# Norpoint Turkey Trot

Tacoma's original Thanksgiving fun run: a chip-timed 5K and a 3K run or walk through northeast Tacoma, starting and ending at the Center at Norpoint.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/norpoint-turkey-trot-2026/
Section: events
Area: Tacoma
Published: 2026-10-14
Last fact check: 2026-10-14
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-11-26
Start time: 09:00
End time: Not confirmed
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Center at Norpoint
Address: 4818 Nassau Ave NE, Tacoma, WA, 98422, US
Price: $35 early, $40 from Nov 9, $45 on race week; $20/$25/$30 without a t-shirt
Age policy: Not confirmed
Reservations: Online registration; register by Nov 12 for a race shirt
Organizer: Parks Tacoma Races
Organizer URL: https://www.parkstacoma.gov/activities-and-sports/category/runs/

## Why go

Thanksgiving morning, a chip-timed 5K through northeast Tacoma, and a 3K you can walk. It's the run the Center at Norpoint calls Tacoma's original Thanksgiving fun run, and it's the one where strollers count as normal.

## What happens

Thursday, November 26, race start at 9am from the Center at Norpoint. Both the 5K and the 3K run or walk start and finish there, through northeast Tacoma.

## Good to know

Early registration, September 14 to November 8, is $35 with a t-shirt or $20 without; November 9–24 is $40/$25; race week, November 25–26, is $45/$30. Register by November 12 to be sure of a race shirt. Ages 5 and under are free with a registered adult. The course is stroller and animal friendly.

**Next year:** Thanksgiving morning in late November; Parks Tacoma posts the following year's race in the fall.

## Sources

- [Parks Tacoma: Norpoint Turkey Trot](https://www.parkstacoma.gov/event/norpoint-turkey-trot/)