The Taco 5K

The World’s Slowest 5K™ 🌮
Walk • Eat • Fiesta | Encinitas CA Jan 24 2026
🎟 Get tickets 👉🏼 TheTaco5K.com

The Taco 5K is everybody's most delicious fun run — where runners, walkers, and taco lovers unite for a high-energy, or low-energy fun run (or fun stroll) packed with flavor, music, and community vibes.

11/02/2026

🌮🗺️ THE ROUTE IS REVEALED! 🌮

Four taco stops. One beautiful Oceanside adventure. ZERO pressure to hurry! 🌴☀️

On Saturday, December 12, we’re taking over the sidewalks of Oceanside for the World’s Slowest 5K!

Here’s your delicious itinerary:

🌮 Stop 1: Sancho’s Tacos

🌮 Stop 2: Jorge’s Mexicatessen

🌮 Stop 3: Fish Shop

🌮 Stop 4: Señor Grubby’s

🎉 START & FINISH: Oceanside Pier Amphitheater

Plus, additional bonuses along the way! No racing. No stopwatch. No personal records. Just great tacos, good company, and a leisurely stroll through one of Southern California’s coolest beach towns.

🐢 The slower you go, the more fun you’ll have!

📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026

🎟️ Tickets at thetaco5k.com

👯 Bringing the whole crew? Groups of 12+ save!

Tag your taco-loving friends and start assembling your team! 🌮

VisitOceanside

10/31/2026

Every group has the photo person. The snack person. The friend who turns a short walk into a whole afternoon.
Bring all of them. 🌮
The Taco 5K is headed to Oceanside on December 12. This is your reminder to put something fun in the group chat.
Past event footage from Encinitas and photos from Tucson.

10/30/2026

One route. Plenty of tacos. A whole community coming together. 🌮🎉

Come for the tacos. Stay for the people. Leave with memories.

10/28/2026

Ocean air. Taco stops. A very unhurried Saturday. 🌮
We'll start and finish The Taco 5K at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater on December 12, with a more-or-less 5K walking loop and four local taco stops in between.
Save this for your December plans.
Our nonprofit partner, Alzheimer’s San Diego, will be present as a resource at the event.

10/24/2026

Yes, the tacos are included. 🌮
Your Oceanside Taco 5K ticket gets you one taco from each participating shop, an event T-shirt, a bib, a finisher medal, and mini challenges along the way.
Add your friends, a relaxed walking pace, and a December day by the coast.
Pick your start time for Saturday, December 12: https://feverup.com/m/774537

10/22/2026

Training is going well. We've already texted the group chat. 🌮
The World's Slowest 5K heads to Oceanside on December 12, and our pace is best described as “we'll get there after this taco.”
Tag the friend whose training plan looks exactly like this.

10/21/2026

Your race day essentials look a little different around here.

Come prepared to walk, eat, and fiesta. 💃

10/18/2026

Good tacos bring people together. 🌮
We’re pleased to welcome Alzheimer’s San Diego as our nonprofit partner for The Taco 5K in Oceanside on Saturday, December 12.
Alzheimer’s San Diego will be present as a resource at the event.
We’ll also offer an opportunity to make an optional donation to Alzheimer’s San Diego.
Get to know their local support and resources at alzsd.org.

10/17/2026

🌮 TACO STOP #4 IS OFFICIAL!

We’re excited to welcome Señor Grubby’s to The Taco 5K Oceanside on December 12!

That makes FOUR confirmed taco stops on our leisurely 3-mile adventure through downtown Oceanside.

No racing. No rushing. Just great tacos, good company, and a whole lot of fun.

After all, it’s the World’s Slowest 5K!

🎟️ Tickets at thetaco5k.com
👥 Bringing the whole crew? Special pricing for groups of 12 or more!

📍 Oceanside, CA
📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026

TacoLovers VisitOceanside

10/16/2026

Meet the four stops giving your Oceanside stroll excellent motivation. 🌮
Jorge's Mexicatessen. Fish Shop Oceanside. Sancho's Tacos. Señor Grubby's.
Your Taco 5K ticket includes one taco from each participating shop, with plenty of fun between bites. Which stop are you most excited to visit?
Saturday, December 12 • Start and finish at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater.

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