location_city Oberlin
location_on Ohio
flag United States
calendar_today 26 Nov, 2026 – 29 Nov, 2026
directions_run Running
language Official Website
RegisterCome and join us for Oberlin's own version of the traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. This event will feature a 5K Run/Walk or 1 Mile Fun Walk. The goal of this event is to bring friends and family together and enjoy an activity together, along with building community. The event will start and finish at Tappan Square, in Downtown Oberlin, OH. Each participant will receive a handmade 2025 Stoneware Pottery White Squirrel Medal, which makes a great Christmas ornament. Participants who register early will also receive a choice of tech or cotton long-sleeve event shirt to show their white squirrel pride! (If registering after 11/23, shirts will be on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last.)
Wednesday, November 25th - 3 - 5 pm at White Squirrel Clayworks studio - 12013 Leavitt Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074 (Rear green & white building)
Day of Event:
Registration/Packet Pick-up: 8 am - 8:45 am
(In-person registrants are not guaranteed a shirt or medal, it is first-come, first-served.)
Day of Event Registration $35 (cash or card): 8 am - 8:45 am
(Day of event registrants are not guaranteed a shirt or medal)
Timing: Gun start
Awards to immediately follow finish on a rolling basis.
Awards:
- First overall Female & Male
- First overall Masters (age 40+) Female & Male
- Age group awards: top 3 female & male - age groups:10 & Under: 11-14; 15-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70 and over
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Road running
09:00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — White Squirrel Trot 3rd Annual - Volunteer
Type — Road running
09:00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Road running
09:00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — White Squirrel Trot 3rd Annual -Virtual - (You will not attend in-person at the event on 11/26. We will mail your packet)
Type — Road running
12:00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Oberlin.
Oberlin is a city in Ohio's Lorain County. The population was 8,200 in 2019. It is known as the home of Oberlin College and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as well as many innovations in the fields of natural science, filmmaking and music composition.
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