Name: Wiregrass Turkey Trot
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: Wesley Chapel

About the Event

Wiregrass Turkey Trot

Thanksgiving Day | November 26th, 2026

Start Your Thanksgiving at the Wiregrass Turkey Trot!

The Wiregrass Turkey Trot is geared up for its 14th year at the Shops at Wiregrass. Sign up early to nab the best rate!

Tot trot at 7:15 a.m.

5 K at 8 a.m.

1-mile after that

SHIRTS NOT GUARANTEED AFTER 11/1

SHIRTS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED AT PACKET PICK-UP--BE AN EARLY BIRD!

100 percent of the proceeds go to charity. Total donated over 13 years $483,450.
Cool finisher's medals and turkey trophies
Stupendous selfie stations
Costume contest with great prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places
Music, music, music at the start/finish and along the route
Warm up at the starting line and tone your trotters before the buzzer.
Cheering-section-with-bells-on in the home stretch

Fun!!! Work off the Turkey Day feast first thing AND help your neighbors.

The Rotary Club of New Tampa, Wiregrass Turkey Trot's founding host, and AdventHealth Wesley Chapel want to know how you're doing during and after the WTT. Tag your social media posts with #WTT2026.

It's a family-friendly blast! Lots of our trotters return year after year.

Click the Sponsor Our Race! Link below to join our fabulous list of sponsors and promote your business.

Races Offered

Kids Dash (12 & Under)

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 0.4K

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Type — Running

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07:15

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$20.00

5K - Timed

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$30.00

1-Mile Fun Run/Walk (Untimed)

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 1.6K

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Type — Running

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08:05

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Wesley Chapel.

thermostat Temperature

14.8° / 25.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

14.0° / 25.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 1m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.4)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:51

nightlight Sunset

18:36

About Wesley Chapel

Learn more about the host city, Wesley Chapel.

Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was 64,866 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb in the Tampa Bay area.