Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim · Thanksgiving break, November 2026
Thanksgiving break with kids in Los Angeles
44 parades, turkey trots, break camps and long-weekend outings around Los Angeles over Thanksgiving break. 5 are free.
Updated Oct 30. Every listing links to its organizer’s page.
Filter activities in Los Angeles
Filters & sort
Refine activities
Don’t miss
Next weekMon, Nov 9 – Sun, Nov 15
Later in NovemberMon, Nov 16 – Wed, Nov 25
Thanksgiving Day and the long weekendThu, Nov 26 – Sun, Nov 29
Quick answers
Where is there a turkey trot for kids near Los Angeles?
14 listed. Coming up:
- Seal Beach Turkey Trot with Kids' "Don't Be a Turkey" 1K Trot · Sat, Nov 21 · Main Street at Central Ave, Seal Beach
- South El Monte Turkey Trot: Turkey Dash 5K and Children's 1K Trot · Sat, Nov 21 · South El Monte City Hall (parking lot)
- Anaheim Turkey Trot 5K/10K and 1 Mile Fun Run · Sun, Nov 22 · Santa Ana River Trail at Katella Ave
- LA Classic Turkey Trot (Griffith Park 5K, 5 Miler and 15K) · Sun, Nov 22 · Griffith Park (Shane's Inspiration area)
What free Thanksgiving break events are there for kids in Los Angeles?
5 listed. Coming up:
- Fire & Lights Festival and Lighting of the Bay at Newport Dunes · Fri, Nov 27 · Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina
- Santa's Village at Irvine Park Railroad · Fri, Nov 27 · Irvine Park Railroad, Irvine Regional Park
- Pictures with Santa at Citadel Outlets · Sat, Nov 28 · Citadel Outlets
- Culver City Christmas Craft Fair · Sun, Nov 29 · Culver City Elks Lodge
For organizers
Hosting a turkey trot, Thanksgiving craft, break camp or long-weekend event in Los Angeles?
List it on Grassy Knees and it can show up on this Thanksgiving page, in the metro’s weekend picks, in the app and in AI chats like ChatGPT. Free to post until Nov 14.
How this list works
The day itself is for the table; the days around it are long. This page collects what’s on for kids in our Los Angeles listings over Thanksgiving break: parades and turkey trots on Thursday morning, Thanksgiving crafts and storytimes in the weeks before, break camps for the school days off, and the light displays, tree lightings and Santa arrivals that open over the long weekend, for families at home and for those visiting relatives. 44 are still ahead. Each one opens its listing page, which links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. Dates are in Pacific Time.






























