VIDEO: Running of the Santas

NORTHERN LIBERTIES (WPVI) -- The annual Running of the Santas kicked off Saturday in the city's Northern Liberties section.

Since its beginning in 1998, the event has spread across the globe, with more than 20 host cities now from New Orleans to New Zealand.

A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Ellie Koerner Leukemia Foundation.

For more information about the event click here.