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Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Road Race (5M, 5K & Kids Fun Run)

Thu, Nov 267:45 AM · Thursday, November 26, 2026: kids fun run 7:45 a.m. at Balmoral Park, 19 Balmoral Street, Andover; 5K and 5 mile start 8:30 a.m. at Shawsheen Square (Routes 28 and 133). Bib pickup at the Andover/North Andover YMCA, 165 Haverhill Street, on Nov 24 (12-7:30 p.m.) and Nov 25 (12-6 p.m.), or race morning 7-8 a.m. at Bill DeLuca Chevrolet, 349 N Main Street.

Brickstone Square / Shawsheen Village420 N Main St, Andover, MA 01810 · 21.8 mi approx. from BostonDirections

Family event with a kids fun run; $10 off the 5K for kids 12 and under

From $12.99Kids fun run $12.99 ($10 + $2.99 sign-up fee); 5K and 5 mile $49.85 ($45 + $4.85 fee) through Nov 22, with $10 off the 5K for kids 12 and under

About this adventure

The 39th Feaster Five, which the organizer calls the largest Thanksgiving Day road race in Massachusetts, has a 5 mile race, a 5K run/walk and a kids fun run. Sidney's Rainbow Run, the kids race, includes a t-shirt and a rainbow-themed youth medal, and space is limited. Finishers take home a Table Talk apple pie while supplies last. Proceeds benefit Bellesini Academy, the Merrimack Valley Y, the MVS High School Scholarship Fund and the Sidney Mae Olson Rainbow Fund.

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