Carolina Lakes Turkey Trot
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Event details
The Carolina Lakes Turkey Trot is a community 5k event held on November 22, 2025, at 91 Clubhouse Drive, Sanford, NC, inside the Carolina Lakes private community. The event combines a 5k run/walk with a fall festival. The participant list on the event page shows 97 registered participants.
Course, access and on-site activities
The course is an out-and-back that begins in the clubhouse parking lot, turns right onto Carolina Way, and has a halfway turnaround just past the intersection of Cedar and Canterbury before returning to the clubhouse finish. Leashed pets are permitted on the course. The event is open only to community residents or guests who have a resident-issued guest pass. After the run/walk there will be a community fall festival with food trucks offering hot beverages and snacks, vendors and fall activities for families, and a post-race stretch led by a Carolina Lakes yoga instructor.
Registration, fees and shirts
Early registration runs through October 31 and lists an individual rate of $30 plus processing fees. Late registration runs November 1 to November 20 with an individual rate of $40 plus processing fees. A student/school team package requires a minimum of 10 team members and is priced at $15 per person early and $20 per person late. Family packages price the first two entrants at $30 early ($40 late) with additional family members at half price. The first 200 registrants before October 31 are eligible to receive a race shirt; shirts are limited after that date. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.