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17th Annual Butterball 5K

Name: 17th Annual Butterball 5K
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: Salisbury

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 26 Nov, 2026

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About the Event

This event is a 5K Run/Walk on Thanksgiving morning while the turkey is cooking!

On-site registration ($35 race day), race check-in and packet pickup - 7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. Race begins at 8:30 a.m.

For more information visit www.theforumfitness.com.

Awards:

Top 3 overall, male and female in 5K
Top 3 in each age group, male and female in 5K
Overall winners not eligible for age group awards

Over $500.00 in prizes!

5K Age Groups:

14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, & 70 plus

All proceeds to benefit Prevent Child Abuse Rowan & The Terrie Hess House. Feel free to make a donation even if you cannot participate or a donation exceeding the amount of the registration fee.

Race participants receive a t-shirt!

Course Description - Take a right out of the Forum. Travel up South Main Street then right on Airport Rd. Take a right on Airport Loop Road then another right onto Red Acres Road. Finally, take a left back onto South Main Street traveling north ending at the Forum.

Timing and race results will be done by Salisbury Rowan Runners.

Races Offered

Butterball 5K Run / Walk

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

6.3° / 17.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

2.9° / 14.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 16m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.0 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

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64.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:58

nightlight Sunset

18:15

About Salisbury

Learn more about the host city, Salisbury.

Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. This town stemming back to the mid-18th century along Native American trade routes and transitioning through Revolutionary and Civil War and agricultural, industrial, and post-industrial times has a downtown quarter numbered with boutique shops and a popular transportation museum nearby.