• 5K
  • 5 km
  • Manchester
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K

This race edition

Race date
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Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Decision summary

Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
80/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
33 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Terrain
Road
Scenery
City, Historic, Countryside, Riverside

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where can I find the Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K route map?

Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.

Official course links

How hilly is the Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K?

The Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K is described as flat.

Where does the Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K route go?

The Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K route starts at Common start/finish line at Center Field inside Delta Dental Stadium (Northeast Delta Dental Stadium), Manchester, NH. 5K starts at 9:00 a.m.; Lil' Turkey Trot kids' run at 8:30 a.m and finishes back inside Delta Dental Stadium at Center Field. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Delta Dental Stadium, Commercial Street, Canal Street, Manchester historic millyard and Merrimack River millyard district. Registration includes one free Fisher Cats Opening Day ticket (first 1,500 registrants), a t-shirt (first 1,700 adult registrants), free race photos, and a finish-line video.

What should runners know on race day for the Dartmouth Health Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K?

Early bib pickup at the Millennium Running Retail Store, 138 Bedford Center Road, Bedford, NH, on the day(s) prior to Thanksgiving (typically Wednesday) from about 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Yes. Streets in Manchester's Millyard area are closed for the race on Thanksgiving morning; the city advises motorists to avoid the Millyard. The route uses Commercial Street and Canal Street around the stadium.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Countryside
  • Riverside

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Flat
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
More than 1,200 registrants entered the first race in 2011; recent editions draw over 2,000 runners and walkers, making it New Hampshire's largest Thanksgiving Day 5K.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Qualification status
Not a qualifying race; an open community Thanksgiving Day 5K supporting Dartmouth Health Children's.

Race day logistics

Bag drop
Early bib pickup at the Millennium Running Retail Store, 138 Bedford Center Road, Bedford, NH, on the day(s) prior to Thanksgiving (typically Wednesday) from about 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Closed roads
Yes. Streets in Manchester's Millyard area are closed for the race on Thanksgiving morning; the city advises motorists to avoid the Millyard. The route uses Commercial Street and Canal Street around the stadium.
Finisher tee
T-shirt guaranteed to the first 1,700 adult registrants.

Access and course status

Start
Common start/finish line at Center Field inside Delta Dental Stadium (Northeast Delta Dental Stadium), Manchester, NH. 5K starts at 9:00 a.m.; Lil' Turkey Trot kids' run at 8:30 a.m.
Finish
Finishes back inside Delta Dental Stadium at Center Field.

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Road
Landmarks
Delta Dental Stadium, Commercial Street, Canal Street, Manchester historic millyard, Merrimack River millyard district
Notable features
  • Registration includes one free Fisher Cats Opening Day ticket (first 1,500 registrants), a t-shirt (first 1,700 adult registrants), free race photos, and a finish-line video. A companion children's run, the Lil' Turkey Trot, starts at 8:30 a.m. with kids' age divisions (4 & under, 5-6, 7-8) over a roughly 200-yard course
  • children receive medals
  • The 3.1-mile course starts on the field inside Delta Dental Stadium, heads out to Commercial Street, incorporates a loop through Manchester's historic millyard, and returns to finish back at Center Field inside the stadium

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 6°CTypical temperature
  • 21 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 80Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, cooler than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.