Don’t miss LA’s best Thanksgiving tradition! Run/walk a 5k, 10k or 1 Mile Dog Jog before you feast and help fundraise for The Midnight Mission. There’s also an adorable Widdle Wobble for the little trotters (ages 12 and under). 

The 12th annual Turkey Trot Los Angeles returns to Downtown Los Angeles on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, 2024. The popular turkey day charity run/walk has become a holiday tradition for many Angelenos and helps raise money for those in need through The Midnight Mission. Thousands of runners from all skill levels dressed as Thanksgiving turkeys, pilgrims and pies will start and finish in front of historic Los Angeles City Hall. The route will take them around Grand Park, pass the world-famous Disney Concert Hall, the Broad Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art, and down historic Spring Street, one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles. Turkey Trot Los Angeles has set a goal to raise $100,000 for The Midnight Mission to help those experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. Everyone gets a race shirt, sparkly finisher medal, and bib. 

New this year, the Turkey Trot will host a Thanksgiving Festival at Grand Park the day before Thanksgiving on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The festival includes an opportunity for participants to pick up their race packets, visit vendors. There is also an arts and crafts area where families can paint mini pumpkins. The race takes place on Thanksgiving morning on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Packet pickup opens at 6:30 a.m. on race day.

Thanksgiving Festival

Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Thanksgiving Morning

Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, from 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
6:30 a.m. – Race Day Registration Opens
6:30 a.m. – Pick Up Race Items
7:30 a.m. - Dog Jog Start
8:00 a.m. – 5k Start
9:00 a.m. – 10k Start
10:15 a.m. – Widdle Wobble Start
8:00 a.m. – Event Festival Starts – in front of City Hall
10:00 a.m. – Awards
11:00 a.m. – Course Closed
12:00 p.m. – Race concludes!

Registration is now open. For more information and to register, please go to www.turkeytrot.la.

There is no traffic Thanksgiving morning which makes your commute easy. Ample parking lots are located near the start line.