Turkey trots in New York 2026
Turkey trots are the Thanksgiving races: mostly 5Ks on Thanksgiving morning, often for a local charity, and the biggest running day of the year in the US. 106 turkey trots in New York. 68 on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026. Dates, distances and how competitive each field is.
- Sat, Nov 7Long Island Turkey TrotEast Meadow5K
- Sat, Nov 7Riverside Church Turkey TrotNew York5K
- Sat, Nov 7The Riverside Church Turkey TrotNew York5K
- Sat, Nov 7The Riverside Church Turkey TrotNew York5K
- Sun, Nov 8Suffolk Turkey Trot 5KWest Babylon5K
- Sun, Nov 8NASSAU COUNTY TURKEY TROTEast Meadow5K Competitive
- Sat, Nov 14Lindenhurst Turkey Trot 5K & Fun RunLindenhurst5K
- Sat, Nov 14Long Island Turkey Trail TrotBethpage5K
- Sat, Nov 14RIVERHEAD ATHLETIC CLUB'S RUN THE WAVE TURKEY TROT 5KRiverhead5K Competitive
- Sun, Nov 15Manhattan Turkey Trot 5KNew York5K
- Sat, Nov 21Incorporated Village of Hempstead Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkHempstead5K
- Sat, Nov 21Long Island Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkEast Meadow5K
- Sat, Nov 21Massapequa Park Turkey TrotMassapequa Park5K
- Sat, Nov 21NYCRUNS Great Gobble 5KBrooklyn5K
- Sat, Nov 21RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH THANKSGIVING HALF MARATHON AND 5KRockaway Park5KMarathon
- Sat, Nov 2110th Annual Heritage 5k: Turkey Trot & Kids Turkey DashNew Windsor5K
- Sat, Nov 21Duanesburg Turkey Trot 5KDelanson5K
- Sat, Nov 21Red Creek Turkey Trot 2026Red Creek5K Very competitive
- Sat, Nov 21THREE VILLAGE TURKEY TROT 5KEast Setauket5K Local
- Sat, Nov 21Sargent Elementary 5K Turkey TrotBeacon5K Local
- Sat, Nov 21Class of 2028 Turkey TrotBemus Point5K
- Sun, Nov 22Long Beach City Council Turkey TrotLong Beach10K
- Sun, Nov 22Norwich YMCA Turkey TrotNorwich5K
- Sun, Nov 22QCC Athletics Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkBayside5K
- Sun, Nov 22Trudy Dunbar Memorial 5K Turkey Trot & 1 Mile Gobbler TrotTarrytown5K Very competitive
- Sun, Nov 22Village of Mamaroneck Turkey TrotMamaroneck5K Very competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Baldwinsville Kiwanis Turkey TrotBaldwinsville5K10K
- Thu, Nov 26Bellmore Merrick Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkBellmore5K
- Thu, Nov 26Canandaigua Turkey TrotCanandaigua5K
- Thu, Nov 26Caryville Inn Turkey TrotOakfield5K
- Thu, Nov 26Christopher Dailey Turkey TrotSaratoga Springs5K
- Thu, Nov 26Cold Spring Turkey TrotCold Spring5K
- Thu, Nov 26Community Chest of Port Washington Thanksgiving Day 5 Mile RunPort Washington
- Thu, Nov 26Dix Hills Fire Dept Co3 Turkey Trot Run/WalkDix Hills5K
- Thu, Nov 26EMO Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkEast Moriches5K
- Thu, Nov 26FM Turkey TrotManlius
- Thu, Nov 26Glen Cove Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkGlen Cove5K
- Thu, Nov 26Glens Falls Gobble WobbleGlens Falls5K
- Thu, Nov 26Great South Bay 5K Turkey TrotIslip5K
- Thu, Nov 26Greenville American Legion Post 291-5K Turkey TrotGreenville5K
- Thu, Nov 26Hip Hop Turkey Trot 5KBronx5K
- Thu, Nov 26Inwood Hill Turkey TrotNew York5K
- Thu, Nov 26John P. Adams Memorial Turkey TrotPeru5K10K
- Thu, Nov 26Massapequa Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5KMassapequa5K
- Thu, Nov 26Massapequa Turkey TrotMassapequa5K
- Thu, Nov 26Mattituck-Cutchogue Athletic Booster Club Turkey Trot 5KMattituck5K
- Thu, Nov 26Matt's 5K Turkey Trot Run/WalkYonkers5K
- Thu, Nov 26MHRRC Turkey TrotLaGrangeville
- Thu, Nov 26New Rochelle Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkNew Rochelle5K
- Thu, Nov 26Nissequogue River State Park Turkey Trot 5KKings Park5K
- Thu, Nov 26North Shore Turkey Trot 5KGlen Head5K
- Thu, Nov 26Notre Dame Turkey Day 5KElmira5K
- Thu, Nov 26Oyster Bay Turkey Trot By the BayOyster Bay5K
- Thu, Nov 26Pete Keyes Turkey Trot 5 MileBinghamton
- Thu, Nov 26Queens Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkQueens5K
- Thu, Nov 26Rhinebeck Turkey TrotRhinebeck5K
- Thu, Nov 26Shoreham Wading River Community Programs Turkey Trot 5K Run/WalkShoreham5K
- Thu, Nov 26Somers Track & Field Booster Club Thanksgiving Turkey TrotSomers5K
- Thu, Nov 26Sri Chinmoy Thanksgiving Day 5K & 10KNew York5K10K
- Thu, Nov 26Thanksgiving Day 5K Turkey Trot for HospiceOneonta5K
- Thu, Nov 26Thanksgiving Day 5 Mile Turkey TrotCongers
- Thu, Nov 26Troy Turkey Trot 10K/5KTroy5K10K
- Thu, Nov 26Turkey Trot 5KCortland5K
- Thu, Nov 26Village of East Williston Turkey Trot 5KEast Williston5K
- Thu, Nov 26Wallkill East Rotary Turkey Trot 5KMiddletown5K
- Thu, Nov 26Watertown Family YMCA Turkey Day RunWatertown5K
- Thu, Nov 26YMCA Turkey TrotBuffalo
- Thu, Nov 26Bloodline Turkey TrotWarwick5K
- Thu, Nov 26Livonia Turkey TrotLivonia5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Mayville Turkey Trot - First AnnualMayville5K
- Thu, Nov 26Rhinebeck Ferncliff Forest 5k Turkey TrotRhinebeck5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Adirondack Health 5k Turkey Trot 2026Lake Placid5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Cambridge Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 5KCambridge5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Little Falls (NEW YORK!) Turkey Trot 5kLittle Falls5K Local
- Thu, Nov 26Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club Annual Turkey TrotLagrangeville Competitive
- Thu, Nov 2619th Annual Blue Point Turkey TrotBlue Point5K
- Thu, Nov 262026 Woodstock Turkey TrotWoodstock5K
- Thu, Nov 2633rd Annual Hornell Area Family YMCA Turkey Trot 5k Run/WalkHornell5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 2649th Annual Peru Lions Club John P. Adams Memorial Turkey TrotPeru5K10K Very competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Amy King's Memorial 5K Run/Walk Turkey TrotJamestown5K Very competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Hammondsport 5K Turkey Trot Run/WalkHammondsport5K
- Thu, Nov 26HEALY'S PUB AND RUN ROCKAWAY BEACH TURKEY TROTRockaway Park5K
- Thu, Nov 26Lowville Turkey Day 5 KLowville5K
- Thu, Nov 26Somers Track & Field Booster Club 8th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey TrotSomers5K Very competitive
- Thu, Nov 26The Cold SpringTurkey TrotCold Spring5K Very competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Westchester Turkey Trot 10K & 5K presented by Northwell OrthopedicsValhalla5K10K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 262026 - 32nd Annual Thanksgiving Day Pie & Glove 5k Run/WalkPainted Post5K Very competitive
- Thu, Nov 262026 St. Michael School 15th Annual 5K Turkey TrotPenn Yan5K
- Thu, Nov 26Cazenovia Preservation Foundation Turkey TrotCazenovia5K
- Thu, Nov 26Family of New Paltz 5K Turkey TrotNew Paltz5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Liverpool Turkey Trot Presented by BlueforsLiverpool5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 26Owego Rotary Turkey Trot 5kOwego5K Competitive
- Thu, Nov 26CLV Turkey Trot 2026Cattaraugus5K
- Thu, Nov 26West Hill Turkey TrotSchenectady5K Local
- Sat, Nov 28CHS 5K Turkey TrotGilboa5K
- Sat, Nov 28Leftover Turkey Trail Trot 5K Run/WalkBethpage5K
- Sat, Nov 28Livingston Manor Turkey 'Trout' 5KLivingston Manor5K
- Sat, Nov 28New York City Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5KQueensHalf marathon
- Sat, Nov 28Run Off That Turkey TrotAltamont5K
- Sat, Nov 28Thanksgiving Gobble Trot Run 5K/10K/13.1 NYCNew York City5K10KHalf marathon
- Sat, Nov 28New York City Turkey Trot Half Marathon & 5KQueens5KHalf marathon
- Sat, Nov 28Bedford Turkey TrotBedford5K
- Sat, Nov 28Mount Sinai Turkey Trot 5KMount Sinai5K Very competitive
- Sat, Nov 28CHS 5K Run/Walk Turkey TrotGilboa5K
- Sat, Nov 28Home Pro Exteriors' Livingston Manor Turkey "Trout" 5K & 1 Mile Run/WalkLivingston Manor5K Competitive
- Sun, Nov 29NSRF 50/50 Turkey Trot 5KWest Babylon5K
Turkey trots by state
Alabama 35Alaska 2Arizona 28Arkansas 32California 137Colorado 42Connecticut 36Delaware 7Washington, DC 9Florida 188Georgia 70Hawaii 8Idaho 13Illinois 77Indiana 48Iowa 25Kansas 18Kentucky 50Louisiana 18Maine 18Maryland 52Massachusetts 71Michigan 83Minnesota 29Mississippi 13Missouri 56Montana 11Nebraska 13Nevada 10New Hampshire 18New Jersey 92New Mexico 11New York 106North Carolina 116North Dakota 4Ohio 80Oklahoma 26Oregon 21Pennsylvania 100Rhode Island 4South Carolina 34South Dakota 6Tennessee 47Texas 155Utah 18Vermont 16Virginia 89Washington 61West Virginia 18Wisconsin 33Wyoming 4
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Common questions
When are turkey trots in New York in 2026?
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026. 68 of the 106 turkey trots we list in New York are that day; the rest fall on the days around it.
How long is a turkey trot?
Most are 5Ks: 92% of the turkey trots in New York have one. 8 offer a 10K and 3 offer a Half marathon. Many add a kids' run or a 1-mile walk.
Which turkey trot in New York has the fastest field?
By past results, Mount Sinai Turkey Trot 5K in Mount Sinai, then 49th Annual Peru Lions Club John P. Adams Memorial Turkey Trot. Field strength compares the front of each race's field with every other race at that distance.
Where would I place in a turkey trot?
Open any race with past results and enter your time: raceIQ compares you with that race's past finishers in your age group. With a free account it ranks every race near you by where you'd likely finish.