16th Annual Pensacola Beach Turkey Trot
The Pensacola Beach Turkey Trot for Thought 5K began with a deeply personal mission: to support brain cancer research at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University. What started as a way to honor the memory of Sabine Mireille Laguna and advance critical research has grown into a meaningful community tradition on Pensacola Beach. Over the years, your participation has helped raise awareness and funding for innovative treatments and life-changing breakthroughs in brain cancer care. That commitment remains at the heart of this event.
Expanding Our Impact in 2026
This year, we are proud to expand our reach by partnering with Children in Crisis, a Northwest Florida nonprofit dedicated to providing homes and hope for children in need. Through their programs, Children in Crisis supports foster children and families, offering stability, care, and a brighter future for some of our community’s most vulnerable youth.
When
November 26, 2026
Thanksgiving Day
Where
20 Casino Beach Boardwalk
Pensacola Beach, FL US 32561
Start Times
Kid’s Turkey Dash 8am
5k Turkey Trot 8:30a
Costume Contest
Wear your best costume and you might just win!
Prizes include medals and cups
Race Packet + T-shirt Pickup
Race Packet + T-Shirt Pickup • TBA
ADVANCE PiCKUP - Laguna’s, 460 Pensacola Beach Blvd, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561
SAME DAY PICKUP - the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach
Note: Race T-shirt Availability is Limited
5k T-shirts limited to first 1500 runners • Turkey Dash T-shirts limited to first 100 runners
