Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk, Springfield, MO

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Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk, Springfield, MO The 32nd Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk — held Thanksgiving Day, Thurs., Nov. 26 2026 in downtown SGF in downtown Springfield. at Springfield Expo Center.

Springfield’s Thanksgiving Day Tradition returns in person! The 28th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Presented by Brad Bradshaw, MD, JD, LC, takes place Thursday, Nov. 24, 8 a.m. Register to earn your Thanksgiving calories and support your community through the Developmental Center of the Ozarks and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board Youth Recreation Scholarship Fund. Please bring five food items to donate to Ozarks Food Harvest. Online registration is open now through Tues., Nov. 22, 11:59 p.m. Online transaction fee up to 13 percent applies. Register online through midnight Tuesday, Nov. 22, or in person only Wed., Nov. 23, 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., or Thurs., Nov. 24, 6-7:15 a.m. Registration is $35/Adults, $30/Kids 12 and under

Packet pick-up is held in-person on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Participants may also register on site and drop off five nonperishable food items for Ozarks Food Harvest. Historically, Turkey Trot is one of the group’s largest food drives of the year. The Park Board is also collecting food donations in barrels placed at multiple parks facilities. Turkey Trot is presented by Brad Bradshaw MD, JD, LC. Additional sponsors include CoxHeath, Davis Properties, CoxHealth Plans, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company and Positronic.

03/13/2026

Thanksgiving in Spring! This morning, the Park Board presented a check to Developmental Center of the Ozarks (DCO) for $47,809.32, representing half of proceeds raised at the 2025 31st Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Presented by Hall Ansley, P.C., Springfield, MO. This will help 1,200 individuals access support through DCO. An equal amount goes to the Park Board’s Youth Recreation Scholarship Fund, helping hundreds of kids to register for Park Board classes, programs and sports every year.
More good news: Ozarks Food Harvest announced Turkey Trot participants donated 6,934 pounds of food in 2025– a 51-percent increase over 2024. Over our 25 year partnership with OFH, Turkey Trot participants have donated a total of 186,027 pounds of food!
Thank you, 2025 Turkey Trotters, all 6,507 of you. This is why we trot (plus, it’s fun, it’s tradition!) See you again on Thanksgiving Day this November.

Thank you, Turkey Trotters! All 6,507 of you — the biggest group since 2019! 31st Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk 🦃👟
11/27/2025

Thank you, Turkey Trotters! All 6,507 of you — the biggest group since 2019! 31st Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk 🦃👟

IT'S PACKET PICKUP DAY!!Stop by the Springfield Expo Center Wednesday through 5:30 p.m., or Thursday, 6-7:15 a.m., to pi...
11/26/2025

IT'S PACKET PICKUP DAY!!

Stop by the Springfield Expo Center Wednesday through 5:30 p.m., or Thursday, 6-7:15 a.m., to pick up your 31st Annual Turkey Trot 5K presented by Hall Ansley, P.C. race packet.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! You may register in person at the Expo Wednesday or Thursday. (Online registration is closed.)

DON'T FORGET! Please bring 7 nonperishable food items to donate to Ozarks Food Harvest 🥫

🏁 Race begins at 8 a.m. on St Louis Street! See everyone there for the BIG day 🦃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

ParkBoard.org/TurkeyTrot 🔗

Are you on the fence about participating in the 31st Annual Turkey Trot 5K presented by Hall Ansley, P.C.? Here are some...
11/26/2025

Are you on the fence about participating in the 31st Annual Turkey Trot 5K presented by Hall Ansley, P.C.? Here are some reasons why it could be beneficial for YOU! 💪🥳

ParkBoard.org/TurkeyTrot

I am a runner striving, as the apostle Paul wrote in Colossians 3:17, to (joyfully) do everything, whether by words or actions, "in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

🦃 Today's the DAY! The Turkey Trot Canned Food Drive hits the Springfield Skate Park 🛹 Bring 2 canned food items and enj...
11/25/2025

🦃 Today's the DAY! The Turkey Trot Canned Food Drive hits the Springfield Skate Park 🛹 Bring 2 canned food items and enjoy a FREE skate session 🥫

Tues., Nov. 25, 3-9 p.m. 📅 All riders welcome 🚲🛴

🎉 FREE SESSION 🎉 HAPPENING TODAY !!!

Springfield Skate Park – Community Food Drive Event
📅 Tuesday, November 25
🕒 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Springfield Skate Park
ALL RIDERS WELCOME !!! Skateboards, BMX Bikes, Quad, In-line Skates, and Scooters!

Join us for a free session at Springfield Skate Park when you bring two canned food items to donate. All food collected will go to Ozarks Food Harvest to help support local families in need this season.
Let’s work together to fill our donation bin and give back to the community!
🛹 All riders welcome.
🎁 Every donation makes a difference.
Hosted by:
Springfield Skate Park • Greene County Park Board

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Springfield Expo Center, 635 E St Louis Street
Springfield, MO
65802

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