Turkey trots / Indiana Indiana turkey trots 2026 48 races in Indiana on Thanksgiving morning, the first starts at 7:30 AM, 2 are free and paid entries start at $5. Indianapolis, West Lafayette and Fishers have more than one. Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov 26.
Thanksgiving morning in Indianapolis
Usually 33°F at 8 AM, feeling like 26°F In 18 of the last 20 years it was between 25°F and 53°F at 8 AM. It was at or below freezing 7 times. Counting wind chill, it felt that cold in 13 of 20. Rain or snow fell at start time in 2 of 20. Typical wind is 8mph.
Coldest
21°F
2013, felt like 12°F
Warmest
58°F
2010, 8mph wind
Last year
27°F
2025, felt like 18°F
8 AM on every Thanksgiving since 2006
Temperature Felt like At or below freezing
2006 2025
Prices going up soon Prices checked Nov 8 5K 10K and up Kids' run Under $30 SortTown Start time Price going up soonest Cheapest
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48 races
Augusta Hills LRCC Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Albion · starts 8:30 AM
5K Kids' run
Usually 33°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 24°F
Includes: Long Sleeve T-Shirt
Thanksgiving Day Turkey Run & Walk Anderson · starts 8:00 AM
5.2 mi 2.6 mi
Usually 35°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Argos Turkey Trot Argos · starts 8:30 AM
Kids' run
Usually 34°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 26°F
Attica Turkey Trot 2026 Attica · starts 9:00 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 26°F
Gobble Gallop Avon · starts 8:00 AM
5K Virtual option
Usually 34°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: Long Sleeve T-Shirt or Hoodie
Becky's Place Run For Hope Bedford · starts 9:00 AM
5K 1 mi
Usually 37°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 29°F
Includes: T-Shirt
B-Town Turkey Trot Bloomington · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 35°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 28°F
Includes: Long Sleeve Race T-Shirt
Clay County YMCA Turkey Trot 5k Brazil · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 36°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 28°F
Includes: Long sleeve T-shirt
Bolt for the Heart - Thanksgiving Day 5K Carmel · starts 9:00 AM
5K Virtual option
Usually 34°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Flying Turkey 5K/2K Run/Walk Crown Point · starts 8:00 AM
5K 2K
Usually 34°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 25°F
Includes: Shirt
THE GOBBLE WOBBLE 5K Dover · starts 9:00 AM
5K
Usually 35°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: T-Shirt
The Gobbler Classic 5K Run/Walk Dyer · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 33°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 25°F
Includes: 22nd Annual Limited Edition T-Shirt
Faith Mission Turkey Stampede presented by Adams Remco, Inc. Elkhart · starts 8:30 AM
10K 5K 1 mi
Usually 33°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 24°F
Includes: Shirt Choices: Long Sleeve Performance or Short Sleeve Blend
37th Annual Fifth Third Bank Turkey Day 5K Evansville · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 38°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 31°F
Includes: Turkey Day T-Shirt
Fishers YMCA 2026 Wishbone 5K Fishers · starts 8:00 AM
5K Virtual option
Usually 34°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 26°F
Includes: Event T-Shirt
Gobblers Jog 5K 2026 Fishers · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 26°F
Galloping Gobbler 2026 Fort Wayne · starts 8:30 AM
4 mi
Usually 33°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 25°F
Thighs B4 Pies Fremont · starts 8:00 AM
6.24K
Usually 33°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 23°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Turkey Day 5K Greenfield · starts 9:00 AM
5K 1 mi
Usually 35°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: Long Sleeve Shirt
Turkey Burn Greenwood · starts 9:00 AM
5K Kids' run
Usually 35°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 28°F
Includes: Shirt
Cornucopia Classic 5K Run/Walk Hartford City · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 35°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 26°F
Highland Parks & Recreation's 51st Annual Pumpkin Plod Highland · starts 9:00 AM
10K 5K
Usually 34°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: Long Sleeve Shirt
Pathfinder Early Learning Center Turkey Trot and Waddle Huntington · starts 8:00 AM
5K 1 mi Kids' run Virtual option
Usually 35°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 25°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Pathfinder Early Learning Center Turkey Trot and Waddle Huntington
Usually 35°F at 8 AM, feels like 25°F
Family Fun Turkey Run Indianapolis · starts 8:30 AM
4 mi
Usually 33°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 26°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash Indianapolis · starts 9:00 AM
4.3 mi Kids' run Virtual option
Usually 34°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: Tech Race Shirt
Wheeler Mission Drumstick Dash 2026 Early Bird Indianapolis · starts 9:00 AM
4.3 mi Kids' run Virtual option
Usually 34°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: Tech Race Shirt
Downtown Jasper IN Turkey Trot 5K Jasper · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 38°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 31°F
Includes: Brooks Technical Shirt
Kokomo Family YMCA Turkey Trot 5K - 2026 Kokomo · starts 9:00 AM
5K
Usually 35°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 26°F
Includes: Long sleeve shirt
La Porte Turkey Trot 2026 La Porte · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 28°F
Includes: T-Shirt
FitLivin THXRUN Noblesville · starts 9:00 AM
4 mi 1.5 mi Kids' run Virtual option
Usually 34°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: Tee or Sweatshirt Upgrade
Michael Treinen Turkey Trot Noblesville · starts 9:00 AM
5K 3K
Usually 34°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: T-Shirt
WSC TURKEY TROT 5K Run/Walk North Manchester · starts 8:00 AM
Kids' run
Usually 34°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 25°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Turkey Trot 5k North Vernon · starts 8:00 AM
5K Kids' run
Usually 36°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 28°F
Includes: T-Shirt
The Gobble Wobble - 2026 - Pendleton, IN Pendleton · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 35°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 27°F
Thanksgiving Day Trot n' Gobble Peru · starts 8:00 AM
Virtual option
Usually 35°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 25°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Plainfield Bible Church Turkey Trot 2026 Plainfield · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 27°F
26th Annual Turkey Trot - Portage Township YMCA Portage · starts 8:30 AM
5K Kids' run
Usually 34°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 25°F
Includes: Turkey Trot Shirt (No guaranteed shirt after 11/1/2026)
JNF 5K Turkey Trot Rensselaer · starts 7:30 AM
5K
Usually 33°F at 7:30 AM, feels like 24°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Turkey Trot 8K Run & 5K Run & Walk Seymour · starts 7:30 AM
8K 5K
Usually 34°F at 7:30 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Everbody's Turkey Trot Fun Run Tell City · starts 8:30 AM
Kids' run
Usually 37°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 30°F
Includes: Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt
Terre Haute Turkey Trot Terre Haute · starts 9:00 AM
5K 1 mi
Usually 35°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: T-Shirt
2026 Valparaiso Turkey Trot Valparaiso · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 35°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 26°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Walkerton Parks Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Walkerton · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 26°F
Gobble Wobble 5k Warsaw · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 24°F
Includes: Long sleeve performance shirt
2026 Gobble Wobble 5K for Food Finders presented by Purdue Federal Credit Union West Lafayette · starts 9:30 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 9:30 AM, feels like 26°F
Includes: Pom Pom Beanie hat
Turkey Trot West Lafayette · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 34°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 26°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Gravy Chase Zionsville · starts 8:30 AM
2 mi 4 mi 5K Virtual option
Usually 33°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 27°F
Includes: T-Shirt
Indiana turkey trots by town Indiana turkey trot questions
When are the Indiana turkey trots in 2026? All 48 races are on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26, 2026. The earliest starts at 7:30 AM: JNF 5K Turkey Trot (Rensselaer). 45 of the 47 with a published start time go off between 8 and 10 AM.
Are there free turkey trots in Indiana? Yes: Argos Turkey Trot (Argos) and Plainfield Bible Church Turkey Trot 2026 (Plainfield) are free to enter.
Which Indiana turkey trots have a 10K or longer? 2 of 48: Faith Mission Turkey Stampede presented by Adams Remco, Inc. (Elkhart) and Highland Parks & Recreation's 51st Annual Pumpkin Plod (Highland).
Which Indiana turkey trots have a kids' run? 11 of 48 add a kids' dash or fun run: 26th Annual Turkey Trot - Portage Township YMCA (Portage), Argos Turkey Trot (Argos), Augusta Hills LRCC Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot (Albion), Everbody's Turkey Trot Fun Run (Tell City), FitLivin THXRUN (Noblesville) and 6 more.
Do Indiana turkey trot prices go up before race day? 19 of 48 have a higher price coming. The soonest is Turkey Trot 8K Run & 5K Run & Walk (Seymour), going from $25 to $30 on Nov 9.
How cold is Thanksgiving morning in Indianapolis? At 8 AM it's usually 33°F, feeling like 26°F. Over the last 20 Thanksgivings it ranged from 21°F in 2013 to 58°F in 2010. It was at or below freezing in 7 of those years. Don't see your turkey trot? Send us the sign-up link and we'll add it.
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