Events
Cocoa Beach Turkey Trot 5k
$25
8:00AM EST
Price increases after October 26, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT
Cocoa Beach Turkey Trot 5k - NO SHIRT
$20
8:00AM EST
Price increases after October 26, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT
Place
20 N. Brevard Avenue
Cocoa Beach, FL US 32931
Cocoa Beach, FL US 32931
Description
A Cocoa Beach road race for runners and walkers through residential Cocoa Isles. Get your Thanksgiving off to a healthy start and create a great holiday tradition with family and friends! Free fun runs for the Little Gobblers.
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION! YOU MUST PREREGISTER OR SIGN UP AT PACKET PICKUP AT COCOA BEACH RECREATION CENTER. In person and online registration closes Wednesday, November 26, at 6 PM.
Location & Schedule
Race starts and ends at the Bailiwick Mall, just north of Minutemen Causeway on Brevard Ave in Cocoa Beach on Thanksgiving, November 27.
6:30 - 7:45 am Packet Pickup (NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION)
8:00 am 5k Run/Walk
9:30 am Little Gobbler Fun Run (Free)
Awards
All 5k finishers receive a finisher medal.
Awards in addition to medals to: 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall male and female, master male and female, grand master male and female, senior grand master male and female.
No age group, team, or costume awards.
Amenities
Unisex or Ladies’ short-sleeve shirt. Shirts are distributed at packet pickup on a first come/first served basis.
Finisher medals for all 5k finishers
Dozens of fabulous and festive door prizes
Post race refreshments
Turkey Team
You may register as a Turkey Team or individual. A Turkey Team must consist of 2 to 6 participants.
The Turkey Team must carry (no wheeled apparatus) a 12 lb. turkey over the course (supplied on race day). The turkey must stay with the team and THE TEAM MUST STAY TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE 5K AND FINISH TOGETHER. Teams must pre-register by Sunday, November 23.
Packet Pickup
Saturday, November 22 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Cocoa Beach Recreation Center, 321 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach
Tuesday, November 25 from 2:00 to 8:00 pm at City of Cocoa Beach Recreation Center, 321 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach
Wednesday, November 26 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm at City of Cocoa Beach Recreation Center, 321 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach
Race day at the Bailiwick Mall, 20 N. Brevard Avenue, from 6:30 to 7:45 am
Race Day Parking
Parking available 2 blocks west of the start at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection on Minutemen Causeway, 2 blocks southeast of the start at Cocoa Beach Community Church, on numbered streets north and south of Minutemen, and area lots. No parking on Brevard Avenue between Minutemen and 2nd Street North.
Cocoa Beach Parking Garage is open for a fee, as well as beach end parking lots (fee also without parking permit).
Community Outreach
Share the spirit of Thanksgiving and bring a non-perishable food item or toiletry to packet pickup or race day to help the needy in our community. Donations will be delivered to the food pantry at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection on Minutemen Causeway.
Holiday Beach Series
Fall Into Winter 5k, Cocoa Beach Turkey Trot 5k, Reindeer Run 5k - 3 classic races in the beach communities of Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral.
Participants who register for all three races in the Holiday Beach Classic Series will be awarded a series medal at the Reindeer Run. For details or to register, go to www.RunSignUp.com/HolidayBeachSeries
For More Information
Race hotline 321-288-5388
Email race director at TurkeyTrot5k@cfl.rr.com
Race website, www.cocoabeachturkeytrot.com
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