{"id":53166,"date":"2025-11-19T21:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/53166\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:10:11","slug":"hunt-for-holiday-groceries-and-get-a-bike-ride-in-at-cranksgiving-tampa-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/53166\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt for holiday groceries and get a bike ride in at Cranksgiving Tampa this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"347819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/hunt-for-holiday-groceries-and-get-a-bike-ride-in-at-cranksgiving-tampa-this-weekend\/attachment\/img_4690\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cranksgiving Tampa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cranksgiving Tampa 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690.jpg\" alt=\"A large group photo of approximately 50 people gathered outdoors in front of an industrial building with blue siding. An open garage door behind the group reveals large stainless steel brewing tanks. To the left stands a blue tent labeled &quot;City Bike Tampa,&quot; and to the right is a black tent for &quot;Coppertail Brewing Co.&quot; The diverse crowd is dressed casually, with some holding beverages, and includes people sitting on the ground in the front row, next to a child on a small bicycle.\" class=\"wp-image-347819\"  \/>Cranksgiving Tampa 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Allison Avoy<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the baste time of year to give back, and Cranksgiving Tampa\u2014tripling as a bike ride, scavenger hunt, and food drive\u2014is helping families put dinner on the table this Thanksgiving. <\/p>\n<p>The organization has donated approximately 22,000 pounds of food\u2014including 661 frozen turkeys\u2014to Metropolitan Ministries over its 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>There is no entry fee, but participants are expected to purchase food for the hunt, where they\u2019ll ride alone or in groups with a list of Tampa Bay grocery stores and items to buy. Once they reach the finish line, their items will be tallied and donated to the Metropolitan Ministries holiday tent in downtown Tampa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cranksgiving.org\/directory\/tampa-fl-7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cranksgiving Tampa 2025 happens Sunday, Nov. 23 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Coppertail Brewing Co. in Tampa.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/hunt-for-holiday-groceries-and-get-a-bike-ride-in-at-cranksgiving-tampa-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hunt for holiday groceries and get a bike ride in at Cranksgiving Tampa this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"347819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/hunt-for-holiday-groceries-and-get-a-bike-ride-in-at-cranksgiving-tampa-this-weekend\/attachment\/img_4690\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cranksgiving Tampa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cranksgiving Tampa 2024.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4690-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s poultry in motion.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/coffee-poetry-jack-kerouac-house-st-pete-lennie-hay-nov-23\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763586610_526_IMG_0206-1-1-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Poet Lennie Hay comes to Jack Kerouac\u2019s St. Pete house this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"347815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/coffee-poetry-jack-kerouac-house-st-pete-lennie-hay-nov-23\/attachment\/lennie-headshots\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2072\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;looking GLASS photography&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1697928725&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\ufffd 2024 looking GLASS photography, all rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lennie Headshots&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lennie Hay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Poet Lennie Hay comes to \u201cCoffee &amp; Poetry at Jack\u2019s\u201d on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025 in St. Petersburg, Florida.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C631&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tJoin the Caffeinated Poets Society.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/gainesvilles-bazar-a-la-carte-night-market-makes-its-tampa-premiere-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763586611_267_How-Bazar-photo-by-Khary-Khalfani.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gainesville\u2019s Bazar \u00c0 La Carte night market makes its Tampa premiere this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"347805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/gainesvilles-bazar-a-la-carte-night-market-makes-its-tampa-premiere-this-weekend\/attachment\/how-bazar-photo-by-khary-khalfani\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/How-Bazar-photo-by-Khary-Khalfani.png?fit=1740%2C1154&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1740,1154\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How Bazar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/How-Bazar-photo-by-Khary-Khalfani.png?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/How-Bazar-photo-by-Khary-Khalfani.png?fit=780%2C517&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/nov-20-26-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nov. 20 \u2013 26, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cranksgiving Tampa 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Allison Avoy It\u2019s the baste time of year to give back, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[25627,33393,135,137,33394,136,1189,27595],"class_list":["post-53166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-coppertail-brewing","tag-cranksgiving","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-holiday-charity-events","tag-tampa-news","tag-thanksgiving","tag-things-to-do-in-tampa-this-weekend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}