Detroit Turkey Trot

Detroit, MI · Sports

When: November 26, 2026
Where: Woodward Avenue, Downtown Detroit · Detroit · MI
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A Thanksgiving morning run through downtown Detroit organized by The Parade Company, drawing tens of thousands of runners and walkers before the Thanksgiving parade. Currently sponsored as the Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot, it has run for decades as a Detroit Thanksgiving tradition.

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