Saint Sylvester of Braga 2025
- Next event : Sun, December 21, 2025Date confirmed
The event in a few words
Join us in December and end the year in style at the Saint Sylvester of Braga 🎉. The 5th largest Portuguese city opens its doors to you and invites you to roam its many lively streets 🏃.
A few days before the Christmas celebrations and numerous year-end feasts ✨, get your ticket to come run in Braga, in the sub-region of Calvados Cavádo 🇵🇹. Whether you're an experienced athlete looking for performance ⏱️ or an enthusiast in search of a festive atmosphere, you're sure to find happiness in this beautiful historic city. In the glow of headlamps 🔦, you'll discover the charming urban city in an atmosphere divided between the intimate darkness of the night and the overflowing enthusiasm of local supporters 🎊. This event is also a way to discover a municipality rich in emblematic religious monuments: the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, the Braga Cathedral ⛪️, the Basilica of Our Lady of Sameiro and more than a dozen religious monuments await you to tell their stories 📚.
Power walk or intense run, choose your preferred course. As for running, the circuit wanders through the entire city in a unique 10 km loop. There's no retracing your steps or redundant landscapes ❌, everything here is designed so you can discover as many urban corners as possible. Regarding the course profile 📈: the times speak for themselves with a record under 29 minutes at the previous edition. Made entirely of asphalt, you can let your legs run at full speed on this smoothly rolling course, without worrying about rough terrain or dreaded ankle sprains 😬. For those of us not in a hurry, a 5.7 km walk version is also offered. It allows you to fully enjoy the local Christmas spirit, observe the surroundings well, or even come dressed in red and white with a big beard if you wish to pass off as the star of the moment 🎅. You have two hours to fully immerse yourself in the persona and cross the finish line at Praça da República.
Once the sports part is over, it's time for the celebration, comfort and refreshments 🤤. Perhaps the best part of the race? We'll let you be the judge 🫵. Our tasting suggestions focus on Pudim Abade de Priscos (a kind of lemon and cinnamon flan, made with a little quirk 👀), the roast kid 🐐 (perfect for fans of good local meats), or the more classic Pastel de Nata 🥧. Well, the latter does not necessarily come from Braga, but we never said we were exclusive: you have to try everything in life! And if you still have energy after all that 😮💨: we have plenty to satisfy you. Braga is a modern, very student-friendly city 🧑🎓, recognized at a European level for its economic, cultural and social development towards the youth. You will easily find entertainment and meet people 💥.
So this year, put on your sneakers and prep your cardio 🫀: your best gift will be reaching the end of this race 🏁.
4 reasons to join this race
A distance for every taste
10 kmTOP
5.7 km
- Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
- 1 loopx10 km
A few more words
The record-breaking distance to perform in less than an hour 😎. You will start at Praça da República, just steps away from the Fontaine de Vianna ⛲️. The route crosses the old center, passing through Rua dos Chãos, Praça Alexandre Herculano, Rua Gabriel Pereira de Castro, and Rua do Carmo 🧱. You will sprint through iconic squares and streets for more than 10,000 meters. Once out of the small Portuguese alleys, you will continue your run on the large avenues 🛣️ da Liberdade and da Imaculada Conceição to the Rotonde Santos da Cunha where you will make a tight U-turn 🔄. To finish, head to the finish line. Give it everything you've got left 💨 and return to the starting point to the cheers of the crowd 👏. And there you go, this course holds no more secrets for you. Ready to clinch victory? 🥇
Walking 5.7 km
Walking- Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
- 1 loopx5.7 km
A few more words
Fancy an urban route of just over 5 km that takes you through the key points of Braga? ✅ This walk has everything you need. Just like the timed 10 km race, you'll start at the Praça da República, before continuing your journey on Rua Gabriel Pereira de Castro and Rua do Carmo. The route will be identical to the race 🏃 for about half of the way, where a split will occur at the end of the avenue da Liberdade 🔀. At that moment, just a long straight line before the comfort awaits. Show your best satisfied smile and cross the finish line with flying colors, you are now a finisher of the race 🤩.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
You can pick up your race number at the INATEL in Braga:
on Saturday, December 20, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
on Sunday, December 21, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
The races will start on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the city of Braga:
at Praça da República, at the 47th S. Silvestre de Braga
No, it is not required.
Yes, there are limits according to the courses:
You must be born in 2007 or before for the 10 km race
There is no age limit for the 5.7 km walk
Here they are:
For the 10 km race: €13 until 11/30/25 then €15 until 12/16/25 then €20 on 12/20/25 and 12/21/25
For the 5.7 km walk: €8.5 until 11/30/25 then €10 until 12/16/25 then €12.5 on 12/20/25 and 12/21/25
The duration of the race and the walk will be a maximum of 2 hours.
Refreshments are planned at km 5 and at the finish line.
Yes, storage facilities will be made available by the organization.
If you have more questions, you can contact the organizers by email: geral@runporto.com
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