hosted by Finz Seafood & Grill, 86 Wharf Street, Salem, MA

* The Northshore Education Consortium is one of the largest providers of special education programs for children
with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disabilities on the North Shore. (www.nsedu.org) "Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes."

Races Offered

Festivus 5K for Autism 2026

Dec 13, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

10:00

sell

$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Salem.

thermostat Temperature

-3.2° / 4.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

-8.3° / 0.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 0m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.3 cm

air Avg wind speed

12.4 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:05

nightlight Sunset

17:12

About Salem

Learn more about the host city, Salem.

A charming New England seaside destination, Salem offers visitors the requisite bevy of enthralling elements: a world-class museum, compelling oceanfront and maritime history, quirky shops and tempting restaurants. They're all here and vying for your attention. However, one event in Salem's 400-year history looms above all else—the Salem witch trials. One of the most notorious cases of mass hysteria, the trials saw over 200 people charged with witchcraft, 25 of whom died as a direct result. Try as they might, the city was never able to memory hole the events of 1692. So eventually they changed tack, leaning into the lore of witches and magic. Today the "Witch City" plasters its civic institutions with witch silhouettes, they even built a baseball diamond atop Gallows Hill Park. The plan seems to have worked, tourists have responded and business is up. You know what they say, "time heals all wounds".

Hotels & Places to Stay

Video

Watch highlights and course previews from previous years.

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Festivus 5K for Autism.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kyle Taylor	M	32	Salem, MA	17:26
🥇	Kyle Taylor	M	30	Salem, MA	18:00
🥈	Dan Donato	M	42	Marblehead, MA	18:03
🥈	Ron G Cooper	M	43	Marblehead, MA	18:05
🥉	Michael Harris	M	25	South Hamilton, MA	18:12
🥉	Michael O'Connor	M	42	Beverly, MA	18:54
4	Ian McBee	M	41	Salem, MA	18:58
4	Joseph Czupryna	M	38	Swampscott, MA	19:05
5	Zachary Tashjian	M	29	Worcester, MA	19:03
5	Pavel Gorelik	M	43	Somerville, MA	19:10
6	Fabian Mejorada	M	33	Gloucester, MA	19:17
6	Shannon O’Connell	F	22	Peabody, MA	19:22
7	Brooks Workman	M	15	Salem, MA	19:23
7	Dennis Donahue	M	44	Lynn, MA	19:45
8	Thomas Cahill	M	45	Salem, MA	19:47
8	Todd Malicki	M	44	Salem, MA	20:01
9	William Keefe	M	37	Peabody, MA	19:58
9	Alec Cohen	M	27	Somerville, MA	20:05
10	Todd Malicki	M	42	Salem, MA	20:03
10	Josh Marcantel	M	42	Bedford, MA	20:08
11	Nick Pellegrino	M	19	Burlington, MA	20:03
11	Joseph Doherty	M	23	Salem, MA	20:10
12	Michael Burns	M	40	Rockport, MA	20:09
12	Adam Lorenz	M	43	Salem, MA	20:12
13	Adam Frontierro	M	36	Gloucester, MA	20:11
13	Alen Yen	M	52	Beverly, MA	20:14
14	Richard Denton	M	28	Salem, MA	20:19
14	Donnie Withee	M	55	Salem, MA	20:28
15	Alen Yen	M	50	Beverly, MA	20:22
15	Richard Jordan	M	61	Marblehead, MA	20:31
16	Edward Ciancarelli	M	43	Boston, MA	20:27
16	George Lynch	M	34	Peabody, MA	20:32
17	John StPierre	M	30	Manhattan, KS	20:28
17	Mark Janett	M	34	Salem, MA	20:34
18	Michael Vanne	M	40	Salem, MA	20:43
18	Edward Ciancarelli	M	45	Boston, MA	20:46
19	Rob Hughes	M	37	Salem, MA	20:51
19	Ryan Shawgo	M	45	somerville, MA	20:53
20	Hayley Martin	F	29	Marblehead, MA	20:58
20	Dan Yanofsky	M	35	Beverly, MA	21:01
21	Colm Caffrey	M	41	Somerville, MA	21:02
21	scott steeves	M	57	Framingham, MA	21:17
22	Christian Nolin	M	50	Beverly, MA	21:05
22	Ryan ODonnell	M	40	Dedham, MA	21:24
23	Ian Carter	M	27	Salem, MA	21:06
23	J. ODonnell	M	10	Dedham, MA	21:24
24	Michael Burns	M	42	Beverly, MA	21:09
24	Mark Bilodeau	M	51	Burlington, MA	21:25
25	Meredith Mikell	F	41	Weston, MA	21:22
25	Meredith Mikell	F	39	Ashburnham, MA	21:26
26	Patrick Daigle	M	32	Lowell, MA	21:23
26	Mike Petty	M	37	Haverhill, MA	21:27
27	Mary Herchenhahn	F	41	Marblehead, MA	21:29
27	Eric Steeves	M	56	Newbury, MA	21:35
28	Leny Thomas	M	36	Lynn, MA	21:30
28	Malik Johnson	M	15	Lynn, MA	21:38
29	Benjamin Kaplowitz	M	33	Salem, MA	21:38
29	Stephen LaMonica	M	30	Groveland, MA	21:39
30	Ryan Horrigan	M	26	Marblehead, MA	21:39
30	Antonio Fresco	M	39	Salem, MA	21:40
31	A. Colella	M	12	Swampscott, MA	21:39
31	Bryton Osgood	M	17	Lynn, MA	21:43
32	Mark Horrigan	M	66	Marblehead, MA	21:51
32	ROGER POLLOCK	M	53	Gloucester, MA	21:54
33	Rylan Workman	M	15	Salem, MA	21:54
33	Scott Freedson	M	38	Beverly, MA	21:54
34	Michael Paulin	M	47	Danvers, MA	21:54
34	Jackson Spinney	M	25	Newburyport, MA	22:09
35	Bridgit Burke-Smith	F	27	Worcester, MA	21:59
35	Kennen Johnson	M	43	Manchester by the Sea, MA	22:17
36	Robert Keefe	M	37	Salem, MA	22:02
36	Teddy Cahill	M	16	Salem, MA	22:27
37	Don Seiffert	M	52	Salem, MA	22:02
37	Thomas Cahill	M	47	Salem, MA	22:28
38	Jessica Redis	F	44	Gloucester, MA	22:03
38	Sarah Schocker	F	39	Rockport, MA	22:30
39	Amanda Kelly	F	31	Worcester, MA	22:05
39	Nicki Rice	F	54	Beverly, MA	22:44
40	Ian Robertson	M	25	Beverly, MA	22:09
40	Karen Hoch	F	54	Salem, MA	22:57
41	Suzanne Paulin	F	39	Danvers, MA	22:16
41	Ryan Bathon	M	28	Boston, MA	22:58
42	Kyle Haas	M	26	Epsom, NH	22:18
42	Morgan Wilkie	F	25	Topsfield, MA	23:01
43	Scott SIlver	M	55	West Haven, CT	22:29
43	Vincent Swiniuch	M	63	Salem, MA	23:06
44	Chris Clapp	M	52	Portsmouth, NH	22:41
44	John Cassidento	M	59	Salem, MA	23:08
45	Morgan Wilkie	F	23	Topsfield, MA	22:45
45	Carita Wegner	F	50	Salem, MA	23:08
46	Thomas Mistretta	M	58	Danvers, MA	22:48
46	Stephen Moffett	M	34	Beverly, MA	23:08
47	Erica Ferrell	F	39	Wakefield, MA	22:48
47	Kyle BurnhAm	M	35	Salem, MA	23:08
48	Lauren Darrah Bartlett	F	34	Beverly, MA	22:50
48	Jason Osgood	M	44	Lynn, MA	23:11
49	Eric Riese	M	36	Salem, MA	22:52
49	Wayne Grover	M	59	Boston, MA	23:20
50	William Ross	M	50	Salem, MA	23:01
50	Giulian Correia	M	36	North Andover, MA	23:21