Turkey Day 5K Tampa Bay

Turkey Day 5K Tampa Bay takes place in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, November 26, 2026. A single 5K (3.1 miles) goes off at 9:00 a.m., with registration through RunSignup. One distance and one start time keep the morning simple, and you are back home long before the afternoon.

Road 5Ks like this one suit two very different runners equally well. If you already race, a short, contained distance at the end of a consistent fall of mileage is a reasonable place to attack a personal best; sharpen with weekly 400s or 800s for a month first and treat the race itself as an all-out effort from the gun. If this is your first race, the 5K is the friendliest entry point there is, and walking part of it is entirely normal. Either way, get to the start early enough to jog a mile beforehand, because 3.1 miles is over quickly and there is no time to ease into it.