The Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in Buffalo NY is November 24, 2022 at 9am to noon. It is a 8K walk or run. Registration is $42.
And, yes, there is a costume contest -prizes are awarded for the top three most creative individual and group costumes, as voted on by crowd applause.To enter, simply head to the Delaware YMCA on race day (just north of the start line) and check in at the stage no later than 8:30 am to be eligible for consideration. Winners are announced on-site prior to the start of the race.
Packet Pick-up-is available Monday, November 21 through Wednesday, November 23 (10am -7pm) at the INDEPENDENT HEALTH FAMILY BRANCH YMCA, located at 150 Tech Drive in Amherst (off of Main Street and Wehrle Drive near the ECC North Campus). Race Day packet pick-up is also available 7:00-8:30 am at the DELAWARE FAMILY YMCA, 2564 Delaware Avenue in North Buffalo.
Shuttle buses will run from Pearl Street behind the Convention Center to the North Buffalo Target Plaza
parking lot (2626 Delaware Ave.). Pre-race shuttles run from 7:00-7:45 am; plan to arrive EARLY as lines
will be long. Post-race shuttles run from approximately 10:00 am to 11:45 am.
To watch, Hertel and Delaware is good. Race Starts at Delaware and Tacoma and ends at Franklin and Niagara. Straight down Delaware. See race course map.
The post race party will be at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
