Mississippi Aquarium hosting Otter Trotter 5K & Fun Run tomorrow

The Mississippi Aquarium is hosting their 4th Annual Otter Trotter 5K and Fun Run tomorrow!

Anyone who wants to participate can find tickets on the aquarium’s website.

The 5K begins at 8:15 in the morning on 15th Avenue and ends at the aquarium’s entry plaza

If you don’t want to go through the race, there is also a Fun Run that starts at 8:45.

The aquarium will be open on Thanksgiving Day as well, being open from 10 to 3.

Registration to the race also includes admission to the aquarium!

There is also a Fun Run decorating contest, where guests can decorate strollers or wagons with the theme of otter or Thanksgiving.

Anyone who wants to enter can head to the registration table by 8:30 tomorrow.

Prizes will be awarded to the winner in three categories:

Best themed, most elaborate, and an honorable mention.

“We are so excited to bring our 4th Annual Otter Trotter 5K and Fun Run to Mississippi Aquarium. Bayou is getting prepped for the festivities and we have registration happening right now,” said Nicole Martz, the public relations and communications manager at Mississippi Aquarium. “Registration continues into the morning so if you didn’t have time, you weren’t sure what your schedule would be, just visit us in the morning at 7 AM. All the participants will get a Otter Trotter T-shirt and the 5K finishers will get a commemorative medal.”

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