The 25th Annual Downtown Asheville Turkey Trot
Nov 27, 2025

Registration is open for 2025. You can register now on RunSignUp. Follow us on social media for the latest updates!

Results from 2024

Turkey Trot 5K & Gobble Wobble 1 Mile Fun Run:

Pricing can be found on the RunSignUp Registration page.

Turkey Trot starts at 9:15AM. Gobble Wobble 1 Mile Fun Run starts at 8:30AM.

5K Awards:

1st Three Overall Men and Women 

1st Place Masters Men and Women 

Top Three in Age Groups:

9 & Under 30-34 60-64

10-12 35-39 65-69

13-15 40-44 70-74

16-18 45-49 75 & over

19-24 50-54

25-29 55-59

Costume Contest:

Prizes for the top best dressed costumes in the following categories:

• Funniest

• Best Turkey

• Most Creative

• Best Group

• Youth / 12 & under

Metered parking is free downtown on Thanksgiving Day. Parking garages are not free. We suggest parking on any of the streets near the Woodfin St YMCA or Pack Square Park: College St, Oak St, Walnut St., or any of the surrounding streets.

1. Please have your bib displayed clearly on your front and visible at the Start and Finish lines.

2. Don't wrinkle or fold the chip on the back of your bib.

3. Chip times will be there for your own personal information but Gun time will determine awards. Therefore line up at the start line in the appropriate pace group for a safer and fairer event for all involved. 

We are in need of race day volunteers! If you are available Thanksgiving morning, please register here to volunteer!

This renowned Asheville race starts at the island on Woodfin St in front of the YMCA (30 Woodfin St Asheville, NC 28801) and will take you through the historic neighborhood of Montford before ending at Pack Square Park (80 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801). No pets or dogs allowed on the course, please, due to the congestion in and around the start/finish line. The course is not completely closed so this is for safety purposes. Strollers are welcome, and will be asked to start at the back of the pack. Faster folks in front, walkers in back.

Turn-by-turn course description:

• Race starts on Woodfin Street in front of the downtown YMCA

• Head toward Central Ave, turn right.

• To the top of the hill, turn right on E. Chestnut St.

• Turn left on Charlotte

• Follow Charlotte St to Evelyn Place, turn left

• Follow Evelyn place, crossing Edwin/Kimberly to Murdock St, turn left onto Murdock  

• Follow Murdock to Hillside St, tun right

• Hillside to N. Liberty, turn left.

• Follow Liberty, crossing Chestnut St to Orange St, turn left

• Follow Orange to Central Ave., turn right onto Central

• Follow Central Ave down to Woodfin St, turn left on Woodfin

• Follow Woodfin which changes name to Oak St. to the traffic circle

• Turn right onto College St.

• Finish is approximately .1 mile on the left at City/County Plaza