{"id":9973,"date":"2014-12-08T00:54:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T08:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=9973"},"modified":"2014-12-18T00:19:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T08:19:06","slug":"thousands-take-part-2014-great-santa-run-benefit-opportunity-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/thousands-take-part-2014-great-santa-run-benefit-opportunity-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Suit Up for Great Santa Run Las Vegas to Benefit Opportunity Village"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Downtown Las Vegas was overrun by thousands of people dressed as Santa (8,725, to be exact) to help raise funds for nonprofit Opportunity Village. This year’s Kringle-Palooza was held on Dec. 6, 2014.<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a>
That’s a lot of faux fur fringe, baby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year’s Great Santa Run marks the 10th anniversary of the event in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a>
Yes, there was a Santa goat. It’s still Vegas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 8,725 participants were down about 3,000 in number from 2013. Who cares? This isn’t about counting, it’s about having a blast.<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a>
Some run. Some walk. Many get beard rashes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The weather was beautiful and unseasonably warm for the popular event.<\/p>\n

This year’s event was hosted by reality TV star Holly Madison, and The Chippendales served as Grand Marshals.<\/p>\n

\"Great<\/a>
Which part of “This event takes place in Las Vegas” didn’t you get?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Opportunity Village is one of Las Vegas’ best-known charities, providing support to many with intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n

\"Santa<\/a>
This is how we hydrate after a 5k in Vegas, baby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Find out more about Opportunity Village at the organization’s official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Enjoy more exclusive pics of one of the quirkiest events in Vegas, the Great Santa Run to benefit Opportunity Village.<\/p>\n

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Downtown Las Vegas was overrun by thousands of people dressed as Santa (8,725, to be exact) to help raise funds for nonprofit Opportunity Village. This year’s Kringle-Palooza was held on Dec. 6, 2014. This year’s Great Santa Run marks the 10th anniversary of the event in Las Vegas. The 8,725 participants were down about 3,000 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,23,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-downtownlasvegas","category-vegas","category-things-to-do-las-vegas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThousands Take Part in 2014 Great Santa Run Las Vegas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The recent Great Santa Run featured Santas as far as the eye could see. 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