# Thanksgiving break with kids in Pittsburgh

> 37 Thanksgiving parades, turkey trots, break camps and things to do with kids in the Pittsburgh 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: Pittsburgh (7), Bethel Park (2), Ellwood City (2), Greensburg (2), Washington (2), Allison Park (1), Apollo (1), Beaver (1), Burgettstown (1), Butler (1), Cranberry Township (1), Darlington (1), Freedom (1), Irwin (1), Kittanning (1), Latrobe (1), Laughlintown (1), McMurray (1), Monroeville (1), New Castle (1), North Belle Vernon (1), Plum (1), Sewickley (1), Sharpsburg (1), Uniontown (1), Venetia (1), Zelienople (1).

## Quick answers

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

14 listings, the soonest 4: [Plum Boro Turkey Trot and 1 Mile Family Fun Run — Boyce Park](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/plum-boro-turkey-trot-and-1-mile-family-fun-run-boyce-park--listing-0008e71bed5d7a7c28c9086a) (Sat, Nov 21, From $20); [Armstrong County Turkey Trot and Kids Race — Kittanning](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/armstrong-county-turkey-trot-and-kids-race-kittanning--listing-a037484334c0dd9a057e1d88) (Sun, Nov 22, With admission); [34th Annual Burgettstown Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run & Fitness Walk](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/34th-annual-burgettstown-turkey-trot-5k-fun-run-and-fitness-walk--listing-2ae723b531c7fa8abd2ad320) (Thu, Nov 26, From $35); [Blackhawk Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk — Darlington](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/blackhawk-turkey-trot-5k-run-walk-darlington--listing-943110e762d836cca8f54c8e) (Thu, Nov 26).

## Dated events

### Pittsburgh (7)

- [YMCA Turkey Trot 1 Mile Family Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/ymca-turkey-trot-1-mile-family-fun-run--listing-4da41d2b68bf053695225cba) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:30 AM · YMCA Turkey Trot start area (810 River Avenue, North Side) · Paid · checked Oct 14. The 36th annual YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day includes a 1 Mile Family Fun Run at 9:30 AM (strollers welcome) alongside a 5K (8:30 AM), 5 Mile and…
- [Day Off at the Museum (Ages 6–10) at Carnegie Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/day-off-at-the-museum-ages-6-10-at-carnegie-museum-of-art--listing-ad3d6bf53d7f670ba36f3d6d) — Fri, Nov 27 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Carnegie Museum of Art – Art Studio · Ages 6–10 · From $85 · checked Oct 24. Carnegie Museum of Art runs full-day art camps on days when school is out but work is not. Young artists ages 6 through 10 spend the day in the museum's Art Studio experimenting…
- [Santa at the Heinz History Center](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/santa-at-the-heinz-history-center--listing-afd44ebc3dc1e58f3efc8b76) — Fri, Nov 27 (+7 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM · Heinz History Center · With admission · checked Oct 14. Meet Santa in the Great Hall of the Heinz History Center on select holiday days: take a holiday photo and share wish lists while Santa sits in an exact replica of Kaufmann's…
- [Zoo Lights Drive-Thru at Pittsburgh Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/zoo-lights-drive-thru-at-pittsburgh-zoo--listing-06d105255db9904a0cce0888) — Fri, Nov 27 (+27 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium · All ages · From $45 · checked Oct 14. Holiday drive-through light show through the Zoo, viewed from your own vehicle: thousands of eco-friendly lights, illuminated animals, yuletide scenes, Pittsburgh icons and an…
- [Santa Family Fun Cruise on the Gateway Clipper](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/santa-family-fun-cruise-on-the-gateway-clipper--listing-41311fc9de916c3404466b98) — Sat, Nov 28 (+6 more dates) · 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Gateway Clipper Fleet – Station Square Dock · From $26.19 · checked Oct 21. The Gateway Clipper's Santa Family Fun Cruise is a two-hour riverboat ride on Pittsburgh's rivers with a DJ dance party for kids, a visit from Santa Claus and his friends, and a…
- [The Polar Express (3D) on the Giant Screen at Kamin Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/the-polar-express-3d-on-the-giant-screen-at-kamin-science-center--listing-5bfdcdf27b7ff78c597c6c7a) — Sat, Nov 28 (+9 more dates) · 2:45 PM · Kamin Science Center · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 21. Kamin Science Center brings the animated holiday film The Polar Express back to its Rangos Giant Cinema in 3D on select days from Saturday, November 28 through Christmas Eve. The…
- [Breakfast with Santa & Friend at the National Aviary](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/breakfast-with-santa-and-friend-at-the-national-aviary--listing-e9f6abfabf105907bc227e8f) — Sun, Nov 29 · 9:00 AM · National Aviary · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 16. The National Aviary hosts Breakfast with Santa & Friend on Sunday morning, November 29. Families enjoy a breakfast by Atria's Specialty Catering, and children can write and…

### Other towns in the Pittsburgh area (30)

- [Thanksgiving Floats](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/thanksgiving-floats--listing-36de2f9588c47fb741f88db2) — Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Norwin Public Library, Irwin · All ages · checked Oct 14. Challenge yourself and your family to create the best mini Thanksgiving float ever. You will work as a team to create a one-of-a-kind float for our Thanksgiving parade that will…
- [Turkey Book Bingo — Monroeville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/turkey-book-bingo-monroeville-public-library--listing-a474bb88c98e9a66f53cb921) — Wed, Nov 18 · 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM · Monroeville Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. Monroeville Public Library's Children's Room teams up with the Gateway School District for a pre-Thanksgiving family Bingo night. The organizers frame Bingo as a playful way to…
- [Friendsgiving Parent Survival Night at The Little Gym of South Hills](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/friendsgiving-parent-survival-night-at-the-little-gym-of-south-hills--listing-976d335d33022f1302a5316e) — Sat, Nov 21 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · The Little Gym of Pittsburgh South Hills, McMurray · Ages 3–12 · From $50 · checked Oct 30. A three-hour drop-off evening for ages 3–12 with a Friendsgiving theme: a gym-wide "kids' table", beanbag buns, scarf napkins, pretend pies and an after-dinner disco. Book ahead…
- [Plum Boro Turkey Trot and 1 Mile Family Fun Run — Boyce Park](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/plum-boro-turkey-trot-and-1-mile-family-fun-run-boyce-park--listing-0008e71bed5d7a7c28c9086a) — Sat, Nov 21 · 8:45 AM – 11:00 AM · Boyce Park – Four Seasons Ski Lodge, Plum · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A new Thanksgiving-season race in Plum that starts and finishes at the Boyce Park Four Seasons Ski Lodge. There are two events: a 5K run/walk at 8:45 AM and a 1 Mile Family Fun…
- [Armstrong County Turkey Trot and Kids Race — Kittanning](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/armstrong-county-turkey-trot-and-kids-race-kittanning--listing-a037484334c0dd9a057e1d88) — Sun, Nov 22 · 8:55 AM · Armstrong Trail at the Richard G. Snyder YMCA, Kittanning · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Richard G. Snyder YMCA and Miles of Smiles Timing Service hold Armstrong County's Turkey Trot on the Sunday before Thanksgiving along the Armstrong Trail beside the Allegheny…
- [Inquire Within: Thanksgiving Take Home Craft](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/inquire-within-thanksgiving-take-home-craft--listing-9e7a1c6500fea89e49138fab) — Mon, Nov 23 · 10:00 AM · Adams Memorial Library, Latrobe · checked Oct 30. Inquire Within: Thanksgiving Take Home Craft offers free take-home kits from the Children's Room at Adams Memorial Library, supported by WQED Education and Clearview Federal…
- [Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland — The Palace Theatre, Greensburg](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/cirque-musica-holiday-wonderland-the-palace-theatre-greensburg--listing-6d0658e62bce6fe2f64dae0f) — Wed, Nov 25 · 7:30 PM · The Palace Theatre, Greensburg · All ages · From $47.75 · checked Oct 21. Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland plays The Palace Theatre in downtown Greensburg on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 7:30 pm, the night before Thanksgiving. This brand-new…
- [34th Annual Burgettstown Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run & Fitness Walk](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/34th-annual-burgettstown-turkey-trot-5k-fun-run-and-fitness-walk--listing-2ae723b531c7fa8abd2ad320) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · Burgettstown Area School District campus · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving morning 5K run and a 5K fitness walk that start and finish at the Burgettstown school campus, ending with the race's famous final hill. Proceeds support…
- [Blackhawk Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk — Darlington](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/blackhawk-turkey-trot-5k-run-walk-darlington--listing-943110e762d836cca8f54c8e) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Darlington Township Building / Fire Hall · All ages · checked Oct 30. A flat, fast out-and-back 5K run/walk on Thanksgiving morning that starts and ends at the Darlington Township Building / Fire Hall in Beaver County. It benefits the Blackhawk…
- [Bobcats Turkey Trot 5K and Untimed Fun Run/Walk — Beaver](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/bobcats-turkey-trot-5k-and-untimed-fun-run-walk-beaver--listing-9fb934a5e2462cb06f52effd) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Bobcats Turkey Trot start (777 Corporation St., Beaver) · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 27. The Beaver Bobcats girls' basketball program runs this Thanksgiving-morning 5K in Beaver for the tenth year. There are two ways to take part: a chip-timed run or walk starting at…
- [BVA Boosters Turkey Trot 5K](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/bva-boosters-turkey-trot-5k--listing-75afcd9b945c11322c4454b0) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · North Belle Vernon Community Park · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 27. The BVA Boosters hold a Thanksgiving morning 5K run and a 5K walk at North Belle Vernon Community Park to benefit Belle Vernon Area middle school and high school sports teams…
- [Gobbler's Gallop 10K, 5K and 5K Walk — Ellwood City](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/gobbler-s-gallop-10k-5k-and-5k-walk-ellwood-city--listing-50246b559664c12fe65046e6) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Riverside High School, Ellwood City · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 27. Ellwood City's Gobbler's Gallop has been a Thanksgiving-morning tradition for more than three decades, with races starting on Country Club Drive in front of Riverside High School…
- [Greensburg Thanksgiving Turkey Trot (with Kid's 5K)](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/greensburg-thanksgiving-turkey-trot-with-kid-s-5k--listing-8faecb101c32d7d9eacc237a) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Westmoreland County Courthouse, Greensburg · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 30. Greensburg's 35-year-old Thanksgiving Day 5K run/walk starts at the Westmoreland County Courthouse on North Main Street. There is a separate Kid's 5K registration for ages 13 and…
- [Kiski Valley Turkey Trot 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run — Apollo](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/kiski-valley-turkey-trot-5k-and-1-mile-fun-run-apollo--listing-fe440f2a8d38f128296a0a95) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Kunkle Park, Apollo · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 21. The Kiski Valley Turkey Trot is a Thanksgiving-morning charity race at Kunkle Park in Apollo, with a 5K and a 1-mile fun run that the organizers describe as a community event for…
- [Seneca Valley Cross Country Turkey Chase 5K](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/seneca-valley-cross-country-turkey-chase-5k--listing-1994f10b48801ba23777a528) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Graham Park, Cranberry Township · From $40 · checked Oct 27. The Seneca Valley Cross Country Boosters hold the Turkey Chase 5K at Graham Park in Cranberry Township on Thanksgiving morning. Runners and walkers use a flat, USATF-certified…
- [Seubert Turkey Trot and Family Fun Run — North Park](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/seubert-turkey-trot-and-family-fun-run-north-park--listing-1dbd7cb990f9a512b0d98845) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · North Park Rose Barn, Allison Park · From $20 · checked Oct 21. The 10th annual Seubert Turkey Trot is on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26, 2026, at the North Park Rose Barn in Allison Park, and 100% of the proceeds go to…
- [Sewickley Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/sewickley-turkey-trot-5k-run-walk--listing-109e6eddcd201c4cddcb6350) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM · War Memorial Park, Sewickley · From $35 · checked Oct 27. The Sewickley Valley YMCA's Thanksgiving-morning 5K run and walk starts and finishes at War Memorial Park and welcomes runners, walkers, strollers and families from across the…
- [Thanksgiving Day 5K — Lawrence County YMCA](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/thanksgiving-day-5k-lawrence-county-ymca--listing-63f00102cd63d8ce6b51b405) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Lawrence County YMCA, New Castle · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 27. The Lawrence County YMCA starts Thanksgiving morning with its annual 5K from the Y's building on West Washington Street in downtown New Castle, open to runners chasing a personal…
- [Thanksgiving Day Bethel Park Recreation Turkey Trot 5K Run & Walk](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/thanksgiving-day-bethel-park-recreation-turkey-trot-5k-run-and-walk--listing-6a89dd0caaa2f20b55f3cd7e) — Thu, Nov 26 · 7:15 AM · Montour Trail (Clifton Road trailhead), Bethel Park · All ages · From $40 · checked Oct 30. Bethel Park Recreation's Thanksgiving morning 5K run and walk starts and finishes on the Montour Trail at Clifton Road. Walkers are welcome, race-day registration is offered, and…
- [The Gratitude Run Thanksgiving 5K — Montour Trail, Venetia](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/the-gratitude-run-thanksgiving-5k-montour-trail-venetia--listing-b74e7240bd7ee15adc4e99e9) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Montour Trail (Venetia, Peters Township) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. The Gratitude Run is a free Thanksgiving-morning 5K on a paved, wooded stretch of the Montour Trail in Venetia, a Peters Township tradition built around helping one local family…
- [Uniontown Salvation Army Turkey Trot and Mini Trot](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/uniontown-salvation-army-turkey-trot-and-mini-trot--listing-cb6833ab4c3c7d084e9b99ce) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · Uniontown Turkey Trot start (32 West Fayette Street) · Ages 2–11 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The Salvation Army's Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot in downtown Uniontown raises money for individuals and families in need in the community. Kids aged 2 to 11 have their own…
- [Enchanted Lights Holiday Walk-Through — Freedom](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/enchanted-lights-holiday-walk-through-freedom--listing-b937d9aabcece0ef4d828e66) — Nov 27 – Dec 31 · 5:30 PM · Enchanted Lights Pittsburgh, Freedom · All ages · From $19.99 · checked Oct 27. Enchanted Lights is an outdoor holiday walk-through set in the woods off Rochester Road in southern Beaver County, about 30 minutes north of downtown Pittsburgh. Families follow…
- [Santa Trolley at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/santa-trolley-at-the-pennsylvania-trolley-museum--listing-81d019736f49595b998162a1) — Fri, Nov 27 (+8 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 14. Ride an antique streetcar with Santa Claus: chat with him, sing carols and take a family photo before the ride ends. Tickets also include the Festival of Trees in the Trolley…
- [The Polar Express on the Big Screen at The Strand Theater](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/the-polar-express-on-the-big-screen-at-the-strand-theater--listing-af51af29069fe84db8f6165d) — Fri, Nov 27 (+1 more date) · The Strand Theater, Zelienople · From $5 · checked Oct 28. The Strand Theater in Zelienople brings back The Polar Express, the 2004 animated holiday film featuring the voice of Tom Hanks, for two Thanksgiving-weekend screenings in its…
- [Butler's Spirit of Christmas Parade](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/butler-s-spirit-of-christmas-parade--listing-5bb151650b12d57d9c6c0505) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:30 PM · Downtown Butler (Main Street) · All ages · checked Oct 30. Butler's nighttime Christmas parade, themed "Christmas at the Movies" this year, with lighted floats from businesses, schools, churches, teams and dance groups. It goes on rain…
- [Christmas in the Park — Ewing Park, Ellwood City](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/christmas-in-the-park-ewing-park-ellwood-city--listing-8a95f7c910c2708bcfab98c2) — Nov 28 – Dec 23 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Ewing Park, Ellwood City · All ages · checked Oct 28. Christmas in the Park turns Ewing Park in Ellwood City into a drive-through light display every evening from the Saturday after Thanksgiving until two days before Christmas…
- [Compass Inn Museum by Candlelight: Celebrating the Yuletide](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/compass-inn-museum-by-candlelight-celebrating-the-yuletide--listing-dbbebfdd0ff5a97a81b8cb80) — Sat, Nov 28 (+3 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Compass Inn Museum, Laughlintown · From $10 · checked Oct 21. The Ligonier Valley Historical Society opens the historic Compass Inn Museum in Laughlintown by candlelight for four evenings of holiday tours. Rooms are decorated with wreaths…
- [Gingerbread Workshop at Bethel Park Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/gingerbread-workshop-at-bethel-park-public-library--listing-3fd2b6a7ba4ccc9f635e12a7) — Sat, Nov 28 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Bethel Park Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Bethel Park Public Library's annual Gingerbread Workshop returns on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The library sets up everything families need to build and decorate their own…
- [Holidays on Main — Sharpsburg](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/holidays-on-main-sharpsburg--listing-ebea07b7368a2092f0502cb7) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Guyasuta Square / N. Canal Street, Sharpsburg · All ages · checked Oct 24. Sharpsburg's annual Holidays on Main fills N. Canal Street between 10th Street and Bonaventura Way on the Saturday evening after Thanksgiving. Families can get photos with Santa…
- [Sensory Friendly Santa Trolley at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum](https://grassyknees.com/pittsburgh/activities/sensory-friendly-santa-trolley-at-the-pennsylvania-trolley-museum--listing-8b4142bdbef5a52cad8433a1) — Sun, Nov 29 · 8:55 AM · Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington · All ages · From $25 · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 24. On one morning of its Santa Trolley season, the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum runs sensory-friendly rides with Santa for neurodivergent visitors and their families. Lights are…

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