Gainesville's Thanksgiving Day Cops & Gobblers 5K
About this race
Whether you're chasing down the next PR, jogging with friends and family, or casually strolling before your big feast, this event is for you. Enjoy fresh morning air, music, and community spirit as you start and finish on the historic square.
Registration and check-in opens at 6:30 AM, race starts at 8 AM sharp. Every participant can proudly wear their shirt and finisher medal to their Thanksgiving gatherings — and have bragging rights for extra pie!
Pick your distance
Running
5K (Includes Finisher Medal/No Shirt)
Participants in this event will NOT receive a race shirt, but they WILL receive a finisher medal. Those who qualify WILL BE eligible to receive overall or age group awards.
Fun Run With Finisher Medal Only (No Shirt)
Participants in this event will NOT receive a race shirt, but they WILL receive a finisher medal.
5K Run/Walk
Kids Fun Run
Kids Run doing one loop around the Downtown Square
Virtual 5K
No Shirt & No Medal 5K
Can't make it to the race? Participate wherever your travels take you and support a great cause! Choose whether to pick up your shirt/medal before the race or have it shipped to you.
Friends of the 5K Sponsor
Volunteers
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Gainesville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:18 AM and sets at 5:26 PM local time (EST) in Gainesville on November 26, 2026 — 10h 07m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Results — Gainesville's Thanksgiving Day Cops & Gobblers 5K
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- Gainesville 5K Races 19 races
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 24 Gainesville events
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