Cold Turkey 5K and Little Turkeys Fun! Run/Walk

🦃 Event Overview

Gobble! Gobble! Join others for Franklin, NC's annual Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk on November 26, 2026 THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!!! (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC)

🎉 12th Anniversary Celebration

• Anniversary: This is the 12th year anniversary of Cold Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys FUN Run/Walk (All Ages).
• Fundraiser: We are planning to make this year's fundraiser for Special Olympics of Macon County, NC the best yet!
• Details: Visit our Facebook Event page for details & announcements.
• Link: Cold Turkey 5K Info

🎽 Registration & Pickup

• Pickup: T-Shirt and Bib pickup will be held from 4-5:30pm on Wednesday the 25th (TASSEE SHELTER 877 ULCO DRIVE Franklin, NC) and the morning of the race starting at 7:30am.
• Onsite Registration: Race day registration/Race packet pickup begins at 7:30am.
• Little Turkeys Start: The Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk starts at 8:30AM.
• 5K Start: The Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:00AM with a 1-hour cut-off for the 5K.

👕 Event Shirts

The first 200 5K PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE RACERS/20 Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (All Ages) WILL RECEIVE AN EVENT SHIRT. Event shirts are LIMITED on race day. You must register before November 9, 2026 to be guaranteed an event shirt (For the 5K & Fun Run).

🏆 Awards

• 5K Awards: Awards to the overall 1st-3rd male & female winners & 1st-3rd age division winners.
• Little Turkeys Awards: Awards to the overall 1st-Every Little Turkey racer will receive a completion award.