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Saturday, November 7th, 2026
678 Main St., Sanford ME
5K
37–51°F · some rain risk
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On this date: rain 2 of the last 10 years
2025
30–47°F
dry
2024
45–61°F
dry
2023
45–62°F
rain
2022
51–69°F
dry
2021
31–52°F
dry
2020
55–70°F
dry
2019
33–47°F
rain
2018
44–57°F
dry
2017
36–46°F
dry
2016
32–46°F
dry
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About this race
Event Overview
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)
- Date: November 7, 2026
- Registration: Begins at 8 a.m. at Memorial Gym at 678 Main St., Sanford, ME.
- Start Time: The race starts at 9 am and follows our beautiful course.
- Course: 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: Support your child and donate to the link by hitting the Donate Button at the top of the RunSignUp page.
- Donation Process: After hitting the donate button, please hit "other" and type in the child's/participant's name!
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!
- Raffle Eligibility: All virtual participants will be eligible for our raffle.
- Winner Announcement: 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!
Get Involved
For more details and registration, visit our race page: Mingle Jingle Run Race Page.
Course map
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