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Hatchling Hustle

Name: Hatchling Hustle
Start: 2026-03-28
End: 2026-04-05
Location: Galveston, Texas

location_city Galveston

location_on Texas

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calendar_today 28 Mar, 2026 – 05 Apr, 2026

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About the Event

Turtle Island Restoration Network is hosting our 3rd Annual 5K Run on Galveston Island. The Hatchling Hustle is a 5K and 1 mile fun-run on Babe's Beach, Saturday March 29, 2025. We will be educating the public about the endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico, specifically bringing awareness to the upcoming sea turtle nesting season (April through July) that occurs all along our Texas Coast. This year, we have a virtual option, so you can run and support our mission from your hometown!

Interested in becoming a 2025 Hatchling Hustle sponsor? Click here to learn more and sign up!

In-Person Participants: Register by March 1st to guarantee a shirt. Shirts are not guaranteed after this date.

Races Offered

5K

Mar 28, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Road running

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87 days remaining

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Galveston.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 15.0° / 21.9°

wb_sunny 12.6° / 20.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 17.2 /

water_drop 78.0%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 15.0° / 21.9°

wb_sunny 12.6° / 20.5°

air 17.2 km/h

water_drop 78.0%

About Galveston

Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas. Many Houstonians have beach houses in Galveston or elsewhere in Galveston County where they sometimes relocate during the summer, or simply drive to Galveston to enjoy the local beach. This article also covers Port Bolivar, which is just to the northeast, an 18-minute ferry ride away.