BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 124th Annual YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot is right around the corner.
The YMCA Thursday unveiled the 2019 Turkey Trot t-shirt design, which showcases Buffalo's City Hall and Niagara Square.
The YMCA Turkey Trot is known to be the oldest consecutively run footrace in North America. The YMCA Turkey Trot is an 8K (4.97 Mile) run/walk that attracts over 14,000 participants each year. Participants are encouraged to run/walk in costumes making this a fun-filled holiday tradition.
The race starts at 9 am and begins on Delaware Avenue & Tacoma Avenues, travels south on Delaware Avenue through Niagara Square to Church Street - to Franklin with the Finish line in front of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
Registration is open and this event is always a sell-out. Visit www.YMCABuffaloNiagara.org for registration info. Registration is $41. This non-refundable registration fee includes all online processing fees and a commemorative t-shirt. Registration is available until race capacity (14,000 participants) is met. Paper registration is accepted through October 11.
Each year the YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot partners with WGRZ and FeedMoreWNY for the Food2Families Food Drive.
Each Turkey Trot participant is encouraged to bring 2 cans of non-perishable food items to packet pickup (Monday, November 25 and Wednesday, November 27 between 10:00 am and 7:00 pm at the Independent Health Family Branch YMCA, 150 Tech Drive, Amherst, NY) to help feed families in need during the holiday season. FeedMore WNY donation collection bins will be set up at all Buffalo Niagara YMCA locations throughout the month of November.