2026 Festival Foods Turkey Trot Appleton

The Festival Foods Turkey Trot Appleton is a Thanksgiving-morning run and walk held at the Fox Cities Exhibition Center on West Lawrence Street in Appleton, Wisconsin. It begins at 8:00 a.m. Central time. The 5-mile participants start first, followed by 2-mile participants a few minutes later. The event is designed for families and runners alike: walkers and strollers begin farther back, and dogs have their own Dog Jog lineup behind the 2-mile field. Both groups assemble on College Avenue. The 5-mile participants line up near the Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel, and 2-mile participants line up east of Superior Street. The course divides at Franklin Street, approximately 1.67 miles into the race. Runners who turn left continue on the 5-mile course. Finishers receive snacks and a personal pumpkin pie. Pie pickup is on Oneida Street, and post-race snacks are available in Houdini Plaza. Participants require the pie tag from their bib, indicating the nature of the event: part race, part holiday errand, and distinctly Wisconsin.