Location & Parking
Kiener Plaza Park
500 Chestnut St
St. Louis, MO 63101
On-street, parking lot, and garages are plentiful in downtown St. Louis. Please be aware of pedestrians.
PARKING DETAILSRace Day Schedule
| 6:00am | Parking, Packet Pickup* and Race Day Registration** Open |
| 7:30am | 5K Start |
| 8:15am | Award Plaque Pickup Table Opens |
| 8:35am | 1/2 Mile Youth Race Start (for children 12 & under and their guardians) |
| 8:45am | Thanksgiving Parade Begins*** |
*When picking up your race number, please bring a canned food item for donation to Food Outreach.
**Race Day registrants may not receive a swag item.
***Race participants can view and enjoy the Thanksgiving Parade from the Runners' Village.
Have your (pan)cake and eat it, too! Join us at Turkey Trot STL's Downtown, Six Flags, or St. Charles races on Thanksgiving Day and enjoy a FREE post-run pancake breakfast provided by St. Louis' own Chris Cakes!
Swag
Turkey Trot STL 5K registrants can choose their commemorative swag from an array of great options! We've got soft cotton knock-around long-sleeve tees, ultra-light wicking polyester running tees perfect for summer running, custom BOCO pom beanies, and $10 Fleet Feet Sports gift cards. A youth cotton tee can be added to free Youth Race registrations for $10. Register by 10/31 to be guaranteed your chosen swag. If you don't pick up your packet in-store or at the race, your item will be donated to one of our charity partners.
Registration
5K |
$19 thru Sept | $21 thru Oct |
$23 thru November 19 | $25 at packet
pickup and race day
1/2 Mile Youth Race | FREE! (registration required)
Custom BOCO Pom Beanie
Men's and Women's Ultra-Light Wicking Tees
Kid Tees
Adult Cotton Tees
Gift Cards
Packet Pickup
• Tue |
11/20 | 11am - 6pm |
One Metropolitan Square Building
• Wed |
11/21 | 11am - 6pm |
One Metropolitan Square Building
*When picking up your race number, please bring a canned item for donation to Food Outreach.
COURSES
The Turkey Trot STL 5K course in Downtown St. Louis runs along the route of the 2nd largest Thanksgiving parade in the nation. Participants will pass many landmarks, including City Garden, Busch Stadium, and the Stifel Opera House and finishes at the end of the parade route. An out-and-back section will allow participants to see and cheer on their fellow athletes. Children in courteously-driven strollers are welcome. Dogs are not permitted on course.
Results & Awards
Race results are available here. Plaques are awarded to the top 3 overall male and female 5K runners and the top 3 men and women runners in the following 5K age groups: 12 & Under, 13-19, 20-24, 25-29,...,65-69, and 70 & Over. Plaques will also be awarded to the top 3 men and women wheelchair athletes. Award winners who do not pick up their plaques from the Plaque Pickup Table after 8:45am can pick up their plaques at Fleet Feet Des Peres beginning December 1st.
Food Outreach
Food Outreach is a St. Louis area organization whose mission is to provide nutritional support and enhance the quality of life for men, women, and children living with cancer or HIV/AIDS.
Food Outreach is happy to receive all types of canned food donations but the following canned foods incorporate well into their nutrition center programs: Tuna Fish, Turkey, Chicken, Salmon, Corn, Green Beans, Mixed Vegetables, Mandarin Oranges, Pineapple Chunks, and Peaches. Please consider donating 1 or more of these specific items for your Turkey Trot STL donation to assist the charity with their mission.
