FOX 9 · 2025
Trading their sleighs for bikes
News coverage of the Minneapolis ride.
Santa Cycle Rampage MSP · Media Resources
A sea of
Santas.
v4.8.0Ride Day
A Minneapolis holiday tradition since 2013.
Every December, a sea of Santas takes over the streets of Minneapolis, not in sleighs, but on bicycles.
Santa Cycle Rampage MSP began in 2013 with about ten friends bundled up and riding together. Today, nearly 200 Santas, elves, reindeer and other holiday characters join the free ride, decorating their bikes and rolling together from brewery to brewery.
There’s no race and no prize at the finish. Riders get outside, enjoy local craft beer, bring toys to donate and spread cheer across the city.
Ready for the headline
Story angles.
- From 10 Santas to nearly 200How a small ride among friends grew into a Minneapolis holiday tradition.
- Yes, they really bike in DecemberNearly 200 costumed riders take to Minneapolis streets in the middle of a Minnesota winter.
- Bikes, breweries and a whole lot of SantasA free holiday ride rolls between local breweries and spreads cheer along the way.
- Santas bring toys, tooRiders carry toys on their bikes to donate to kids in need.
- A tradition grows up with its ridersMore than a decade later, longtime riders still come back, and some now bring their kids.
- The city’s strangest holiday traffic jamSantas, elves, reindeer and decorated bicycles rolling together through Minneapolis.
- More cheer than competitionThere’s no race and no winner. The point is getting outside, having fun and making people smile.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- 2026 ride day
- Saturday, December 5
- Meet time
- 10 AM
- Starting place
- The Loop
- Address
- 606 Washington Ave N, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55401 - Event
- Santa Cycle Rampage MSP
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Established
- 2013
- First ride
- About 10 riders
- Largest ride
- 178 riders in 2025
- Cost
- Free, no registration
- Toy donation
- Bring a toy for kids in need
- Media contact
- santacyclerampagemsp@gmail.com
The 2026 brewery stops and gift donation location will be announced closer to ride day. Riders participate at their own risk and follow traffic laws.
Browse before you download
Photos & media.
The bikes, the costumes, the crowd and the people who started it.
These image files are available for editorial review. Confirm photographer credit and publication permission with the organizers before use. Original files may be available on request.
2025 footage
B-roll.
Santas on Minneapolis streets, costumed riders, snowy group cheers and the pack rolling together.
Rolling through Minneapolis
9.5-second silent website preview.
The whole pack
8-second silent website preview.
Together, the downloads include nine labeled 2025 clips totaling about 3 minutes 9 seconds. News broadcasts are excluded. Contact us for original source footage and attribution details.
The ride in the news
Previous coverage.
On TV.
KSTP 5 · 2025
Spreading cheer on two wheels
News coverage of the Minneapolis ride.
In print.
Racket · 2025
Winter Lights at the Arb, Impaler, Santa Cycle Rampage: This Week’s Best Events
Read coverage ↗North Loop Neighborhood Association · 2024
Ho Ho Whoa! Santa Cycle Rampage Returning December 7th
Read coverage ↗Broadcast clips and linked coverage are for viewing here. Publisher footage is not included in the downloadable B-roll library.
For introductions and listings
About the ride.
Santa Cycle Rampage MSP is a free annual holiday bicycle ride through Minneapolis. Started in 2013 with about ten friends, it now draws nearly 200 riders in Santa suits and other festive costumes who ride between local breweries, bring toys to donate and spread cheer across the city.
Interviews, photos, footage
Media contact.
For interviews, original files, photographer credits, publication permission or event details, email us.
santacyclerampagemsp@gmail.com ↗