Holiday and seasonal · Bar Harbor, ME
Catch That Turkey 5K is a holiday fun run in Bar Harbor, Maine, with a verified date of November 29, 2026.
ConfirmedFamily friendlyCostumes encouraged
- When
- Sun, Nov 29, 2026
Start 09:00
Sunday after Thanksgiving - Where
- MDI YMCA
21 Park St
Bar Harbor, ME 04609 · Hancock
Directions - Entry
- $25
- Organized by
- Mount Desert Island YMCA
What to expect
2026 Confirmed
- Sun, Nov 29, 2026
Checked Sun, Oct 4, 2026 against the official source.
2027 Projected
Date TBA
About the run
A small 5K from the Mount Desert Island YMCA on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, built around chasing a costumed turkey. The field is capped at 150.
The run
- Distances
- 5K
- Occasion
- Thanksgiving
- Season
- Fall
- Swag
- Dessert raffle for runners who beat the turkey
- Field
- Capped at 150
- Benefits
- MDI YMCA
Nearby
- Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Half Marathon & Fall 5KBar Harbor, ME
- Down East Sunrise Trail RelayEllsworth, ME
- Machias Blueberry 5-Mile Run/Walk & 1-Mile Fun RunMachias, ME
- Maine Lobster Festival 10K/5K Road RaceRockland, ME
- Tour de Gourd 5K & Walk (Damariscotta Pumpkinfest)Damariscotta, ME
- Indoor Insanity 5KWaterville, ME
Sources
- Official site official
- Ahotu listing research
Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.