Costume Contest

Showing 2025 Costume Contest Information

2026 Costume Contest details will be provided in October.

2025 Costume Contest Results

Best Thanksgiving Day Costume Album | Most Unique Costume Album

Best Thanksgiving Day Costumes

Captain America - 104 Votes
Sunflower - 56
Orange Runners - 40

Most Unique Costumes

Patriotic with Flag - 64
Balloon Gal - 42
Butter - 15

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2025 COSTUME CONTEST ENTRY GUIDELINES

WHAT: The 78th running of the Troy Turkey Trot will feature a costume contest in which individuals and groups will be awarded prizes for “Best Thanksgiving Day Costume” and “Most Unique Costume.”

PRIZES: 1st Place: $100*
2nd Place: $50*
3rd Place: $25*
*In each of the two categories, “Best Thanksgiving” and “Most Unique”

REGISTER: Sign-up occurred here (You must know your bib number, which you can look up here.)
(You can sign-up at anytime, including on race morning when getting your photo taken at the photo booth.)

PARTICIPATE: On race morning, visit the O Snap Photo Booth to have your photo taken.

THE VOTING: We’ll upload all of the entries to our Facebook page under two categories; “Best Thanksgiving’ and “Most Unique.” (Note: Teams are entered as one entry; please list the group leader.)

Update for 2025 --> All photos will be uploaded to each category. If a photo places in the Top 3 in both categories, it wins the HIGHER $ amount and in the other category we will move up the other photos behind it so that we have 6 unique winners.

Entries receiving the most votes will be awarded prizes above. (Voting will begin on Monday, December 1 and conclude on Thur, December, December 4.
Pictures with the most likes/engagements in each of the two categories will be deemed the winners. Winners will be emailed within 48 hours.