The 12th annual rendition of this bicycle scavenger hunt and food drive fundraiser starts at Coppertail Brewing Co. on Sunday and features both solo and team riders looking for Thanksgiving dinner ingredients and pantry staples, which all get donated to Metropolitan Ministries as it prepares to serve food insecure residents this holiday season.

Cranksgiving organizers say they’ve donated more than 17,200 total pounds of food— including 470 turkeys—to Metropolitan Ministries over the past dozen years. In 2023, they hope to haul in a literal ton of food, so dust off that bike, grab your helmet and pedal out.

A list of specific food items and local grocery stores will be provided, and bikers can expect to spend anywhere from $10-$15. A raffle benefiting the Pinellas-based mobile food pantry Reach St. Pete is also going down.

Bring some money to buy food when you go to Cranksgiving, set for Sunday, Nov. 19 at Coppertail Brewing Co. in Tampa. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

This article appears in Nov 9-15, 2023.