
10th Annual Cleveland Turkey Trot
Thu, Nov 26, 2026, 3:00 AM EST
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- Virtual
Sign up and verify details on the organizer’s official page.
At a glance
Kick off Thanksgiving with a festive 5K or 1-mile fun run, complete with a unique giveaway and a chance to support the local food bank.
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- Walkers Welcome
From the organizer
Celebrate Thanksgiving the Cleveland way at the 10th Annual Cleveland Turkey Trot!
GIVEAWAY
The first 600 participants who registered will get a 2026 Turkey Trot BEANIE HAT. The first 400 to register will also get a favorite tradition classic sealed envelope! Bring your sealed envelope back to Terra Running Company between Friday, November 27-Sunday November 29 for a Terra employee to open. Every envelope is a winner! You could win shoes, t-shirts, stickers, coffee, hats, and other great merch! If you registered after we ran out of hats or envelopes, that will be indicated on your registration form. If there are extra hats after the race, you are welcome to come to the store during the weekend to pick one up.
SCHEDULE 5k start: 8am 1 mile start: 8:15 am
REGISTRATION 1 mile fun run/walk (untimed): $15 until 3/31, $20 until 11/13, $25 until race day 5k: $25 until 3/31, $30 until 11/13, $35 until race day
Online registration will remain open until 7:45 SHARP race morning.
PACKET PICKUP Packet Pickup will take place at Terra Running Company in downtown Cleveland on Wednesday, November 26th from 10am-6pm or race morning at Greenway Park from 7-7:45am, but please plan to pick up packets Wednesday if at all possible.
PARKING The Thanksgiving Day 5k has moved to Greenway Park (located at 775 Raider Dr. NW Cleveland, TN 37312) to accommodate our massive crowds! Free parking is available at the Greenway Park, the Cleveland City Schools administration building next door, Cleveland High School, and the Ace Hardware (formerly Cooke's Food Store). Please carpool if possible. We had over 600 participants in 2025!
COURSE The race will start at finish at Greenway Park in 2026! The course will be out and back southbound on the Greenway towards Willow Street. Strollers and dogs are welcome, but please plan to start in the back and be extra aware of the two way traffic on the Greenway.
TIMING AND RESULTS The race will be professionally chip timed using Chronotrack b-tags. Results will be available online immediately at TerraRunning.com and on Athlinks. 1 mile is untimed. FOOD DRIVE
We are proud to partner with the Chattanooga Area Food Bank for our 2026 Food Drive. All food donated will stay in Bradley County. Please bring donations to packet pick up Wednesday or Greenway Park race morning, or click HERE to make a monetary donation.