Season Guide · Parades & Turkey Trots
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15th Annual Belington Turkey Trot
Pick the 5K walk/run or the 1-mile Fun Trot from the Belington Wellness Center, with every dollar split between the Heart and Hand House food pantry and a church Thanksgiving meal for more than 400 people.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7, 2026 · 9 AM
Where70 North Sturmer Street (race start), 70 North Sturmer Street, Belington, WV
Cost$30 entry (5K or 1 Mile Fun Trot)
North Peak Performance Annual Turkey Trot
Run the 5K or walk the mile from the Mannington gym at Hough Park the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 21, 2026 · 10 AM (5K and 1-mile walk)
WhereMannington gym, Hough Park, 200 2nd Street, Mannington, WV
Cost$30
Annual Gobble Gallop
Run or walk the 16th Gobble Gallop through WVU Jackson’s Mill on Thanksgiving morning for $5.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 26, 2026 · 9 AM (same-day registration 8 AM)
WhereWVU Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp, 160 Jackson's Mill Road, Weston, WV
Cost$5
Morgantown Running 5k Turkey Trot + Kids 800m Turkey Fun Run
Register before Nov 10 for the $30 5K, and bring the kids for the 800-meter Turkey Fun Run at 8:30.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 26, 2026 · Kids 800m 8:30 AM; 5K 9 AM
WhereMorgantown Running, 709 Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, WV
Cost5K run or walk $30 (price increases after Nov 9); Kids 800 $10
Shinnston Turkey Trot & Gobble Wobble
Run the original 3.1-mile course to Big Elm and back on the 18th Shinnston Turkey Trot, dressed in your best red, white and blue.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 26, 2026 · Kids Gobble Wobble 8:45 AM; 5K run/walk 9 AM
WhereWest Fork River Rail Trail Head, 208 South Pike Street, Shinnston, WV
Cost$35 day-of (runners/walkers); $10 Gobble Wobble
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