Santa will make three evening trips through Camano Island neighborhoods in December, bringing fire engines, ambulances and a chance to help neighbors during the holidays.
Camano Island Fire and Rescue has announced its 2026 Santa Run for Dec. 8–10. Rounds start at 6 p.m. each night and wrap up around 8 p.m. Santa and his elves will visit a different part of the island each evening, handing out candy canes and other treats along the way.
Where Santa is headed
- Tuesday, Dec. 8: Camaloch, Buena Vista and Brentwood.
- Wednesday, Dec. 9: Onamac, Thunder Ridge and Madrona.
- Thursday, Dec. 10: Camano Vista, Lost Lake and Country Club.
Check Camano Fire’s Santa Run route map for the streets on each route. The agency also plans to share a separate live tracking link each night, with more information on its website and social accounts in December. The nightly start time is not an arrival time for every street.
If your neighborhood is not on the list, you are still welcome. Camano Fire invites families to visit one of the neighborhoods on that evening’s route and use the map and tracker to plan their arrival.
Bring a little help for the food bank
Elves will collect nonperishable food and other donations for the Stanwood-Camano Food Bank. Among the most-needed items are hearty canned soups and stews, pasta and sauce, macaroni and cheese, packaged hot drinks, size 6 diapers and toilet paper. The drive also welcomes Amazon gift cards, preferably $25, for teens served by Holiday House.
Can’t make a Santa Run? The holiday food and gift card drive continues through Dec. 31. Food can go in marked buckets at Camano Fire stations or the administration office. Gift cards, cash and checks can go to the office at 811 N. Sunrise Blvd.; a locked drop box is available outside when it is closed. Make checks payable to the Stanwood-Camano Food Bank.
Our earlier donation-drive guide has more ways to help.
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