11th Annual MoTown Turkey Trot
- Date Thu 26th November 2026
- Time 8:00AM EST
- Location Montgomery Township Aka: "MoTown", Pennsylvania
- Price $20.07 - $61.41
- Races 4 races
- Distances 5km, 5 Mile
Event summary
Get ready for a fun and festive Thanksgiving tradition at the 11th Annual MoTown Turkey Trot, taking place on Thursday, November 26, 2026, in Montgomery Township, Montgomery. This exciting event marks one of the area's largest and most popular running gatherings, attracting participants of all ages and skill levels. Runners can choose from several distances, including an 8K, a 5K, a 2-mile walk, and a kids' half-mile fun run.
The race kicks off at 8:00 AM on the scenic US 202 Parkway, with an exhilarating atmosphere that includes a special guest appearance and a vibrant pre-race community gathering. Don’t miss out on the chance to celebrate with friends and family at the after-party, featuring delicious hot chocolate, snacks, and bounce houses for the kids! Early registration is highly recommended, as last year’s event sold out quickly. Join us this Thanksgiving to trot for a great cause and enjoy a day filled with health, happiness, and community spirit!
The race kicks off at 8:00 AM on the scenic US 202 Parkway, with an exhilarating atmosphere that includes a special guest appearance and a vibrant pre-race community gathering. Don’t miss out on the chance to celebrate with friends and family at the after-party, featuring delicious hot chocolate, snacks, and bounce houses for the kids! Early registration is highly recommended, as last year’s event sold out quickly. Join us this Thanksgiving to trot for a great cause and enjoy a day filled with health, happiness, and community spirit!
Organiser's Description
WITH THE CAREFUL PLANNING & COOPERATION FROM MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP [https://www.montgomerytwp.org/],
PENNDOT [https://www.penndot.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx], FIRE DEPARTMENT OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP [https://www.fdmt.org/]
AND VARIOUS LOCAL BUSINESSES, WE ARE PROUD TO BRING YOU THE
_11TH ANNUAL MOTOWN TURKEY TROT ON THANKSGIVING DAY!_
(MOTOWN IS SHORT FOR MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP)
THE MOTOWN TURKEY TROT IS THE
AREAS LARGEST & MOST POPULAR RUNNING EVENT!
JOIN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP & SCOOGIE EVENTS ON THANKSGIVING DAY 2026 FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL 11TH YEAR EVENT!
WHEN WE CLOSE THE US 202 PARKWAY JUST FOR YOU!
IMPORTANT SELL OUT NOTE
LAST YEARS EVENT SOLD OUT WELL BEFORE RACE DAY!
THIS YEAR IT WILL SELL OUT EVEN FASTER!
PLEASE REGISTER EARLY TO GUARANTEE YOUR SLOT!
OF COURSE THE RACE BENEFICIARY FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE THE SAME THIS YEAR.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT [https://www.fdmt.org/]
OF [https://www.fdmt.org/]
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP [https://www.fdmt.org/]
CLICK _HERE_ [https://www.scoogieevents.com/events-list/motownturkeytrot-amp8r-bp9ln-efsf8-l2x6z] FOR OUR HOMEPAGE TO VIEW THE COURSE MAP
THE JUICY RACE DAY DETAILS
DATE
THANKSGIVING DAY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2026
START TIME
8:00 AM
LOCATION
THE US 202 PARKWAY!
HOST VENUE:
KIDDIE ACADEMY
1020 HORSHAM RD
NORTH WALES, PA 19454
THE DISTANCES/START TIMES
6:15-7:30 AM CHECK IN/PACKET PICK UP AT KIDDIE ACADEMY:
(IN SCOOGIE EVENTS TENT)
7:30 AM PACKET PICK UP/REGISTRATION CLOSES PROMPLY!
(NO EXCEPTIONS)
7:35 AM WALK TO START LINE ON US 202 PARKWAY!
7:40 AM PRE-RACE MEETING
7:48 AM NATIONAL ANTHEM TRUMPETED BY SKIP SCHANBACKER
7:50 AM SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE
8:00 AM 8K STARTS
8:08 AM 5K START
8:09 AM 2-MILE WALK START
8:10 AM 1/2 -MILE KIDS FUN RUN START
8:30-10:00 AM AFTER PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT AT KIDDIE ACADEMY!
(HOT CHOCOLATE, SNACKS, BOUNCE HOUSES, COSTUME CONTEST WINNERS, AWARDS CEREMONY (9:15 AM+/-)
NOTE
THE 8K STARTS FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE 5K, THEN THE 2 MILE FUN RUN AND FINALLY WE START THE KIDS RUN.
_HERES A VERY EXCITING PROGRAM FROM SCOOGIE EVENTS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO EARN MONEY BACK....EASILY!!!_
THE SCOOGIE EVENTS SHARE THE LOVE REFERRAL PROGRAM!
HOW IT WORKS: ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE EMAILED A UNIQUE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL THAT YOU CAN THEN SHARE WITH FRIENDS ANY WAY YOU'D LIKE: POST YOUR LINK ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER OR EMAIL IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY & CO-WORKERS AND EACH TIME A FRIEND REGISTERS FOR THIS EVENT (NOT INCLUDING THE KIDS 1/2 MILE RUN OR 1 OR 2 MILE WALKS) YOU GET $5 BACK ONTO THE ORIGINAL CREDIT CARD YOU USED TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT.
KEEP DOING IT TIL YOU EARN YOUR REGISTRATION MONEY BACKEASY PEASY!
!
AWARDS:
AWARDS GIVEN FOR 8K & 5K ONLY, KIDS RUN & FUN RUN ARE FOR FUN! OVERALL WINNER (MALE AND FEMALE), PLUS TOP THREE MALES AND FEMALES IN EACH AGE CATEGORY:
NEW: 9 & UNDER, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, (NEW AGE GROUP: 80-89). NO MAILING OF AWARDS OR SHIRTS.
AWARDS NOTE:
THERE WILL BE NO MAILING OF AWARDS OR SHIRTS. IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE RACE EARLY FOR ANY REASON, YOU MUST NOTIFY US TO SAVE YOUR AWARD. IF YOU DO NOT, WE CANNOT HOLD/STORE AWARDS AND IT WILL LIKELY BE GIVEN TO A RACE DAY ENTRY OR SOMEONE ELSE.
IT IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH TO HOLD/STORE & INVENTORY THE AWARDS.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE REGISTERED FOR THIS RACE AND YOU REGISTERED IN TIME TO CHOOSE A SHIRT SIZE BUT YOU ARE UNABLE TO RUN FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT US 24 HOURS BEFORE RACE DAY (WE CANNOT MAKE ANY CHANGES WITH YOUR REGISTRATION WITHIN 24HRS OF THE RACE...WE ARE SIMPLY TOO BUSY SETTING UP AT THAT TIME) AND LET US KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE US TO HOLD ON TO YOUR RESERVED GIVEAWAY (SHIRT) FOR YOU TO PICK UP AT A FUTURE SCOOGIE EVENT. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS, WE CANNOT HOLD YOUR SHIRT AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE THAT REGISTERED AFTER THE DEADLINE. WE CANNOT MAIL SHIRTS!
PACKET PICK UP TIME & LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 16TH!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL THE GOOD FOLKS AT SCOOGIE EVENTS AND THEY WILL RESPOND PROMPTLY.
MALE SIGNFEMALE SIGNSEE YOU ON NOVEMBER 26THMALE SIGNFEMALE SIGN
SCOOGIE EVENTS CONTACT:
SCOOGIE@SCOOGIE.COM
~
KEEP RUNNING HAPPY
--THE CREW AT SCOOGIE EVENTS :-)
PENNDOT [https://www.penndot.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx], FIRE DEPARTMENT OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP [https://www.fdmt.org/]
AND VARIOUS LOCAL BUSINESSES, WE ARE PROUD TO BRING YOU THE
_11TH ANNUAL MOTOWN TURKEY TROT ON THANKSGIVING DAY!_
(MOTOWN IS SHORT FOR MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP)
THE MOTOWN TURKEY TROT IS THE
AREAS LARGEST & MOST POPULAR RUNNING EVENT!
JOIN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP & SCOOGIE EVENTS ON THANKSGIVING DAY 2026 FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL 11TH YEAR EVENT!
WHEN WE CLOSE THE US 202 PARKWAY JUST FOR YOU!
IMPORTANT SELL OUT NOTE
LAST YEARS EVENT SOLD OUT WELL BEFORE RACE DAY!
THIS YEAR IT WILL SELL OUT EVEN FASTER!
PLEASE REGISTER EARLY TO GUARANTEE YOUR SLOT!
OF COURSE THE RACE BENEFICIARY FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE THE SAME THIS YEAR.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT [https://www.fdmt.org/]
OF [https://www.fdmt.org/]
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP [https://www.fdmt.org/]
CLICK _HERE_ [https://www.scoogieevents.com/events-list/motownturkeytrot-amp8r-bp9ln-efsf8-l2x6z] FOR OUR HOMEPAGE TO VIEW THE COURSE MAP
THE JUICY RACE DAY DETAILS
DATE
THANKSGIVING DAY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2026
START TIME
8:00 AM
LOCATION
THE US 202 PARKWAY!
HOST VENUE:
KIDDIE ACADEMY
1020 HORSHAM RD
NORTH WALES, PA 19454
THE DISTANCES/START TIMES
6:15-7:30 AM CHECK IN/PACKET PICK UP AT KIDDIE ACADEMY:
(IN SCOOGIE EVENTS TENT)
7:30 AM PACKET PICK UP/REGISTRATION CLOSES PROMPLY!
(NO EXCEPTIONS)
7:35 AM WALK TO START LINE ON US 202 PARKWAY!
7:40 AM PRE-RACE MEETING
7:48 AM NATIONAL ANTHEM TRUMPETED BY SKIP SCHANBACKER
7:50 AM SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE
8:00 AM 8K STARTS
8:08 AM 5K START
8:09 AM 2-MILE WALK START
8:10 AM 1/2 -MILE KIDS FUN RUN START
8:30-10:00 AM AFTER PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT AT KIDDIE ACADEMY!
(HOT CHOCOLATE, SNACKS, BOUNCE HOUSES, COSTUME CONTEST WINNERS, AWARDS CEREMONY (9:15 AM+/-)
NOTE
THE 8K STARTS FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE 5K, THEN THE 2 MILE FUN RUN AND FINALLY WE START THE KIDS RUN.
_HERES A VERY EXCITING PROGRAM FROM SCOOGIE EVENTS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO EARN MONEY BACK....EASILY!!!_
THE SCOOGIE EVENTS SHARE THE LOVE REFERRAL PROGRAM!
HOW IT WORKS: ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE EMAILED A UNIQUE LINK IN YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL THAT YOU CAN THEN SHARE WITH FRIENDS ANY WAY YOU'D LIKE: POST YOUR LINK ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER OR EMAIL IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY & CO-WORKERS AND EACH TIME A FRIEND REGISTERS FOR THIS EVENT (NOT INCLUDING THE KIDS 1/2 MILE RUN OR 1 OR 2 MILE WALKS) YOU GET $5 BACK ONTO THE ORIGINAL CREDIT CARD YOU USED TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT.
KEEP DOING IT TIL YOU EARN YOUR REGISTRATION MONEY BACKEASY PEASY!
!
AWARDS:
AWARDS GIVEN FOR 8K & 5K ONLY, KIDS RUN & FUN RUN ARE FOR FUN! OVERALL WINNER (MALE AND FEMALE), PLUS TOP THREE MALES AND FEMALES IN EACH AGE CATEGORY:
NEW: 9 & UNDER, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, (NEW AGE GROUP: 80-89). NO MAILING OF AWARDS OR SHIRTS.
AWARDS NOTE:
THERE WILL BE NO MAILING OF AWARDS OR SHIRTS. IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE RACE EARLY FOR ANY REASON, YOU MUST NOTIFY US TO SAVE YOUR AWARD. IF YOU DO NOT, WE CANNOT HOLD/STORE AWARDS AND IT WILL LIKELY BE GIVEN TO A RACE DAY ENTRY OR SOMEONE ELSE.
IT IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH TO HOLD/STORE & INVENTORY THE AWARDS.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE REGISTERED FOR THIS RACE AND YOU REGISTERED IN TIME TO CHOOSE A SHIRT SIZE BUT YOU ARE UNABLE TO RUN FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT US 24 HOURS BEFORE RACE DAY (WE CANNOT MAKE ANY CHANGES WITH YOUR REGISTRATION WITHIN 24HRS OF THE RACE...WE ARE SIMPLY TOO BUSY SETTING UP AT THAT TIME) AND LET US KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE US TO HOLD ON TO YOUR RESERVED GIVEAWAY (SHIRT) FOR YOU TO PICK UP AT A FUTURE SCOOGIE EVENT. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS, WE CANNOT HOLD YOUR SHIRT AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE THAT REGISTERED AFTER THE DEADLINE. WE CANNOT MAIL SHIRTS!
PACKET PICK UP TIME & LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 16TH!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL THE GOOD FOLKS AT SCOOGIE EVENTS AND THEY WILL RESPOND PROMPTLY.
MALE SIGNFEMALE SIGNSEE YOU ON NOVEMBER 26THMALE SIGNFEMALE SIGN
SCOOGIE EVENTS CONTACT:
SCOOGIE@SCOOGIE.COM
~
KEEP RUNNING HAPPY
--THE CREW AT SCOOGIE EVENTS :-)
Races
-
Gobble-Gobble 1/2 Mile Kids Fun Run
Incl. $2.08 Fee
Thu 26th November 2026 (8:08AM EST)
$20.07
-
2 Mile FUN Run/Walk
Incl. $3.52 Fee & 11TH ANNIVERSARY MOTOWN TURKEY TROT HOODIE!
Thu 26th November 2026 (8:07AM EST)
$45.51
-
MoTown Turkey Trot 5k!
Incl. $3.82 Fee & 11TH ANNIVERSARY MOTOWN TURKEY TROT HOODIE!
Thu 26th November 2026 (8:05AM EST)
$50.81
-
MoTown Turkey Trot 8k!
Incl. $4.42 Fee & 11TH ANNIVERSARY MOTOWN TURKEY TROT HOODIE!
Thu 26th November 2026 (8:00AM EST)
$61.41
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