JACKSON TURKEY TROT (Michigan)

🦃  JACKSON TURKEY - Celebrating 22 Years! 🎉

🗓️  NOVEMBER 26, 2026  

🦃  The TURKEY TROT is an exciting race for all levels and age groups. You are encouraged to join. Choose from a 5K Run, 5K Walk or a 10K Run. We also offer a Kids Run. The TURKEY TROT race will be professionally chip timed with the results right after the race.

Be sure to invite your friends and guests to join you on this exciting THANKSGIVING Day Run!

The JACKSON TURKEY TROT has become a FAMILY TRADITION for Everyone!!!

 

🦃   Hosting Venue:

✨ Ella Sharp Museum, 3328 S Oakwood Drive, Jackson, MI 49203

🏃‍♂️ Ella Sharp Park, a historic gem nestled in the city, with over 500 acres of natural beauty. With tree-lined roads, it offers a perfect setting for our community to embrace healthy habits like running, walking, and biking. This expansive park provides ample space for our athletes to thrive in an open and invigorating environment.

 

🦃   RACE FEES:

✨  New Years Special Pricing $20  from January 1 – January 15, 2026 

💲25 until March 31st  (Guaranteed T-shirt)  

💲30 April 1 to May 11th  (Limited shirts availability)  

💲35 May 12 to June 12th (Limited shirts availability)

💲40 June 13th / Race Day   (No Shirt Guarantee)

 

🇺🇸   MILITARY & FIRST RESPONDERS: 

TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION... Jackson Turkey Trot will continue to offer our MILITARY & FIRST REPONDERS a $5.00 Discount

For Your Convenience, Online Registration has already been set up. Just enter your Military / First Responder's ID info when prompt. 

 

🦃   * ORS QUALIFYING POINTS EVENTS – 5K Run & 5K Walk Only

More details @ ORSRaceSeries.com 

 

🦃   SHIRTS:

✨  Kids Fun Run Event is FREE. Youth Shirts available @ $10 each. (YS, YM & YL sizes)

✨  Register Early to SECURE a Shirt!
Tech style t-shirts this year. Shirts guaranteed to registrations received by 2/28/2026. 
Shirts available as supplies last after that date.

 

🦃   PACKET PICK-UP

EARLY – Tuesday, November 24, 2026, Times = TBD

            – Wednesday, November 25, 2026, Times - TBD   

👉🏼  @ Ella’s Granary - Located inside the Ella Sharp Museum, 3328 S Oakwood Drive, Jackson, MI 49203 = TBD

 

RACE DAY – Thursday, November 26, 2026, 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

👉🏼  @ Ella’s Granary - Located inside the Ella Sharp Museum, 3328 S Oakwood Drive, Jackson, MI 49203 = TBD

 

🦃    AWARDS & RESULTS:

🏆 Overall Awards:  Will be presented to the top male and female finishers of Open (all ages), and Master (40+), Senior Master (60+) in the 5k Run, 5k Walk and 10K Run.

🥇🥈🥉 Age Groups Awards:  Presented to the top 3 places in each age group:

5k & 10K Run Age Groups:  0-12, 13-14, 15-17, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69. 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+

5k Walk Age Groups:  0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

⏱️  Our race will be Professionally Timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be live during the race and available on this website.

 

🦃   PLEASE NOTE:  

🐶  There Are NO Dogs Permitted At This Event. Service dogs excluded. 
Please see the full policy under Race Info. This is for the safety of both our participants and your dogs. Thank you. 

👉🏼 Click Here to Read Details

🚶🏻‍➡️ "CODE OF CONDUCT" Running & Walking Ethical Responsibility:  

Ethical behavior in race walking is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the sport and ensuring fair competition.
Please see the full policy under Race Info. 

👉🏼 Click Here to Read Details 

 

🦃   VIRTUAL EVENT INFO:

THE VIRUAL RUNS & WALK EVENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE EITHER ON VACATION & STILL WANT TO JOIN. OR FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY RUNNING AND WOULD LIKE TO CHOSE THEIR OWN VENUE. EITHER WAY, HAVE A BLAST & THANK YOUR FOR JOINING US!!!

 

🦃    RACECOURSE:  

5K Run/Walk via Map My Run   👉🏼 Click Here!

Kids Run course   👉🏼 Click Here!

 

🦺   VOLUNTEERS NEEDED PLEASE & THANK YOU!!  🦃

 

🦺   COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE AVAILABLE!  🦃

We're getting a jump start on asking for Volunteers for our 2026 Jackson Turkey Trot!
If you can help, Awesome! ...
If you know someone who would like to help too, Double Awesome!!

* * Contact us to VOLUNTEER

 

🦃    DONATIONS:  ✨

-  Not able to participate this year? Please consider Donating by using the Donate tab above.

 

THANK YOU ‼️ 🤎
 
 

ORS Race Series has adopted a NO dog/animal policy for race participants, volunteers, and spectators.  We are adopting this in an abundance of caution for the safety of all people attending and participating in our races.  

Please be it known that we are dog lovers and many of our race directors have and train with animals of their own.  Unfortunately, even good dogs, dogs that are leashed, muzzled can cause problems at our races.  Dogs, can intimidate other visitors; and not everyone is comfortable around dogs. They can also be injured in fights with other animals or unintentionally hinder safe travelling/passing along the courses.

To prevent these problems and more, DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ANY ORS RACE SERIES RACE. Unfortunately, the behaviors of a few dog owners in the past have highlighted that allowing dogs at our events is a liability we cannot shoulder. Should your family or friends bring a dog to the event, you will be immediately disqualified from the event. It is your responsibility to ensure they know to leave poochie at home.

**NOTE: Service dogs are allowed; in accordance with The Americans with Disabilities Act, including titles II and III of the law. Those that wish to run/walk with a service animal, please communicate directly with the specific race director to provide supporting documentation, as well as have the animal in their appropriate service animal attire on race day.  We will also ask that you start at the back of the group to allow the crowd to disperse, allowing an open road course for participants.

"CODE OF CONDUCT"
Race Running & Walking Ethical Responsibility. "CODE OF CONDUCT"

Ethical behavior in race walking is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the sport and ensuring fair competition. 

-  If you feel that at any point on the course you will start jogging, registering in the Run category is BEST.

-  If you feel like you want to sprint to the Finish Line, register in the Run category is BEST.

Race walking ethics revolve around maintaining legal form, which requires constant contact with the ground and keeping the advancing leg straight.

Any medals, awards, including monetary prices, if applicable, will be Forfeited. 

Link to 5K Run/Walk via Map My Run..

Click Here!

Click Here to see the Kid's Run course 

 

5K Run (ORS Points) *Michigan: T-Shirt

ELITE 5K Walk (ORS Points) *Michigan: T-Shirt

5K Walk (ORS Points) *Michigan: T-Shirt

Virtual 5K Run Anywhere: T-Shirt

ELITE 5K Run (ORS Points) *Michigan: T-Shirt

10K Run (ORS Points) *Michigan: T-Shirt

Kid's Fun Run *Michigan: T-Shirt