Turkey Trots in North Carolina, 2026
61 Turkey Trots in North Carolina this Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 26, 2026), 42 of them on Thanksgiving Day itself.
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Raleigh, NC
Gobbler 5K & 13.1M at Raleigh, NC (47)
- Price
- $33.80-$70.90
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Wilmington, NC
Gobbler 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Wilmington, NC (47)
- Price
- $33.80-$70.90
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Charlotte, NC
Gobbler 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Charlotte, NC (47)
- Price
- $33.80-$70.90
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Winston-Salem, NC
Gobbler 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Winston-Salem, NC (47)
- Price
- $33.80-$70.90
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Hampstead, NC
Hampstead Kiwanis Park Turkey Trot
- Price
- $19.52-$47.08
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 9:03 AM · Hickory, NC
Hickory Foundation YMCA Turkey Trot 5K/10K & Youth Fun Run
- Price
- $17.87-$43.94
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 9:15 AM · Belmont, NC
Stuart Cramer Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Run
- Price
- $16.90-$22.20
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Statesville, NC
10th Annual Iredell County Special Olympics Thanksgiving Turkey Chase 5k / 10k / Fun Run
- Price
- $11.60-$31.74
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Hatteras, NC
15th Annual Surfin' Turkey 5K and Puppy Drum Fun Run
- Price
- Free-$49.40
- Price
- $38.10
- Field size
- 2,005 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 9:00 AM · DUCK, NC
2026 Duck NC Turkey Trot 5K Presented By Carolina Designs Realty
- Price
- $65
- Field size
- 750 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 7:45 AM · Fuquay Varina, NC
2026 Willow Spring High School Turkey Trot
- Price
- $11.60-$38.10
- Field size
- 575 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 7:50 AM · cornelius, NC
20th Annual Lake Norman Half Marathon Turkey Trot 10K & 5K
- Price
- $38.10-$69.90
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Spruce Pine, NC
A.M.Y. Wellness Foundation YMCA of Mitchell County Turkey Trot 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run
- Price
- Free-$27.50
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Spring Lake, NC
ACC Turkey Trot 5K & Fun Run benefiting the David N. Levinson Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Price
- $35
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Greenville, NC
Beau's Buddies Turkey Trot for Tots
- Price
- $17.30-$33.35
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Black Mountain, NC
Black Mountain Turkey Trot 5k
- Price
- $27.50-$48.70
- Field size
- 1,000 · basis unavailable
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Cape Carteret, NC
Cape Carteret Turkey Trot
- Price
- $43.40
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Franklin, NC
Cold Turkey 5K and Little Turkeys Fun! Run/Walk
- Price
- $22.20-$32.80
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:15 AM · Corolla, NC
Corolla Thanksgiving Day Wild Turkey 5k/1 Mile 2026
- Price
- $33.63-$54.98
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:10 AM · Charlotte, NC
CPI Security Charlotte Turkey Trot
- Price
- Free-$49.95
- Field size
- 550 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Goldsboro, NC
Goldsboro Family YMCA Turkey Trot 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
- Price
- $28-$38.70
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Hendersonville, NC
Hendersonville's 14th Annual Turkey Trot 5k
- Price
- $29.34
- Price
- $17.37-$43.82
- Field size
- 2,296 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Southern Shores, NC
OBX 2026 TURKEY TROT
- Price
- $43.40-$59.30
- Field size
- 640 · basis unavailable
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Ocracoke, NC
Ocracoke Island 5K Turkey Trot
- Price
- $38.70
- Field size
- 250 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Jacksonville, NC
Onslow Community Outreach-Moore Buick GMC Turkey Trot 2026
- Price
- $16.90-$43.40
- Field size
- 1,146 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Winston-Salem, NC
Pie Gobbler 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Winston-Salem, NC (48TR)
- Price
- $33.80-$70.90
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Pine Knoll Shores Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk & 1.5 Mile Dog Stroll
- Price
- Free
- Field size
- 500 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Boiling Springs, NC
Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Run
- Price
- $28.95-$40.13
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 9:15 AM · Greensboro, NC
Running of the Turkeys
- Price
- $23.25-$37
- Field size
- 1,705 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 8:00 AM · Durham, NC
TROSA Turkey Trot 5K
- Price
- $38.10
- Field size
- 1,200 · based on the organizer's entry cap
Thu, Nov 26, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Winston Salem, NC
Turkey Strut 5K
- Price
- $19.99-$31.62
Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Boone, NC
Gobbler 5K & 10K 13.1 & 26.2 at Boone, NC (48)
- Price
- $33.80-$97.40
Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 8:30 AM · Charlotte, NC
Gobbler 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Charlotte, NC (48)
- Price
- $33.80-$70.90
More Turkey Trots
How we pick these: a race is listed here when it's held between Saturday, November 21, 2026 and Sunday, November 29, 2026 and its name includes “turkey”, “gobble”, “thanksgiving”, “drumstick”, “pilgrim”. Races that don't have registration open yet aren't listed until they do.