{"id":6668,"date":"2024-11-22T17:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/22\/sleigh-bell-trot-and-stroll-coming-to-saluda-shoals-park\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:46:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:46:56","slug":"sleigh-bell-trot-and-stroll-coming-to-saluda-shoals-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/22\/sleigh-bell-trot-and-stroll-coming-to-saluda-shoals-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleigh Bell Trot and Stroll Coming to Saluda Shoals Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia, S.C. &ndash; Saluda Shoals Park will host the annual <strong>Sleigh Bell Trot and Stroll<\/strong> on November 25 and 26, offering families a fun and festive way to kick off the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Sleigh Bell Trot<\/strong>, a four-mile race, takes place on Saturday, November 25, starting at 7 p.m. Runners will follow a route lit with millions of dazzling holiday lights and animated displays. Early registration by November 10 costs $35 per person, increasing to $40 from November 15&ndash;24, and $45 on race day. Military discounts are available, and participants who register by November 14 are guaranteed a t-shirt. Awards will be given to top finishers in multiple age categories.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Sleigh Bell Stroll<\/strong> happens on Sunday, November 26, from 6&ndash;8 p.m. This untimed family fun walk also winds through the festive light display. Registration is $7 per person and $2 for children aged 2 and under. Pre-registration is required by November 25.<\/p>\n<p>Both events offer an exclusive preview of the Midlands&rsquo; largest drive-through light show, <strong>Holiday Lights on the River<\/strong>, which officially opens to the public on November 27. The light show will run nightly through December 31 from 6&ndash;10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Participants for both events should park at Saluda Shoals Park&rsquo;s east entrance at <strong>6071 St. Andrews Road<\/strong>. Shuttle buses will be available for the Stroll. Note: For safety reasons, dogs are not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Rain or shine, this beloved tradition is a great way to celebrate the holidays! For more details, visit <strong>icrc.net<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia, S.C. &ndash; Saluda Shoals Park will host the annual Sleigh Bell Trot and Stroll on November 25 and 26, offering families a fun and festive way to kick off the holiday season. The Sleigh Bell Trot, a four-mile race, takes place on Saturday, November 25, starting at 7 p.m.<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/22\/sleigh-bell-trot-and-stroll-coming-to-saluda-shoals-park\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[32],"tags":[142,862],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-6668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events","tag-holiday-lights","tag-saluda-shoals"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SleighBellTrot_2024_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}