Exeter Turkey Trot

Exeter Turkey Trot is held in Exeter, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, November 28, 2026. Two formats start at 10:00 a.m.: a 5K run and a 1-mile fun run. Having both on the same schedule means a family can enter together, with the shorter distance covering kids and walkers while adults take on the full 3.1 miles.

These are road runs through a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania, so training shoes are all you need and the terrain is likely to roll gently rather than climb. The 5K makes a good end-of-season effort for anyone who has been running through the fall, and a good first race for someone who has not: four to six weeks of consistent easy running is the whole preparation. The 10:00 a.m. start gives the morning frost time to lift, but bring gloves for the warm-up anyway.