Thank you for your dedicated and active support of Ballard Food Bank’s mission to bring food and hope to our neighbors. As a staff and board of directors, we appreciate greatly your donations, volunteer time, and participation in our events!
Seattle Turkey Trot has been associated with Ballard Food Bank from the beginnings of the race, when a small group of friends decided 15 years ago to do a fun run together on Thanksgiving. They turned it into a fundraiser; it grew each year until the food bank took on the logistics and promotion. It became an annual tradition and a very successful fundraiser for the organization.
During the pandemic, many folks rallied and participated in the remote Trot (thank you!) but participation numbers and fundraising dollars have been down. Now, as we emerge from the pandemic with fresh perspective, like many other individuals and organizations, we are asking ourselves: What events and practices from the past do we want to continue, and which ones are best to say goodbye to?
We know that many of you enjoy the Trot, and we thank you for participating enthusiastically. However, after much consideration, we have decided to retire this event. The fact is it takes an extensive amount of time, resources, and logistics to put on this massive event each year during the very hectic holiday season. This is time and energy that could be used to achieve our mission and support our neighbors. While we reflect fondly on the Turkey Trots of the past, we look to the future to debut an exciting new annual event later this summer. We hope you can join us! Stay tuned for more information.
Our Sponsors
Registration is live for 2021 Seattle Turkey Trot!
Where we Trot
The Virtual Turkey Trot allows you to run, walk, or jog on your own schedule - wherever you choose.
Why we Trot
All proceeds from the trot go to support Ballard Food Bank. Not only will you have a great time at the trot, you'll be helping to provide food for our neighbors.
Join the Trot
To join the 2021 Turkey Trot, you must register in advance. You can register an individual, or an entire family or team, all at once!
Land Acknowledgement
The Seattle Turkey Trot has been hosted on Thanksgiving Day for the past 15 years, and Ballard Food Bank recognizes that this has significance. It is a complex holiday that can stir many emotions. Given this, we feel it important to state that Ballard Food Bank does not support the settler colonialism that tragically caused immense harm to indigenous peoples.
The Seattle Turkey Trot takes place on indigenous land. We are guests here, on the land of the Duwamish and Coast Salish people past and present. We are grateful to have this opportunity to renew our roots here in Ballard. We honor the responsibility that comes with building and growing on this land. We share our gratitude to the land that cares for us and our community. We give thanks to the Duwamish and Coast Salish people, the original caretakers of Shilshole and Seattle.
We ask that you consider paying rent to the Duwamish, and recognize that we inhabit their land.
Interested in being a 2021 sponsor?
As a sponsor of the Seattle Turkey Trot, there are opportunities for positive brand recognition as well as relationship building with the community.
Questions? Read our F.A.Q.!
How does the virtual run work? How do I get my shirt? Check answers to these questions and more on our the F.A.Q.!
