Onupolis New Year’s Eve Race 2026: date and entry fees

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The San Silvestre race in the Onupolis series will take place in Huelva on December 30, 2026, with the start and finish at Plaza el Punto and events over 2, 5 and 10 kilometers. Individual entry fees range from €3 for the shortest distance to €13 for the 10K. The race will close the series’ six-event calendar, organized and promoted by Consulting TPO.

The regulations set December 28 as the registration deadline and December 17 as the cutoff for personalized race bibs. Provisional start times are 6:30 p.m. for the 2K and 7 p.m. for the 5K and 10K. These should not be mistaken for a final timetable: the organizer says the confirmed start times will be published in the weeks leading up to the race.

The date matters for runners who automatically associate these races with New Year’s Eve. This Huelva event takes place one day before December 31. Its name reflects the tradition of year-end races, but the published calendar does not place it on the last evening of 2026. Anyone arranging travel, booking accommodation or coordinating a family outing should work around Wednesday the 30th.

The event is scheduled as an urban road race, with the same start and finish location. However, the supplied documents do not yet include a street-by-street course map. They also provide no elevation profile, lap count or course certification. The start location is identified, but the route’s precise characteristics cannot be treated as established facts.

That distinction between published information and outstanding details is especially relevant to runners targeting a time. A 10K can vary considerably depending on its turns, street widths and participant distribution. For this event, the regulations provide for a joint 5K and 10K start, but do not explain how the two routes will diverge. There is no basis for describing the course as fast, flat or ideal for a personal best.

Registration takes place through the entries section of the Onupolis platform. The series’ general registration period is listed as beginning on January 15, 2026, and ends on December 28 for this final race. The document sets no initial entry cap for the edition, although it allows the organizer to introduce one and announce that entries have filled through its social media channels.

The lack of an initial limit does not guarantee unlimited places until the final day. The calendar supplies a closing date but allows availability to change. Similarly, the rules permit amendments that must be communicated and reflected in the organizer’s information. For this race, the confirmed date is December 30; the timetable explicitly remains provisional.

Individual fees vary by distance. The 5K costs €10, while the 10K costs €13. Entry to the 2K is €3. These are the per-race amounts established in the series regulations. The supplied documents do not specify additional charges, tiered pricing or discounts applying specifically to the San Silvestre event.

The junior 5K has its own choice of entry options: €5 without a shirt or €10 with one. That distinction separates it from the main 5K entry, listed at €10. For a family entering runners of different ages, the total depends on the entry category chosen, not simply on the distance appearing in the event’s name.

The series also publishes prices covering all six races: €70 for the 10K, €50 for the 5K and €15 for the 2K. The full junior 5K package costs €50 with shirts or €30 without them. Those amounts apply to the entire race calendar, not this event alone, and do not establish that retrospective registration for all six races remains available at the end of the year.

Bib personalization has a separate deadline and should not be confused with the registration cutoff. December 17 is the published deadline for a personalized San Silvestre bib. Entries submitted later may still be accepted during the registration period, but the regulations state that their bibs will no longer be personalized. No precise cutoff time is specified for either deadline.

The financial terms are restrictive: the regulations do not allow refunds. They do permit changes to the name on an entry up to the personalization deadline, which is December 17 for this race. That option is different from lending someone a bib on race day. An organizer-approved transfer and racing under another person’s identity are separate situations, and the latter is listed as grounds for disqualification.

Distance changes are also covered. A participant moving to a more expensive event must pay the difference; moving to a cheaper one does not entitle them to a refund of the balance, under the published conditions. The available extract does not specify a separate procedure or deadline for such changes. The option exists, but that does not mean it can be arranged at the start line.

The main 5K and 10K categories begin with under-18 runners, covering those born in 2009 and 2010. The senior category includes birth years 1991 through 2008. Masters groups follow, with men’s and women’s categories throughout. The regulations determine category eligibility by year of birth, rather than an informal estimate of a runner’s age.

Masters A covers runners born from 1986 to 1990; B, from 1981 to 1985; C, from 1976 to 1980; D, from 1971 to 1975; and E, in 1970 or earlier. There is also a category for participants with disabilities in the 5K and 10K, alongside recognition for the largest club or group. That category alone does not establish what specific accessibility arrangements the course may offer.

For the 2K, the category table lists under-12 runners born in 2015 and 2016, under-14 runners born in 2013 and 2014, and under-16 runners born in 2011 and 2012. There is an inconsistency in the regulations: a separate distance table mentions under-12 and under-16 categories without explicitly including under-14s. This matters to affected families and should not be resolved by inventing an exclusion absent from the main category table.

The junior 5K is listed for participants born between 2011 and 2026, an unusually broad range. That should be read as the published administrative classification, not as advice that any child can complete the distance. The available documents do not specify accompanying-adult arrangements, parental consent requirements or age-based adaptations. Nor do they justify equating a teenager’s capacity with that of a very young child.

From a running perspective, choosing between 5K and 10K means choosing different demands, even when both start together. The shorter event reduces time on the course but can still be strenuous when raced at maximum effort. The longer one requires sustained exertion. For occasional runners, recent running experience matters more than the festive year-end setting when assessing which distance they can safely manage.

The published time limit for the 5K and 10K is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Over 10K, that corresponds to an average of 9 minutes per kilometer; over 5K, to 18 minutes per kilometer. These are arithmetic equivalents of the stated limit, not recommended paces. The 2K has a 30-minute limit, equivalent to an average of 15 minutes per kilometer.

Bib collection will take place at sponsors’ premises in the days before the race. The locations, dates and times will be announced during the week before each event. The supplied information assigns no specific collection venue to this San Silvestre race and does not confirm race-day collection at Plaza el Punto. Those arrangements remain to be announced, even though the start location is known.

To collect a bib, runners must present their registration receipt or a copy, together with a national identity card, passport or another official identification document. If someone else collects it, the regulations require authorization and an ID photocopy belonging to the registered participant. This allows collection by another person but does not make the bib transferable or replace the process for changing an entry’s owner.

The runner’s pack for the 5K and 10K will include a bib and shirt, plus any gifts the organizer may add. In the junior 5K, the shirt depends on the selected entry option. For the 2K, the announced item is the race bib. The documents do not justify promising other products, guaranteed shirt sizes, a bag-drop service or identical extras across all distances.

The chipped bib is personal and nontransferable and must be worn fully visible on the chest. Folding, cutting or altering it is prohibited. The requirement has a practical purpose: it supports identification and race timing throughout the event. Hiding it under clothing, using another runner’s bib or completing only part of the route conflicts with the published participation conditions.

The rules provide for disqualification for false personal details, failure to complete the course, ignoring instructions or unsporting behavior. Running with a pet is also prohibited. Medical staff and organizers may remove a participant who appears to be in poor physical condition. Accepting the terms does not make a recreational race risk-free or remove the need to stop when a health problem arises.

A late-December evening offers a different setting from a morning race, although it does not establish what the weather will be. A gradual warmup and clothing suited to the actual conditions are general running practices, not confirmed event services. Here, aid stations and specific medical arrangements have not been detailed beyond the regulations’ reference to a medical service. Storage, showers and changing areas are also unconfirmed.

The men’s and women’s overall standings will award cash prizes to the top three finishers in both main distances. For the 10K, the amounts are €100, €60 and €30; for the 5K, they are €80, €40 and €20. These are the figures established for individual races in the series. They should not be confused with the season-long standings, which have a different prize structure.

Medals are also planned for the top three in the categories listed in the regulations and the top three overall in the 5K and 10K. Awards cannot be accumulated, and recipients must first prove their identity. The largest club or group will receive a trophy. According to the published text, the junior 5K counts toward the 5K classification rather than being described as a separate event outside those results.

Provisional results will be published on the Onupolis platform. Provisional status means the first published results should not automatically be treated as final. The extract specifies neither an appeals deadline nor exactly when results will appear after the finish. Assessing a category placing will require attention both to performance and to the year of birth correctly recorded during registration.

The San Silvestre is the calendar’s sixth event, following Carrera Mujer, Nocturna, Golf Runner, Huelva Verde and Vuelta a Huelva. Its role extends beyond a standalone race: it is also the last chance to earn points in the annual program. The regulations state that every race counts and that completing all six is not required to compete for the series’ overall prizes.

In the 5K and 10K, first place earns 50 points, second earns 49, and the scale continues down to 1 point for 50th place. From there onward, each participant receives 1 point. In the 2K, the scale begins with 10 points for first place, decreases by one per position and remains at 1 point from 10th place onward. The different systems prevent all distances from being interpreted through a single scoring table.

Completing all six races at the same 5K or 10K distance earns 25 additional points; completing the 2K series adds 5. Runners who complete the calendar while alternating between 5K and 10K receive, under the regulations, 10 extra points in each distance. If they earn a trophy in both, their 10K position takes precedence and awards are not cumulative. Season-long consistency therefore carries its own weight alongside individual results.

The series’ final cash prizes are €200, €150 and €100 for the top three in the 10K, and €150, €100 and €50 for the top three in the 5K. Corporate prizes are announced for the 2K. For clubs, using the same name across registrations matters: combined scores are calculated from members’ contributions, and the rules emphasize the need to record the club name consistently.

The organizer also reserves the possibility of announcing accompanying activities, but the supplied documents contain no program specific to this race. Concerts, food areas or particular entertainment cannot be assigned to December 30 simply because the series describes broader initiatives. Confirmed information centers on the race announcement and entry conditions: date, venue, distances, fees, deadlines and a timetable awaiting confirmation.

Huelva will close its Onupolis calendar with a race combining three distances and the outcome of a season-long competition. The distinction between established and outstanding information is clear: December 30 and Plaza el Punto are identified, while the detailed course, bib collection arrangements and final start times require their own announcements. The precision of those remaining details will turn the published invitation into a fully defined evening of racing.