San Silvestre

Experience the San Silvestre Berciana in Ponferrada: a Christmas sporting event with a festive atmosphere in a city with a rich historical and artistic heritage.

INFORMATION

📍 Location and contact

  • Start Address / Location: Avenida de las Huertas (parking of the Language School), Vía Río Burbia, s/n, 24402 Ponferrada, León
  • Approximate date: Late December
  • Phone: +34 626 992 218 – Club Deportivo Runnigparatodos
  • Email: runningparatodos.ponfe@gmail.com 
  • Social Media:
    • Club Deportivo Runnigparatodos – The organizing club actively posts details about the race, registration, and other athletics events.
      Instagram: @runningparatodos.ponfe
      Facebook: runningparatodos.com
      X (formerly Twitter): @running4all
    • Ponferrada City Council (Sports Department) – The council also shares official information about the event.
      Instagram (Sports): @deportes_ponferrada
      Facebook (General): Ayuntamiento de Ponferrada
      Official website: ponferrada.org

Accessibility: Yes. The San Silvestre Berciana is considerably more accessible, especially the popular race:

  • Popular Race (5K): The route is entirely on Ponferrada streets and avenues, on asphalt. It is an urban and generally flat course, suitable for most people with reduced mobility (such as manual wheelchair users, if physically able) and for strollers.
  • Children’s Races: Conducted on an urban circuit and accessible.

👥 Attendance: In the 2024 San Silvestre Berciana, a record 1,500 participants were registered (including both the popular and children’s races).

Popular Race (5K) Registration Fee: €7 / Children’s Races: free or very low cost (*) (**)

(*) These races usually have a festive or charitable character, and specific information about the cost for 2025 is not detailed, but in previous editions it has been free or very low cost.
(**) Prices based on the 2024 edition.

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