2026 Flat Rock Grateful Gallop 5k/1-Mile

What are YOU grateful for in 2026? 

Join us in Flat Rock this Thanksgiving morning (Thursday, November 26th) for the Grateful Gallop 5k/1-Mile!

Avoid the crowds, skip parking headache, and enjoy a local run right here Downriver! This event is perfect for competitive as well as recreational runners and walkers. Medals awarded to all race finishers.

Donations for Helping Hands food pantry and the Flat Rock Animal Shelter will also be collected! Bring your canned food items and/or pet food to be entered into a special raffle!

DETAILS: 

Where: Starts & Finishes at the Flat Rock Community Center (1 Maguire, Flat Rock, MI 48134)

When: Thursday, November 26th, 2026

Time: Packet Pickup (8:00-8:45am), 5k Run/Walk (9:00am), 1-Mile Run/Walk (9:05am)

Course: 100% paved on local roads and the Downriver Linked Greenways path (5k Course map) (1-Mile Course Map)

Registration: includes officially timed race, t-shirt (*if registered by 11/11), finisher award, post race food/drinks.

Early Bird (September 30-Oct 14): $30 (5k), $20 (1-Mile)

Regular Registration (Oct 15- Nov 11): $40 (5k), $30 (1-Mile)

Late Registration* (Nov 12-24): $45 (5k), $35 (1-Mile)

*Shirts for those registered by Nov 11 (limited sizes may be available on race day) 

Race Day Registration (Nov 26th): $50 (5k), $40 (1-Mile)...only Cash, Venmo, or CashApp accepted