Celebrate Thanksgiving by giving back to the community—and get a head start on working off that Thanksgiving dinner—at these 5k runs.
Poplar Run Turkey Trot
Nov. 16, 9 a.m.
Poplar Run Clubhouse | 13500 Stargazer Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20906
$28.52 | poplarrunhoa.com
Turkey Chase Charity Race
Nov. 28, 8:30 a.m.
YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase | 9401 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
$48.70-$69 | turkeychase.com
Cabin John Turkey Trot
Nov. 28, 10 a.m.
Macarthur Blvd., Cabin John, MD 20818
Free | cabinjohn.org/index.php/turkey-trot/
Turkey Burnoff 5 & 10 Miler
Nov. 30, 8 a.m.
Seneca Creek State Park | 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
$11.60-$17, free for MCRRC members | mcrrc.org
Other Thanksgiving Events
Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade
Nov. 16, 10 a.m.-noon
Veterans Plaza | 1 Veterans Pl., Silver Spring, MD 20910
Free | silverspringdowntown.com
Poplar Spring’s Thanksgiving with the Turkeys
Nov. 23, noon-4 p.m.
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary | 15200 Mount Nebo Road, Poolesville, MD 20837
$12.51 | animalsanctuary.org
