Thanksgiving Day · Redlands, CA
Redlands Turkey Trot 5K
Redlands’ Thanksgiving morning tradition since 2014: a 5K run/walk and Kids 1K through the University of Redlands and Sylvan Park. Costumes encouraged. 100% of net race proceeds go to charity: Phoenix Hope projects, including the GMAD school and surgical center in Ghana, Redlands Educational Partnership (REP) grants for local schools, and Inland Harvest, which receives the canned food drive.
13th Annual
Thursday, November 26, 2026
- Kids 1K (12 & under) · 7:30 am
- 5K run / walk · 8:00 am
- Check-in from 6:30 am
- Start & finish: N University St & E Brockton Ave, by Ted Runner Stadium, University of Redlands
- Entry (fees included): 5K $39 with a canned food donation, $44 without. Kids 1K $23.
- Packet pickup: Redlands YMCA, the Tuesday and Wednesday before the race. Hours are posted on the race site in November.
Race details from redlandsturkeytrot.org, the official race site.
Where the money goes
Run for a reason
100% of Redlands Turkey Trot proceeds (after race costs), PHI’s main source of funds, support Phoenix Hope projects, including the new school construction and surgical center with Ghana Make A Difference (GMAD), and Redlands Educational Partnership (REP) community projects. Food donations collected at the Turkey Trot go to Inland Harvest.
Turkey Trot funds are supporting Ghana Make A Difference’s new school construction and surgical center for at-risk youth in Ghana. Funds from the 2023 race helped GMAD complete the surgical center. At home, half of race proceeds fund Redlands Educational Partnership grants for teachers and principals across all 24 Redlands Unified schools, and canned food collected at packet pickup and on race morning goes to Inland Harvest. About the Ghana project
2014
First race, Thanksgiving Day
2,041
Registrations in 2018
100%
Of proceeds after race costs to PHI & REP projects
2014–2025
12 years of impact
Since the first race in 2014, Turkey Trot runners, walkers and sponsors have raised more than $480,000 for charity in net proceeds after race costs.
- More than 25,000 racers have registered across 12 races, including the virtual 2020 race.
- More than 27,000 lbs of canned food has gone to Inland Harvest since 2017.
- Net proceeds grew from about $15,000 in 2014 to about $86,000 in 2025.
Sources: PHI race profit-and-loss statements, 2014–2025, and Inland Harvest donation totals. Food totals cover 2017–2019 and 2021–2025; no totals were found for 2014–2016 or 2020.
Race history
A Redlands tradition
The first Redlands Turkey Trot was held at Sylvan Park on Thanksgiving Day 2014, a joint effort of Phoenix Hope International and the Redlands Educational Partnership (REP), with the City of Redlands. Kent Sommer has been race director since the start.
Runners, walkers and families come out every year, many of them in costume. There is a 5K run/walk and a Kids 1K fun run.
- Kids 1K for ages 12 and under. Parents can run alongside.
- Bring canned food to packet pickup or race morning: it goes to Inland Harvest and lowers your 5K entry.
- Strollers are welcome. Dogs are not allowed on the course.
Volunteer on race day
The race runs on volunteers. Tell us you’d like to help on race day and we’ll be in touch.