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Wakefield Turkey Trot

Name: Wakefield Turkey Trot
Start: 2025-11-27
End: 2025-11-27
Location: Wakefield, Massachusetts

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calendar_today 27 Nov, 2025

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About the Event

Wakefield Turkey Trot

The Wakefield Track and Field Boosters club is excited to host our annual 5K Turkey Trot around Lake Quannapowitt this Thanksgiving! We are thrilled to host this much loved community tradition. All proceeds from the race support the Wakefield Memorial High School cross country and track and field programs.

A full schedule of activities on Thanksgiving morning that end in time to get to the football game or put your turkey in the oven:

Kids'Fun Run for 10 and under
Costume contest
Pre-race warm up
Timed 5K

**Please bring your reusable water bottles! The town water truck will be there to fill them. Thank you!

T-Shirts

Shirt size guaranteed to all athletes registered by October 17th.

Shirts guaranteed to all athletes registered by November 12th.

Awards

Top 3 Overall
Age Group 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place runners

Bib Pickup

WHERE:

The Savings Bank Community Room, 351 Main Street, Wakefield

WHEN:

Saturday, November 22nd 8-10am
Sunday, November 23rd 1-3pm
Monday, November 24th 6-8pm
Wednesday, November 26th 11:30am-2pm
Thursday, November 27th (race day) 6:30-7:45am at the red Wakefield Warriors tents

Races Offered

5K

Nov 27, 2025

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Road running

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Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Wakefield.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 3.2° / 11.4°

wb_sunny -1.5° / 7.3°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 14.2 /

water_drop 67.2%