Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k

Come join us for the 2025 Charlottesville Turkey Trot 5k on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 27th at 9:00 am. The race conveniently starts and finishes next to Albemarle High School and the course is held on the surrounding neighborhood roads consisting of flat stretches and mild rolling hills with a total elevation gain of 133 feet. Ample parking will be available at Albemarle High School, Journey Middle School, and Greer Elementary.

Our race beneficiaries are the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. Both provide critical food resources to those in need. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank services the Central Virginia area and is an affiliate of the national food bank, Feeding America. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, located on the race route, is the largest distributor of food from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in the Charlottesville area. It exists to provide food assistance to families and individuals in need in Charlottesville and surrounding communities by providing free groceries up to two times a month. A third of visiting households come twice a month.

Race registration is $35 beginning Sept 1, then $40 on October 25, then $42 on November 25, and $48 after 6pm on November 26. Registration includes a soft technical race t-shirt comfortable for running or wearing casually while supplies last. Sign up by November 1 to guarantee a race shirt.

Sign up as an individual racer, or race as a team. Create teams within your work colleagues, family, neighbors or sports team and strive for the 4 fastest cumulative times on your team and bragging rights for the rest of the year!

Thanks to Blue Ridge Timing for providing chip timing for the Charlottesville Turkey Trot course and Connect Church for hosting packet pickup.

No Race Refunds or Deferrals!

No dogs on the race course.

Strollers allowed only in the last wave. No exceptions! If everyone with strollers does not start in the last wave, this option will not be possible in the future. 

Local Albemarle EMT medical services will be on site. We are grateful for their volunteer help and appreciate all those who will be helping to safely guide you throughout your race experience. 

We are grateful for all our wonderful sponsors, partners and volunteers for their genuine care and assistance in bringing our community together through the Charlottesville Turkey Trot. We couldn't do it without each of you.

PACKET PICKUP:
Tuesday, Nov. 25 (3-6pm) at Connect Church, 2080 Lambs Rd, (across from Albemarle High School).

Wednesday, Nov. 26 (1-5pm) at Connect Church, 2080 Lambs Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901 

RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP Avoid race morning lines by picking up your packet on Tuesday (3-6pm) or Wednesday (1-5pm) at Connect Church. If you need to pick up your race packet on race morning it will be open from 7:45am-8:30am at the race venue at Albemarle High School's main track entrance.

LATE REGISTRATION: Wed., Nov 26, 6pm thru Thurs., Nov. 27th 8:30am. Late registration price increases to $48. We recommend registering online before arriving at Packet Pickup to make your check-in faster.

VIRTUAL OPTION AVAILABLE
Run your Turkey Trot 5k anywhere between 11/27/2025-11/30/2025 until 5:00pm. Sign up by Nov 1 to guarantee a t-shirt in your size. 

Race Updates: Like our Facebook page at CvilleTurkeyTrot and stay tuned to your race emails for any updates, changes or additional packet pickup instructions.