When in November are most 5K races held?
The busiest weekend in Massachusetts is November 21 and November 22, with 12 of them, 7 of those on Sunday, November 22. Another 30 fall on a weekday, which is worth knowing if you are traveling for one.
Race calendar · November 2026 · Massachusetts
5K Races in Massachusetts in November 2026
Every 5K in Massachusetts in November 2026, all 56 of them, sorted by date. Dates, entry fees, finish-time stats from past results, and start-line maps.
What the field actually runs
November 5K Races, By the Numbers
31:20Median finish time
16:27Median winning time
497Median field size
22November 5K races with published results
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.
When in November
The November Race Weekends
5K races are not spread evenly across November. Here is how the calendar actually falls, weekend by weekend, which is the part worth knowing before you book a trip or plan a taper around one.
By the numbers
The Biggest and Longest-Running
The November 5K races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
Massachusetts 5K Races by City in November
All 5K Runs in Massachusetts in November
56 total Sat, Nov 14, 2026Lingzi Dream Dash 5k Boston, MAFrom $35Details Sat, Nov 14, 2026The Ryan Shaw Memorial 5k Brighton, MAFrom $40Details Sat, Nov 14, 2026Westfield State Turkey Trot Westfield, MARegistration closedFreeDetails Sat, Nov 14, 2026Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk Walpole, MAFrom $25Details Sat, Nov 14, 2026Trot The Track 5K Plainville, MAFrom $39Details Sun, Nov 15, 2026GNOCA 5K RUN/WALK IN HONOR OF JACKIE POOR AND PAULA HOLM Newburyport, MAFrom $35Details Sun, Nov 15, 2026Girls On The Run Greater Boston Fall Season Celebratory 5K Boston, MAFrom $35Details Sun, Nov 15, 2026Ox Trot 5K Sturbridge, MAFrom $25Details Sat, Nov 21, 2026LiveStrong at the Y 5K & Half Marathon Peabody, MAFrom $40Details Sat, Nov 21, 2026Roadtown Turkey Trot 5k Shutesbury, MAFrom $35Details Sat, Nov 21, 2026NOMAD Holiday Prelude 5K Wakefield, MAFrom $35Details Sat, Nov 21, 2026Winthrop Viking Turkey Trot Winthrop, MAFrom $35Details Sat, Nov 21, 2026The Hopkinton Turkey Trot Hopkinton, MARegistration closedPricing TBADetails Sun, Nov 22, 2026Run for Robin 5k Nantucket, MAFrom $50Details Sun, Nov 22, 2026Newton Turkey Trot Newton, MAFrom $41Details Sun, Nov 22, 2026Wobble Before You Gobble: 5K and Kids' Dash Malden, MAFrom $40Details Sun, Nov 22, 2026Friends of Middies Athletics Turkey Trot Dracut, MAFrom $30Details Sun, Nov 22, 2026Rachael’s Memorial Run Auburn, MAFrom $35Details Sun, Nov 22, 2026Second Annual Pembroke Police Boys and Girls Club 5K Turkey Trot Pembroke, MAFrom $40Details Sun, Nov 22, 2026Lynnfield Rotary Turkey Trot Lynnfield, MAFrom $40Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026The Braintree High School Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Braintree, MAFrom $35Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Chatham, MA Turkey Trot 2026 Run/Walk Chatham, MAFrom $45Details Thu, Nov 26, 202615th Annual Stuffing the Pantry 5k Run/Walk East Longmeadow, MAFrom $35Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Southborough's 20th Annual Gobble Wobble Southboro, MAFrom $25Details Thu, Nov 26, 20269th Annual Middleton Turkey Trot 5K Middleton, MAFrom $40Details Thu, Nov 26, 202625th Philip J. Weihn Annual Turkey Chase 5K Clinton, MAFrom $25Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Franklin Park Turkey Trot Dorchester, MAFrom $37Details Thu, Nov 26, 202610th Annual Hopedale Fire & Police 5K Gobble Wobble Hopedale, MAFrom $40Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Will Run for Pie - Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Newbuyport, MARegistration closedFrom $32Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Stow Gobbler 5k Stow, MAFrom $42Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Northborough Turkey Trot 2026 Northborough, MAFrom $35Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Hingham Turkey Trot Hingham, MAFrom $25Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026North Reading 5k Turkey Trot North Reading, MAFrom $45Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Provincetown 5K Pilgrim Trot Provincetown, MAFrom $30Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026OB TURKEY TROT Oak Bluffs, MAFrom $20Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Franklin Turkey Trot Franklin, MAFrom $30Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Wakefield Turkey Trot Wakefield, MAFrom $40Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Mendon Turkey Trot Mendon, MAFrom $30Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Give 'Em the Bird 5k Run / 2K Walk (12th Annual) Easthampton, MAFrom $30Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Turkeywacker 5K Wrentham, MAFrom $25Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Wellesley Turkey Trot Wellesley, MAFrom $40Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Holden Turkey Trot Holden, MAFrom $35Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026The LexGiving 5k - Now on Thanksgiving Morning! Lexington, MAFrom $35Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Ayer Fire Department Thanksgiving Day 5K Ayer, MAFrom $35Details Thu, Nov 26, 20262026 Fairhaven Turkey Trot Fairhaven, MAFrom $30Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026YMCA Athol Turkey Trot 5K & Kid's Fun Run Athol, MAFrom $15Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Hanover Turkey Trot 5K Hanover, MAFrom $30Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026Turkey Trot Adams, MAFrom $25Details Thu, Nov 26, 2026GIVE THANKS. GIVE BACK. GIVE HOPE. Templeton, MAFrom $15Details Fri, Nov 27, 2026Run Like Kat Longmeadow, MAFrom $30Details Sat, Nov 28, 20265K for KJ Oak Bluffs, MAFrom $30Details Sat, Nov 28, 2026Lexington Legacy 5k Lexington, MAFrom $35Details Sat, Nov 28, 2026Wolf Swamp Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Longmeadow, MAFrom $35Details Sun, Nov 29, 20262026 Trot With Ted 5K, 10K and Kids Fun Run Fiskdale, MAFrom $30Details Sun, Nov 29, 2026Leftover Turkey Trot North Attleboro, MAFrom $35Details Sun, Nov 29, 2026Miles for Healing Orange, MAFrom $15Details
Common Questions About Running a November 5K in Massachusetts
What is a good 5K time?
Across the 22 of these November 5K races with published results from past editions, the median finisher ran 31:20, and the median winning time was 16:27. So anything under 31:20 puts you in the faster half of a typical field. That is the middle of these RunSignup fields, walkers and charity entrants included, not a national average.
How big is a typical November 5K field?
The median one finished 497 runners, across the 22 of these November 5K races with published results from past editions. Most are far smaller than the big-city events people picture, which means less crowding at the start and a friendlier field, with a last recorded finisher at 1:04:43.