Pilgrim's Turkey Trot
About this race
Join us for the Pilgrim's Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day!
Don't just sit on the couch Thanksgiving morning! Join us for the 17th Annual Pilgrim's Turkey Trot and pre-burn those holiday calories while having fun for a good cause!
The 5K starts and ends at Pecan Acres Park at 8:30 AM. We are also bringing back our Kids K, starting at 8 AM, for our littlest turkeys 10 and under. Thanks to sponsors this event is offered to Nacogdoches youth at no charge.
This holiday event supports the Nacogdoches Area United Way which engages and works to improve our community by supporting 19 community agencies in the areas of health, education, income, and more.
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Running
5K
The 5K race will start at 8:30 am. Participants will receive long-sleeve performance tees.
Kids 1K Run (10 and under)
The Kids K race will start at 8:00 a.m.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Nacogdoches, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:56 AM and sets at 5:15 PM local time (CST) in Nacogdoches on November 26, 2026 — 10h 19m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Nacogdoches events
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