North End Turkey Trot 2026 | Thanksgiving 5K in Virginia Beach

The details

When: Thursday, November 26, 2026Thanksgiving morning. The 5K starts at 9:00 AM.
Where: Discovery Rd & Goodspeed RdVirginia Beach. The starting line is at this intersection.
Distance: 5K run, walk or rollThrough the North End neighborhood on an all-paved course. Everyone starts together. Wheelchairs, mobility devices, adaptive equipment and strollers are welcome.
Registration: Adults $30, kids $20, non-runners $10Kids are 17 and under. Runner and walker tickets include a t-shirt, or skip the shirt and we'll donate the shirt money. Just coming to hang out? Non-runner tickets are $10, no shirt. Register your group.
Partner: SEENWe're teaming up with SEEN, which supports families facing cancer or disability with rest and belonging.

Everyone's welcome

An easygoing event for all ages and abilities that celebrates community and movement before the day's festivities begin. Come at your own pace, your own way. Everyone belongs here.

Walkers and runners
Wheelchairs, mobility devices and adaptive equipment
Kids on bikes and scooters
Strollers
Well-behaved dogs
Neighbors of all abilities

Last year's trot

Neighbors and a stroller head down the street on race morning.

A child in a wheelchair heads down the path, with other participants walking behind.

A man runs while pushing a child in a stroller.

A man walks a dog on a leash down the paved path.

A man in a red turkey costume poses with a woman beside a tree.

Two runners smile as they jog down the paved path, with a person on an adaptive trike behind them.

Kids lined up at the snack trailer, with a person in a wheelchair beside them.

Two friends in turkey-day gear smile for a photo with coffee after the race.

Three turkey-shaped Turkey Trot 5K finisher medals held up together.

Three years of trotting

Every year the trot has grown, and so has the list of local businesses behind it.

2023 shirt: First Annual North End 5K Turkey Trot, a turkey with surfboards for tail feathers, sponsored by Happy Camper Bar Co and MNO VB — **2023**First annual

2024 shirt: 2nd Annual North End 5K Turkey Trot, a turkey with both hands in a shaka sign, sponsored by Happy Camper Bar Co, MNO VB and Kathryn Sharpe Real Estate — **2024**Second annual

2025 shirt: 3rd Annual North End 5K Turkey Trot, a turkey surfing, with eight sponsor logos — **2025**Third annual

Become a sponsor

We're accepting local sponsors for 2026 through Sunday, November 15, and sponsors join in the community giveaways.

Interested? Email northendturkeytrot@gmail.com.

Registration

Sign up your whole group in one go. Adults are $30 and kids (17 and under) are $20, with a Turkey Trot t-shirt for each, or skip the shirt and we'll donate the shirt money. Coming along but not running? Non-runner tickets are $10, no shirt.

Questions about getting around or taking part? Email northendturkeytrot@gmail.com.