Leeds Santa Dash road closures: Where are the road closures in Yorkshire city ahead of festive race, when roads will be closed and how long for?
There will be various road closures in Leeds to ensure the safety of the participants and observers of this year’s Santa Dash event.
Santas of all ages and abilities are set to participate in the Leeds Santa Dash on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
Forming the final leg of Kevin Sinfield’s 7in7: Together Challenge, participants will unite to run with purpose, as proceeds from the event will support the MND community.
Participants will set off at 2pm from Leeds Beckett University, dressed in festive costumes, and will head off on the 3K fun run route finishing at AMT Headingley Stadium.
They will cross the finish line, greeted by supporters and receive their festive finisher bauble. The Leeds Santa Dash is a festive celebration for families and friends. The aim of the event is to raise money and awareness for people living with Motor Neurone Disease and six charities that support them.
Operations director at Run For All, Tristan Batley-Kyle, said: “The safety of our participants and spectators at our events is always a priority, and as with any running event, we must put some road closures in place to ensure this.
“We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause over the weekend in Leeds, and we will work to see that all closures are lifted as soon as possible.”
A number of the city’s roads will be closed or have restricted access to ensure the safety of all those taking part.
The closures will be enforced between 1.15pm and 3pm on Sunday, December 7, 2025, and the event will also require parking suspensions from 12pm to 3pm on Sunday.
Roads affected by the closures are: Otley Road (Glen Road to Headingley Lane), Headingley Lane (Otley Road to Buckingham Road), North Lane (Otley Road to Headingley Mount), Cardigan Road (Victoria Road to North Lane), St Michael’s Lane (Cardigan Road to Beechwood Crescent), Bainbrigge Road (the whole) - all of which will be closed from 1.15pm to 3pm. Church Wood Avenue (the whole) will be closed from 1.15pm to 2.30pm.
Roads affected by parking suspensions are: Bainbrigge Road (no parking/no waiting on Bainbrigge Road on one side) and St Michael’s Lane (no waiting/parking on both sides of St Michael’s Lane from Cardigan Road to Beechwood Crescent). Time on: 12pm and time off: 3pm on Sunday, December 7.