How to Help
Virtual Turkey Trot
- When:
- Thursday, Nov. 26 — Sunday, Nov. 29
- Where:
- In your neighborhood
- Description:
Nothing can stop Springfield’s Thanksgiving tradition, even if we can’t all be together this year. The 26th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk will take place Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29, rain or shine, at the location of your choice.
Participants may register to complete a 5K over Thanksgiving weekend, alone or with friends and family, uploading race times and photos to compete for prizes. Proceeds from the event benefit the Springfield-Greene County Park Board Youth Recreation Scholarship Fund and the Developmental Center of the Ozarks.
Registration includes a long-sleeved Turkey Trot t-shirt, race bib, suggested race routes and the option to upload race time to qualify for awards. Participants may also share photos of themselves in their shirts and race bibs to compete in contests, like largest family, best costume, best-dressed pet, etc. All race times and contest entries must be submitted by midnight on Sunday, Nov. 29.
Packet pick-up will be a drive-through event held Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Killian Sports Complex, where participants may also register on-site and drop off food donations for Ozarks Food Harvest. Turkey Trot is one of our largest food drives of the year. Participants also have the option to have their package mailed for an additional fee.