# Thanksgiving break with kids in Milwaukee

> 17 Thanksgiving parades, turkey trots, break camps and things to do with kids in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area over Thanksgiving break 2026, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it.

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Towns with listings: Milwaukee (5), Franklin (2), Menomonee Falls (2), Oconomowoc (2), Brookfield (1), Cedarburg (1), Grafton (1), Muskego (1), Pewaukee (1), Thiensville (1).

## Quick answers

### Where is there a turkey trot for kids near Milwaukee?

7 listings, the soonest 4: [18th Annual SFB Turkey Trot "Wobble 'Til You Gobble" — Cedarburg](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/18th-annual-sfb-turkey-trot-wobble-til-you-gobble-cedarburg--listing-fa8b0aee76f9c7b6c3e8f47b) (Thu, Nov 26, From $25); [Festival Foods Turkey Trot Milwaukee at American Family Field](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/festival-foods-turkey-trot-milwaukee-at-american-family-field--listing-275b78dc100cc59a9c58e5c2) (Thu, Nov 26, Paid); [Great Gobble Wobble Turkey Trot with 1K Kiddo's Race — Oconomowoc](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/great-gobble-wobble-turkey-trot-with-1k-kiddo-s-race-oconomowoc--listing-e9a02e5ea9d765ed15d13bef) (Thu, Nov 26, From $10); [Junior Woman's Club of Mequon-Thiensville Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/junior-woman-s-club-of-mequon-thiensville-turkey-trot--listing-6e6faf7e4b4b017d1d542394) (Thu, Nov 26, From $30).

## Dated events

### Milwaukee (5)

- [Festival Foods Turkey Trot Milwaukee at American Family Field](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/festival-foods-turkey-trot-milwaukee-at-american-family-field--listing-275b78dc100cc59a9c58e5c2) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · American Family Field · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 30. Thanksgiving morning 2-mile fun run/walk or 5-mile run starting at American Family Field, with proceeds going to the Southwest and West Suburban YMCAs. Walkers and strollers line…
- [Milwaukee Turkey Trot 5K & 8K (with free Kids Dash)](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-turkey-trot-5k-and-8k-with-free-kids-dash--listing-53a33901e12223ea15d91bd9) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:45 AM · McKinley/Veterans Park · Paid · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee's big Thanksgiving-morning run takes over the lakefront streets of Veterans Park, and every finisher gets a donut. Little ones can do the free 100-meter Kids Dash…
- [Annual Pfister Hotel Tree Lighting Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/annual-pfister-hotel-tree-lighting-ceremony--listing-df757d4a9ff344a1fc8ba941) — Fri, Nov 27 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · The Pfister Hotel · All ages · checked Oct 30. Santa lights the Pfister's big lobby tree on the Friday after Thanksgiving, with warm drinks and holiday treats. Guests are asked to bring non-perishable food for Hunger Task…
- [Storytime with Santa at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/storytime-with-santa-at-discovery-world--listing-ac6bbfab45b4fe3d412c1c53) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. Santa reads holiday stories in the Discovery World theater at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m., then strolls through the building between sessions greeting children. A low-key Santa…
- [Father Christmas Visits the Pabst Mansion](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/father-christmas-visits-the-pabst-mansion--listing-0524b45109212a5a4474d7bd) — Sun, Nov 29 (+4 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Pabst Mansion · checked Oct 27. On Sunday afternoons through the holiday season, a Victorian-style Father Christmas, with lantern, walking stick and red cloak trimmed in white, wanders through the decorated…

### Other towns in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (12)

- [Nature Nauts: Turkey Tales at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-nauts-turkey-tales-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-4f8dd8b093d9f39ba093f642) — Mon, Nov 9 · 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 4–6 · From $12 · checked Oct 30. Children 4–6 and an adult dance the 'Turkey Trot,' learn what makes turkeys terrific, make a craft turkey for the holiday and go looking for Wehr's resident turkeys. Online…
- [Nature Wizard Club for Families: Talking Turkey](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-wizard-club-for-families-talking-turkey--listing-fbeed939ad7ddea519778907) — Sun, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 6–11 · From $7 · checked Oct 24. Wehr's monthly themed family discovery walk goes Thanksgiving-season this month: families learn to purr, cluck and gobble like a wild turkey, then follow a naturalist along the…
- [German Christmas Market of Oconomowoc](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/german-christmas-market-of-oconomowoc--listing-f3f8043653ae08a5fe5663ed) — Wed, Nov 25 (+3 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Village Green, downtown Oconomowoc · All ages · checked Oct 30. A German-style Christmas market along Fowler Lake with food, handmade gifts, polka music, a heated biergarten and a heated Santa tent where families take their own photos. The…
- [18th Annual SFB Turkey Trot "Wobble 'Til You Gobble" — Cedarburg](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/18th-annual-sfb-turkey-trot-wobble-til-you-gobble-cedarburg--listing-fa8b0aee76f9c7b6c3e8f47b) — Thu, Nov 26 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · St. Francis Borgia Parish and School, Cedarburg · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 30. A 3.4-mile run or 2-mile scenic walk on Thanksgiving morning from St. Francis Borgia in Cedarburg. The organizers welcome families, in-laws, strollers and dogs. Park at the…
- [Great Gobble Wobble Turkey Trot with 1K Kiddo's Race — Oconomowoc](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/great-gobble-wobble-turkey-trot-with-1k-kiddo-s-race-oconomowoc--listing-e9a02e5ea9d765ed15d13bef) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:40 AM · Oconomowoc High School · From $10 · checked Oct 30. Thanksgiving morning races from Oconomowoc High School on the Lake Country Trail, with warm indoor space and restrooms. Kids run the 1K Kiddo's Race at 8:40 am and the Tom & Hen…
- [Junior Woman's Club of Mequon-Thiensville Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/junior-woman-s-club-of-mequon-thiensville-turkey-trot--listing-6e6faf7e4b4b017d1d542394) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Thiensville Village Park · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 30. Chip-timed 5K run/walk on Thanksgiving morning from Thiensville Village Park, with medals and a t-shirt included. A virtual 5K is offered for families who are traveling. Packet…
- [St. Leonard Turkey Trot — 5K Run and 3K Walk](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/st-leonard-turkey-trot-5k-run-and-3k-walk--listing-69ea2bec8b1e58205b03f021) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · St. Leonard Parish, Muskego · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 30. Muskego's 14th annual Thanksgiving trot tours historic Pioneer Drive and neighborhood streets, with music, cowbells, refreshments and a wicking shirt. Families can pick the 3K…
- [Country Christmas Drive-Through Lights at The Ingleside Hotel](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/country-christmas-drive-through-lights-at-the-ingleside-hotel--listing-c3dc50d0ac84a5a1872948d2) — Nov 27 – Jan 2 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · The Ingleside Hotel — Country Christmas Trail, Pewaukee · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 27. Country Christmas turns the grounds of The Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee into a mile-long drive-through light trail, now in its 30th season. Families stay in the car and roll past…
- [46th Annual Grafton Christmas Parade](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/46th-annual-grafton-christmas-parade--listing-12e575c8c42e097c197f9fd0) — Sat, Nov 28 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Downtown Grafton · All ages · checked Oct 30. One of southeastern Wisconsin's largest holiday parades fills downtown Grafton the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Bring chairs and blankets.
- [Kelly Johnson Foundation Turkey Trot 5K — Brookfield](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/kelly-johnson-foundation-turkey-trot-5k-brookfield--listing-33578340d751091cf0a6e586) — Sat, Nov 28 · 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM · Fox Brook Park, Brookfield · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 30. Saturday-after-Thanksgiving 5K run/walk from the Fox Brook Park Lodge along the park path and River Road, with refreshments, a raffle and age-group awards including 14 & under. A…
- [Small Business Saturday and Tree Lighting — Menomonee Falls Downtown](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/small-business-saturday-and-tree-lighting-menomonee-falls-downtown--listing-598e539297e958c2628d266c) — Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Centennial Plaza and Menomonee Falls Downtown District · All ages · checked Oct 27. Christmas in the Falls opens with Small Business Saturday in the Menomonee Falls Downtown District, a day-long kickoff that ends with the village's traditional tree lighting…
- [Menomonee Falls Optimist Club Christmas Parade](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/menomonee-falls-optimist-club-christmas-parade--listing-dfd0167f78d83fe45f6cde1d) — Sun, Nov 29 · 4:30 PM · Downtown Menomonee Falls — Main Street and Appleton Avenue · checked Oct 24. Menomonee Falls's Christmas parade steps off at dusk on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It starts at Main Street and Harrison, heads west through downtown on Main Street, turns…

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