Thanksgiving morning puts 1,200 runners and walkers through The Market Common for the 20th annual Myrtle Beach Turkey Trot, per the myrtlebeach.com listing. The 5K starts at 8 a.m., and the event block ends at 10. The race information lists no shower, no bag drop and no changing room. A runner who finishes at 10 has two hours before a midday checkout.
The clock the registration page publishes
RunSignup carries the 5K at $50 with a stated window of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EST. It reports 1,259 spots left. The price increases after November 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Registration closes Thursday, November 26 at 6:00 a.m. EST and runs online only.
The myrtlebeach.com listing prints a $45 registration cost. Budget $50, because $50 is the figure on the page that takes the money.
The Gobbler Kids' Dash covers 50 yards from 9:00 to 9:10 a.m. and costs $0. Registration runs online, and 76 spots remained at this desk's read on October 24.
A certified course with no water stop
The organiser lists a USATF certified course, post-race water and snacks, and no water stop on course. The start sits at the Grand Park Lake courtyard, 1150 Farrow Parkway, on the Farrow Parkway side between Nevers and Hackler streets. Runners finish inside the district.
Every participant crosses the line carrying the day's clothing, a phone and a set of car keys.
Shirt collection runs after the finish
Packet pickup runs Wednesday, November 25 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at a venue listed as TBA, and again on race morning from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. at the Grand Park Lake courtyard. The page puts the shirt rule in capitals: a runner who skips Wednesday will not receive the t-shirt until after the 5K, at the info tent. Only race bibs are distributed before the race.
A runner who arrives Thursday morning without a shirt books a second stop after the finish. A room within four miles holds the bag and the phone for that stop.
The half day priced against a $50 entry
The Myrtle Beach day-use shelf, read on October 24, prices the morning refresh from $56 to $95 all-in with the booking fee inside the figure. Each card below carries a comparative nightly rate and its own windows.
Comfort Suites Myrtle Beach Central prices a day at $76 all-in, with $6 of that a booking fee, against a comparative nightly rate of $175. Its windows run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with free cancellation. It sits 3.3 miles straight-line from the start. Seventy-six dollars is 1.5 times the $50 entry.
Wingate by Wyndham Myrtle Beach At Outlets prices $75 all-in against a $150 comparative rate, with $6 of that a booking fee. Its windows run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. It sits 5.6 miles from the start line.
Econo Lodge at the University and Suburban Studios at the University each price $56 all-in against an $80 comparative rate, with $6 of that a booking fee. Econo Lodge opens 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Suburban Studios adds an 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. window to those three. Both sit 8.9 miles from the start.
La Quinta Inn & Suites Myrtle Beach N Kings Hwy prices $95 all-in against a $100 comparative rate, with $6 of that a booking fee. Its single window runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It sits 6.5 miles out, so it cannot take an 8 a.m. check-in.
Two oceanfront cards price above the rest. The Ellie Beach Resort reads $160 all-in and DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront reads $165, each with a $10 booking fee and windows of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Both cards carry the same coordinate pair, so this desk quotes no per-property distance for either.
The 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. window covers the whole morning. A runner checks in before the gun, leaves the bag, runs, showers and leaves by two.
Parking costs nothing at the district
The organiser publishes free parking in the Farrow Parking Garage next to Nacho Hippo, plus free parking along the side streets of Market Common. Free garage space at the start leaves no parking charge on the morning. The remaining question is a private room with a shower and a door.
What to settle before booking
hotelslots.org books four daily slots, morning through overnight, at 30 to 75 percent below nightly rates with no booking fee. Its Myrtle Beach directory lists 399 properties. A Thanksgiving booking needs three confirmations: bag storage before 8 a.m., a shower and towel inside the room, and a checkout that clears before the info-tent shirt queue. Put all three in writing on the request.
