Name: Turkey Trot at Wahlert High School
Start: 2026-11-26
End: 2026-11-26
Location: Dubuque

About the Event

54th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DAY TURKEY TROT RUN—2.5 MILE AND 5 MILE

When/Where: Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026, at Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, Iowa
Ages: 4 years and older

Registration: In the Wahlert Catholic gym 6:00 pm-7:15 pm Wednesday November 25th and 7:30-8:45 am Thursday November 26th

Pre-registered runners/walkers can pick up their bib number and/or shirt at this time in the balcony of the gym.

Entry Fee: $20 (cash, cc and/or a check payable to Wahlert Catholic High School)

T shirts: Long-sleeve performance fit shirts will be available for purchase from store website or day of the race. Cost is $20. (limited supply)

After November 21th SHIRTS CAN NOW ONLY BE PURCHASED AT RACE VENUE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Sizes: YM, YL, S, M, L, XL, XXL

Race Times: 9:00 2.5 mile and 5 mile race will begin at the same time

Awards: A certificate for a turkey will be awarded to the first place finisher in each age division of the 2.5 and 5-mile race.

Course: 2.5 mile Start in front of Mazzuchelli Catholic and head east on Kane St. go left on Balboa Dr. then left on North Grandview the left on W 32nd St go right on left on Carter Rd. then left on Kane St back to Wahlert Catholic for the finish. 5 mile- repeat the 2.5-mile loop

Races Offered

Turkey Trot Run/Walk

Nov 26, 2026

straighten

Distance — 4K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$20.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

1.0° / 9.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

-3.5° / 4.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 21m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

8.5 cm

air Avg wind speed

13.4 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Snow and ice expected

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:54

nightlight Sunset

17:40

About Dubuque

Learn more about the host city, Dubuque.

Dubuque, founded in 1833, is the oldest city in Iowa. A port on the upper Mississippi River, it is situated along scenic bluffs facing the river, and has its roots in a mining and trading settlement established in the area by Quebec-born entrepreneur Julien Dubuque in 1788. The city's population is 57,686, and the estimated population of the Dubuque metropolitan area is 93,072.