Encinitas Turkey Trot

The Encinitas Turkey Trot begins and ends beneath the "ENCINITAS" sign on Coast Highway 101, with the Pacific Ocean nearby at Moonlight Beach. This Thanksgiving Day run takes place in Encinitas, California, featuring a 10K race at 7:30 a.m. and a 5K race at 8:00 a.m. The event welcomes both runners and walkers, making it suitable as a family activity as well as a competition. The course follows the Pacific Coast in North County San Diego, offering a beach-town atmosphere for the morning before the holiday meal. Participants arrive in running attire, walking groups, and Thanksgiving-themed costumes, with a costume contest awarding cash prizes for individual and group outfits. The race also benefits the North County chapter of the San Diego Food Bank, connecting the holiday run to a local food-relief effort.