Black Friday Turkey Trot

Black Friday Turkey Trot takes place in Denton, Texas, on Friday, November 27, 2026. Two distances share an 8:00 a.m. start: a 5K (3.1 miles) and a 1 Mile. Registration is through RunSignup, and the common gun time means groups line up together before splitting onto their own distances.

Pairing a mile with a 5K is a simple way to cover a whole family. The 5K is a genuine race distance you can push from start to finish, and if you want to run it fast, a month of three or four runs a week with one interval session will do the job. The mile is short enough for children and for anyone returning to running, and experienced runners sometimes use it as an opener before the longer race. Coming the morning after Thanksgiving, an early start gets the effort out of the way before the rest of the weekend begins.