The second annual Surf to Sound 5K on September 17, 2022 was a tremendous success, welcoming over 500 registrants and raising over $14,000 to help the turtles! We are grateful to the participants, the sponsors, and the organizers. Thank you!

Thank you to our Generous Sponsors!
Title Sponsors

• Carolina Coast Contracting
• Coastal Carolina Real Estate

Packet Pickup Sponsor

• Salty Turtle Beer Company

Valued Sponsors

• Breakaway Fitness & Performance
• Daybreak Donuts
• Hardee's of Surf City
• Jackie and Jeff James
• Shaka Taco

The Surf to Sound 5K welcomes everyone, from experienced runners, to occasional joggers, to those simply looking for a fun walk across the Surf City Bridge. It's the perfect event to celebrate the landscape, businesses and community that make up Hampstead, Topsail Island, and Surf City. And, know that you are helping to save endangered sea turtles while doing so! Participants start in Soundside Park, then head across the Surf City Bridge and back to the island, while taking in the Topsail Sound and views of the Atlantic Ocean for 3.1 miles. 

Stay tuned for the third annual Surf to Sound 5K on September 16, 2023!

For information or to view photos from past events, visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/SurfCity/SurftoSound5K.

The first annual Surf to Sound 5K was held September 25, 2021. Organized by James Worsham and a lot of wonderful volunteers, the event raised over $10,100 to help the turtles! We are grateful to James and his fabulous volunteer team, to our generous sponsors, and to the almost 500 runners, walkers, joggers, and strollers who participated in the event. Flipper high fives all around!

Thank you to our Generous Sponsors!
Title Sponsors

• Carolina Coast Contracting
• Coastal Carolina Real Estate

Packet Pickup Sponsor

• Salty Turtle Beer Company

Valued Sponsors

• Burrito Shak of Surf City
• Fleet Feet
• Hardee's of Surf City

This Earth Day, Yelp Wilmington brought sea turtles and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center to a worldwide audience! The Yelp Virtual Event: Spend Earth Day with Turtles! featured the Center's aquatic residents, their nurturing staff, and the procedures needed to help rehabilitate and release these majestic creatures back into their natural habitat. Joshua M. (Yelp) and Erik S. (Yelp NC Triad) hosted the event, and nearly 200 participants from around the world joined the event. All showed their love to the Heroes at Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, raising over $1,100 to help the turtles through adoptions, donations, and gift shop sales during and immediately after the event. Thank you!

To see information about this and other Yelp virtual events, follow Joshua M. at Yelp Wilmington on Facebook and Instagram, or email him at [email protected].