SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28,2027
The Great Cape Coral Turtle Race
Sunsplash Family Water Park 500 W Lake Kennedy Dr., Cape Coral, FL 33991 12 PM - 5 PM
133
Days
18
Hrs
35
Min
17
Sec
885 of 5,000 turtles adopted
18%
LIVE FROM SUN SPLASH WATER PARK
THE RACE TO FILL THE LAZY RIVER
Every Turtle Adopted Helps Support the Community and Beyond
885/ 5,000
turtles adopted · 18%
$3,360
Raised so far
Live
4,115 turtles still up for adoption · 134 days left
WHO WE ARE
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
The Rotary Club of Cape Coral provides service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Our Rotary motto is “Service Above Self.”
Racers, shades on
Thousands in the current
Bring your loudest cheer
New to this?
From adoption to splashdown
Four steps between you and the loudest finish line in town.
1
Adopt
Grab your turtles
Pick a pack and we hand you numbered turtles — every one of them racing with your name on it.
Learn more
2
Tag
Every turtle gets tagged
Every turtle is tagged before race day, so your turtles are locked to your name.
3
Splash
The bale drops in
Thousands of turtles hit the water at once and the entire river turns green.
4
Celebrate
Winners all around
Cheer your turtles to the finish line. First turtle across takes the grand prize — and every last one of them moves the mission.
Sweet little extras
Prizes worth paddling for
YOUR TURTLE CAN WIN THE RACE. YOUR SUPPORT HELPS OUR COMMUNITY WIN EVERY DAY.
1st
Grand prize
$1,500
2nd
cash prize
$1,000
3rd
cash prize
$500
4th
Bonus prize
Multiple Other Prizes Offered 4th place and beyond!
4th place and beyond!
TURTLE TEAM LEADERBOARD
Round up your people, adopt as one, and watch your name climb the board.
Sponsorship
ONE EVENT.TWO GREAT RACES.ONE GREAT CAUSE.WHY SPONSOR? BECOME A ROTARY COMMUNITY PARTNER
Beyond the race
Three ways to shake things up
Give it away
Send someone a turtle
Put a turtle in somebody’s name and we’ll let them know it’s racing for them, with your note attached.
Send a turtle
Team up
Rally your people
Round up coworkers, cousins, or the whole block and race the water as one loud flock.
Start a team
Volunteer
Work the water
Tag turtles, wrangle the flock, and keep the loudest day of the year running on time.
Get on the crew