Mingle Jingle Run 5K & Turkey Trot
About this race
Join us for our 2026 Mingle Jingle Run 5K & The Turkey Trot! Bring your holiday cheer and best holiday apparel to run/walk and jingle yourself across the finish line! This year, our Kids Turkey Trot will take place BEFORE the 5K! Read below for more information.
5K (In Person) On November 7, 2026, join us for our annual 5K. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at Memorial Gym at 678 Main St., Sanford, ME. The race starts at 9 am and follows our beautiful course. The route is mainly flat, fast, and scenic, on roads and trails. We are family-friendly, offer post-race refreshments, and all proceeds support St. Thomas School. Participants with the best holiday costume will be eligible to win the "Best Costume Award." In addition, we will enter all participants into an "after the race" raffle!
*Winners will be announced at the award ceremony following the race.
Check out our highlights from our 2025 course map in the photos!
Turkey Trot -- *NEW THIS YEAR* This year we are offering our annual St. Thomas Turkey Trot (Fun Run) BEFORE the 5K kicks off! Kids will be running around the Cobb Stadium Track (behind Memorial Gym). The amount of laps they do will be recorded. Support your St. Thomas student and donate to the link! Please be sure to include their name in the “on behalf of” field! The top pledge earner will win a special prize!
Virtual 5K Our virtual 5K race coincides with our in-person event. You can walk or RUN at your own pace. Get that holiday playlist cued up and get moving! The merriest fun of our virtual run is for you to complete it anywhere! All virtual participants will be eligible for our raffle. The winner will be announced at the commencement of our race on Saturday, November 7th on our event page.
*Winners will be notified via email submitted with your registration.
*St. Thomas Alumni Award will be presented on November 7th and includes both virtual and in-person races. Please let us know if you are an alumni to be entered!
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Running
5k (In Person)
Don't forget about our holiday costume contest! *Age Based Pricing adjustments will be seen during checkout. Snacks and waters included for participants after race.
Turkey Trot (Kids)
Virtual 5k
*Age Based Pricing adjustments will be seen during checkout.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sanford, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:26 AM and sets at 4:27 PM local time (EST) in Sanford on November 7, 2026 — 10h 00m of daylight.
Course
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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, 1 Sanford event
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