Reindeer Fun Run
An event for all of North Carolina. The area's most popular running event keeps getting bigger, and keeps getting better! The 5k curves through the historic downtown neighborhoods of Aberdeen, NC with rolling hills and wide turns. The 10k incorporates the 5k route along with a scenic tour of Bethesda, and the Malcolm Blue Farm. Both courses finish on a sloping downhill toward downtown Aberdeen and historic Union Station.
6th Annual Reindeer Fun Run | Saturday, December 1, 2012
This FUN community event is for everyone from serious runners to recreational walkers, families, and pets. Join in the holiday cheer with a run or walk and the Reindeer Fun Run After Party featuring a Kids Zone.
The 2011 Reindeer Fun Run welcomed over 2,200 runners & walkers from 25 different states
Here's Who's Coming So Far...
The registrations are pouring in, and we curious to look at where everyone is coming from. Here’s the answer!
Looks like it will be a great turnout – 68 different cities represented so far…
| Aberdeen , NC | Fuquay-Varina, NC | Raeford, NC |
| Apex, NC | Godwin, NC | Raleigh, NC |
| Asheboro, NC | Goldston, NC | Reidsville, NC |
| Augusta , GA | Greensboro, NC | Roanoke, VA |
| Bahama, NC | Halifax, VA | Rockingham, NC |
| Biscoe, NC | Hamlet, NC | Rougemont, NC |
| Blowing Rock, NC | High Point, NC | Sanford, NC |
| Broadway, NC | Holly Springs, NC | Seven Lakes, NC |
| Burlington, NC | Hope Mills, NC | Sims, NC |
| Cameron, NC | Hugo, MN | Southern Pines , NC |
| Carrboro, NC | Indian Trail, NC | Spring Lake, NC |
| Carthage, NC | Jackson Springs, NC | Troy, NC |
| Carthage, NC | Lakeview, NC | Vass, NC |
| Chapel Hill, NC | Laurel Hill, NC | Wadesboro , NC |
| Charlotte, NC | Laurinburg, NC | Wagram, NC |
| Cheraw, SC | Lillington, NC | West End, NC |
| Clayton, NC | Linden, NC | Whispering Pines, NC |
| Clinton Twp., MI | Middletown, MD | Whitsett, NC |
| Dunn, NC | Moncure, NC | Williamsburg, VA |
| Durham, NC | Myrtle Beach, SC | Wilmington, NC |
| Ellerbe, NC | Pembroke, NC | Wilson, NC |
| Fayetteville, NC | Pinebluff, NC | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Florence, SC | Pinehurst, NC |
Christmas Parade
The Annual Christmas Parade will be held on December 10th at 3:00 p.m. in Historic Downtown Aberdeen. The Parade is part of Christmas in Aberdeen: A Hometown Holiday Tradition and will include floats, bands, clowns, antique cars, Beauty Queens, scouts, and Santa.
Come on out for a great time and a fun event promoting local shopping, dining, and good times.
5th Anniversary Commemorative T-Shirt
Everyone who registers for the Reindeer Fun Run will of course be getting the coveted long-sleeve t-shirt (that one is a surprise), but this year we wanted to add a fun, retro short-sleeve shirt to celebrate our 5th anniversary. Order now, and pick it up at packet pick-up! As with everything, 100% goes to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills.
5th Anniversary Commemorative T-Shirt
We went retro for this awesome short-sleeved t-shirt from from FlyTrap Studios
(You’ve seen thier other awesome shirts in Swank, Southern Pines)
The softest, smoothest, best-looking T-shirt available anywhere!
”The greatest breakthrough of the last decade was when American Apparel turned the fit of a T-shirt into a message…The message was you—your body thrust out there into the world, shrink-wrapped in every conceivable color.”
- New York Magazine
- Fine Jersey (100% Cotton) construction
- Durable rib neckband
Festival of Trees | Pinehurst, NC
We have a tree at the Festival of Trees again this year. The Festival of Trees is a great cause supporting the Sandhills Children’s Center. Make sure to visit the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst to see all the great trees.
fun | fun | fast
The fastest runners in the area, elves pushing strollers, and sleighs pulled by puppies. They’re all coming out to the Reindeer Fun Run on Saturday, December 3.
The Reindeer Fun Run is an event for all ages and abilities and a great way to kick off the holiday season!
- Chick-fil-A Kids Zone (Santa/Pony Rides/Games)
- Adult Zone Beer Tent
- Live Music
- Food
- More fun than you can shake a stick at
Blessing of the Hounds | Southern Pines, North Carolina
One of our favorite events is coming up… On November 24th, the Blessing of the Hounds in beautiful Southern Pines Horse Country is a spectacle to cherish. Hundreds gather along Youngs Road on Thanksgiving Day morning to watch horse and hound, tailgate with friends, and join the hunters for a Thanksgiving Day blessing.
The Blessing of the Hounds
November 24, 10 a.m.
Moore County Hounds
Hobby Field
3116 Youngs Road
Southern Pines, N.C. 28387
The fun is coming!
The event for all of North Carolina keeps getting bigger and keeps getting better! The 5k curves through the historic downtown neighborhoods of Aberdeen, NC with rolling hills and wide turns. The 10k incorporates the 5k route along with a scenic tour of Bethesda, and the Malcolm Blue Farm. Both courses finish on a sloping downhill toward downtown Aberdeen and historic Union Station.
This FUN community event is for everyone from serious runners to recreational walkers, families, and pets. Join in the holiday cheer with a run or walk and the Reindeer Fun Run After Party featuring a Kids Zone and new Adult Zone.
O'Donnell's Pub Presents Chili Cook Off
If you’re looking for some fun, check out the Chili Cook Off on November 12. The Hugs Across America Fundraiser is being presented by O’Donnell’s Pub and Cross Fit Southern Pines and benefits Wounded Warrior. If you think culinary skills are up to it, enter your chili to win. For information visit facebook.com/hugschili.
Our Cause: The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Sandhills
From games and athletics to drug prevention workshops, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills offers young people a range of fun and productive activities. Clubs are open each day after school and in the summer – when research has shown children to be most vulnerable to gangs, violence and other risky behaviors.

In 2009 & 2010, every $1 of corporate sponsorship resulted in a $2 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills.
The clubs
- 220 kids per day – So. Pines
- 120 kids per day – Aberdeen
- 22, 000 meals served in 2009
Membership
- 997 registered members
- 79% of families earn under $20k
- $5/year membership fee
The Reindeer Fun Run has donated $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sandhills & is the Club’s single largest fundraiser.


























December 10 at 1pm. The Moore County Driving Club decorates their horses and carriages for Christmas and drives them through the historic district in downtown Southern Pines. Trotting along part of the initial Reindeer Fun Run Course, this parade is sure to get you into the holiday spirit!