Turkey Trots: Metro Detroit's Thanksgiving races for 2026
METRO DETROIT. Most of the region's Thanksgiving races land on Thursday, Nov. 26. Detroit runs its 44th annual S3 Turkey Trot downtown with 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. starts. Troy's Mighty Gobbler, at 3290 W. Big Beaver Rd., runs a 1 mile at 8:30 a.m. and a 5K at 9 a.m., for $25 and $30.
Ann Arbor's Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot starts at Liberty and Fourth, with a 1K at 8:15 a.m. for $20 and a 5K at 8:45 a.m. for $42, benefiting the ChadTough Foundation. Canton's Turkey Trot for a Cause at Summit on the Park runs a 1 mile at 9 a.m. for $32 and a 5K at 9:30 a.m. for $40, raising money for the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan.
Two races come early. Livonia holds a costumed Halloween Turkey Trot 5K at Bicentennial Park on Oct. 31 at 9:30 a.m. for $20, and Dexter's Kroger A2 Turkey Trot at Hudson Mills Metropark runs Nov. 8, with free kids races alongside the 5K and 10K.
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