2026 Annual AKT Turkey Trot 5K/10K
Alexandria · starts 9:00 AM
5K10K
Usually 41°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 35°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$40
Virginia turkey trots 2026
51 races in Virginia on Thanksgiving morning, the first starts at 7:30 AM, 2 are free and paid entries start at $10. Alexandria, Virginia Beach and Fairfax have more than one. Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov 26.
Thanksgiving morning in Virginia Beach
Usually 48°F at 8 AM, feeling like 40°F
In 18 of the last 20 years it was between 34°F and 60°F at 8 AM. Counting wind chill, it felt that cold in 3 of 20. Rain or snow fell at start time in 2 of 20. Typical wind is 9mph.
Coldest
32°F
2013, felt like 21°F
Warmest
62°F
2020, 10mph wind
Last year
44°F
2025, felt like 36°F
8 AM on every Thanksgiving since 2006
TemperatureFelt likeAt or below freezing
32°F
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51 races
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Alexandria Turkey Trot
Alexandria · starts 9:00 AM
5 mi
Usually 41°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 35°F
CAN the Bird 5K Turkey Trot
Alexandria · starts 8:00 AM
5K
Usually 40°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 34°F
Includes: Commemorative CAN the Bird 5K Race T-shirt
$35
Altavista On Track Giblet Jog 5K
Altavista · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 38°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 32°F
Includes: T-Shirt (unisex)
$20
$30 from Nov 9
Arlington Turkey Trot 5K
Arlington · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 39°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: Commemorative Arlington Turkey Trot Shirt
$50
Drumstick Turkey Trot 5k & 8 Miler
Arlington · starts 7:45 AM
5K8 mi
Usually 40°F at 7:45 AM, feels like 32°F
Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day Races
Ashburn · starts 8:15 AM
5K10K2KVirtual option
Usually 39°F at 8:15 AM, feels like 32°F
Includes: Tech Long OR Short Sleeve Shirt
$40
$45 from Nov 1
Turkey 2 Miler
Axton · starts 9:00 AM
2 mi
Usually 39°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 32°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$20
$25 from Oct 28
Blacksburg Turkey Trot
Blacksburg · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 32°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 24°F
Includes: Shirt
$32
BRAEMAR 2026 ANNUAL 5K TURKEY TROT
Bristow · starts 9:00 AM
5K
Usually 40°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 34°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$25
Hat Creek Golf Course Turkey Trot
Brookneal · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' runVirtual option
Usually 38°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$40
35th Annual Virginia Run Turkey Trot
Centreville · starts 8:00 AM
5K3K
Usually 40°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$40
$50 from Nov 1
Indian Fields Tavern/5 Fields Brewing Co. Low Key Turkey Trot
Charles City · starts 8:00 AM
10K5K
Usually 43°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 37°F
$20
$25 from Nov 14
45th Annual Boar's Head Turkey Trot 5K
Charlottesville · starts 8:15 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 36°F at 8:15 AM, feels like 30°F
Includes: Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt
$45
$50 from Nov 19
Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k
Charlottesville · starts 9:00 AM
5KVirtual option
Usually 38°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 32°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$40
$43 from Nov 2
Chesterfield Alumni Run
Chesterfield · starts 9:00 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 40°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 33°F
Free
Harper's Mill Turkey Trot 5k Run and Walk
Chesterfield
5K
Usually 39°F at 8 AM, feels like 33°F
Little Rocky "Run"
Clifton · starts 8:00 AM
Usually 40°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 33°F
Powell Wellness Center Turkey Trot 5k
Culpeper · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 37°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 30°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$40
DPS Education Foundation Turkey Trot 2026
Danville · starts 8:30 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 38°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$35
City of Fairfax Turkey Trot 5K
Fairfax · starts 9:00 AM
5K
Usually 40°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 35°F
$40
$45 from Nov 14
Fairfax Turkey Trot 4 Miler
Fairfax · starts 9:00 AM
4 mi
Usually 40°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 35°F
Includes: Fairfax Turkey Trot 4Miler Shirt
$35
$40 from Nov 1
Mosby Woods Turkey Trot & Sidewalk Stroll
Fairfax · starts 8:30 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 40°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 34°F
Free
Burke Lake Turkey Trot 5k & 10k
Fairfax Station · starts 7:30 AM
5K10K
Usually 40°F at 7:30 AM, feels like 33°F
Rocktown Turkey Trot
Harrisonburg · starts 8:00 AM
4 miKids' run
Usually 35°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 28°F
Includes: Shirt
$34
SML Turkey Trot
Huddleston · starts 9:00 AM
5K1 mi
Usually 38°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 32°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$35
$40 from Oct 30
26th Annual Irvington Turkey Trot & Animal Rescue Donation Drive
Irvington · starts 9:00 AM
2 mi5 miKids' run
Usually 45°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 38°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$30
$35 from Nov 5
Lansdowne Turkey Trot
Lansdowne · starts 8:30 AM
5K1 mi
Usually 35°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 29°F
Lexington Gobble Wobble 5k
Lexington · starts 9:00 AM
Kids' run
Usually 36°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 31°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$35
$40 from Nov 4
Lynchburg Turkey Trot presented by Scott Insurance - 5K Run & Walk
Lynchburg · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' runVirtual option
Usually 37°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 31°F
Includes: Race Shirt
$45
$55 from Nov 9
Hero's Bridge Prince William 5K Turkey Trot & Mashed Potato Mile
Manassas · starts 8:30 AM
5K1 mi
Usually 40°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$47.50
$50 from Nov 2
Team PW Chris Yung 5K at 2 Silos
Manassas · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' runVirtual option
Usually 40°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$35
$40 from Nov 13
19th Annual SPC Turkey Waddle 5K Run & Walk (or 'waddle')
Midlothian · starts 9:00 AM
5K
Usually 40°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 33°F
$10
Fast Before the Feast 5K
Newport News · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 45°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 39°F
Includes: T-Shirt Giveaway
$35
$45 from Oct 31
=PR= Races: Turkey Day 5K & 1 Mile
Reston · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' runVirtual option
Usually 40°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: Commemorative Turkey Day race
$40
$45 from Oct 31
Richmond Turkey Trot 5K
Richmond · starts 7:45 AM
5KKids' runVirtual option
Usually 40°F at 7:45 AM, feels like 32°F
Includes: Unisex Event Shirt
$45.99 from Nov 23
RRRC 49th Annual Turkey Trot 10k & 5k, presented by Wegmans
Richmond · starts 8:30 AM
10K5KKids' runVirtual option
Usually 39°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: Long Sleeve T-Shirt
$37
$42 from Nov 2
The Big Turkey Trot Richmond
Richmond · starts 8:30 AM
5K1 miVirtual option
Usually 39°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 33°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$45
$50 from Nov 16
The Rescue Mission of Roanoke Drumstick Dash
Roanoke · starts 9:00 AM
5KVirtual option
Usually 37°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 31°F
Includes: Race Shirt
$37
$39 from Nov 2
Halifax County Turkey Trot
South Boston · starts 8:30 AM
5K
Usually 39°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 34°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$20
South Run Turkey Trot 5k & 10k
Springfield · starts 8:45 AM
5K10K
Usually 40°F at 8:45 AM, feels like 34°F
Valley Children's Advocacy Center's 15th Annual The Club of Staunton Turkey Trot Run/Walk
Staunton · starts 9:00 AM
5K1 mi
Usually 35°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 29°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$32
Thanksgiving Day 5K, Kids' Fun Runs & Tot Trot
Stephens City · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 37°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 30°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$30
$35 from Oct 25
T-Town Turkey Trot
Tazewell · starts 9:00 AM
5K
Usually 33°F at 9:00 AM, feels like 26°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$25
Charlie Normile's Turkey Trot
Virginia Beach · starts 8:55 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 48°F at 8:55 AM, feels like 40°F
Includes: Sweatshirt
$40
$45 from Nov 9
Little Neck Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble
Virginia Beach · starts 8:30 AM
5K1 mi
Usually 48°F at 8:30 AM, feels like 40°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$20
Tidewater Striders Turkey Trot 10K & Mile
Virginia Beach · starts 8:00 AM
10K1 miKids' run
Usually 48°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 40°F
Includes: Long Sleeved Color T-Shirt
$45
$50 from Nov 2
Waynesboro Family YMCA Turkey Trot (In Memory of Dick Meador)
Waynesboro · starts 8:15 AM
5K1 miKids' runVirtual option
Usually 36°F at 8:15 AM, feels like 29°F
Includes: T-Shirt (deadline 11/05)
$35
$40 from Nov 16
Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot
Williamsburg · starts 8:00 AM
5K1 mi
Usually 44°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 38°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$47
$54 from Nov 21
Gobble Wobble 5K
Woodbridge · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 40°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 34°F
Includes: T-Shirt
$40
Open Door Café Stuffed Strut 5k
Wytheville · starts 8:00 AM
5KKids' run
Usually 32°F at 8:00 AM, feels like 25°F
Includes: Your Race Package Includes
$35
$40 from Nov 7
Virginia turkey trots by town
- Alexandria (3)
- Altavista
- Arlington (2)
- Ashburn
- Axton
- Blacksburg
- Bristow
- Brookneal
- Centreville
- Charles City
- Charlottesville (2)
- Chesterfield (2)
- Clifton
- Culpeper
- Danville
- Fairfax (3)
- Fairfax Station
- Harrisonburg
- Huddleston
- Irvington
- Lansdowne
- Lexington
- Lynchburg
- Manassas (2)
- Midlothian
- Newport News
- Reston
- Richmond (3)
- Roanoke
- South Boston
- Springfield
- Staunton
- Stephens City
- Tazewell
- Virginia Beach (3)
- Waynesboro
- Williamsburg
- Woodbridge
- Wytheville
Virginia turkey trot questions
- When are the Virginia turkey trots in 2026?
- All 51 races are on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26, 2026. The earliest starts at 7:30 AM: Burke Lake Turkey Trot 5k & 10k (Fairfax Station). 47 of the 50 with a published start time go off between 8 and 10 AM.
- Are there free turkey trots in Virginia?
- Yes: Chesterfield Alumni Run (Chesterfield) and Mosby Woods Turkey Trot & Sidewalk Stroll (Fairfax) are free to enter.
- Which Virginia turkey trots have a 10K or longer?
- 8 of 51: 2026 Annual AKT Turkey Trot 5K/10K (Alexandria), Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day Races (Ashburn), Burke Lake Turkey Trot 5k & 10k (Fairfax Station), Drumstick Turkey Trot 5k & 8 Miler (Arlington), Indian Fields Tavern/5 Fields Brewing Co. Low Key Turkey Trot (Charles City) and 3 more.
- Which Virginia turkey trots have a kids' run?
- 22 of 51 add a kids' dash or fun run: =PR= Races: Turkey Day 5K & 1 Mile (Reston), 26th Annual Irvington Turkey Trot & Animal Rescue Donation Drive (Irvington), 45th Annual Boar's Head Turkey Trot 5K (Charlottesville), Arlington Turkey Trot 5K (Arlington), Blacksburg Turkey Trot (Blacksburg) and 17 more.
- Do Virginia turkey trot prices go up before race day?
- 27 of 51 have a higher price coming. The soonest is Thanksgiving Day 5K, Kids' Fun Runs & Tot Trot (Stephens City), going from $30 to $35 on Oct 25.
- How cold is Thanksgiving morning in Virginia Beach?
- At 8 AM it's usually 48°F, feeling like 40°F. Over the last 20 Thanksgivings it ranged from 32°F in 2013 to 62°F in 2020. It never dropped to freezing at 8 AM.
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