9th Annual Doylestown Jingle Bell Turkey Trot 5k, 10k, 2 Mile FUN Reindeer Run/Walk & Li'l Elves Kids' Run!

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Delaware Valley University 700 East Butler Ave, Doylestown PA

Sunday, November 30th, 2025

🎉 Join us for our 9th year of

🎊 Bucks County's largest turkey trot…

🎅 Doylestown Jingle Bell Turkey Trot

📅 Date: November 30, 2025

🌟 Event Overview:

Costumes: Grab your favorite holiday costumes or dust off your ugly holiday sweaters!
Participation: Don’t forget to lace up your running shoes with the JINGLE BELLS that we’re giving everyone!
Family Friendly: Get ready for a unique, family friendly event that’ll get everyone into the holiday spirit!

🤝 Beneficiary:

Once again this year’s Doylestown Jingle Bell Turkey Trot beneficiary will be Bucks County Opportunity Council!

⚠️ Important Notice:

Sold Out: THIS EVENT SOLD OUT IN 2024!
Registration: Please register early before this race sells out!

🏁 Race Day Details:

Packet Pick-Up: Race Day Packet Pick-Up from 8:30-9:30 AM.
Location: Delaware Valley University, 700 East Butler Avenue, Doylestown, PA, 18901.
GPS: Find us HERE!

🏅 Reasons to Join the Fun:

HOODIE: Top of the line tech HOODIE (must register before the deadline).
Finisher Medal: 3” Doylestown Jingle Bell Turkey Trot finisher’s medal!
Jingle Bells: All runners & walkers will get jingle bells to attach to your running shoe laces.
Indoor Activities: Indoor registration, packet pick-up, costume contest, awards!

🎈 Costume Contest:

RUN IN A HOLIDAY COSTUME!! Awards for various costume categories... but you are not obligated to dress up.

📦 Packet Pick-Up:

Timing: Packet Pick-Up will be announced the week of 11/23.
Convenience: Packet pick-up is NOT mandatory: it is strongly encouraged to avoid long lines on race morning.

🕒 Race Day Timeline:

Arrival: Suggested arrival time: 8:30-9:30 AM (registration closes promptly at 9:45).
Announcements: Pre-Race Announcements: 9:45.
Kids Run: Li'l Elves Kids' Run starts @ 10:00.
Race Starts: 10k starts @ 10:10, 5k starts @ 10:20, 2 Mile FUN Run/Walk starts @ 10:25.

🎉 The After Party:

Celebration: Let the party begin after you cross the finish line and collect your much-deserved finisher's medal!
Music & Food: Enjoy music from DJ Dave, hot chocolate, food, and beer (21+ only).
Awards Ceremony: A ROCKIN' awards ceremony awaits!

🏆 Awards:

Awards given for 10K & 5K only, Kids Run & FUN RUN are for FUN! Overall winner (male and female), plus top three males and females in each age category:

Age Categories: NEW: 9 & under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, (new age group: 80-89).
Important: No mailing of awards or shirts: you MUST pick up your award before you leave.

🌧️ Weather Policy:

This event is a rain/shine event. If it rains (and the temperature isn’t low enough to freeze any surfaces), this event IS A GO…even in the rain. In the event of bad weather such as snow or ice or any weather that would cause the course to be unsafe, we will cancel the event.