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Thank you, Veterans, for your service to our Country.
The
Novant Health Charlotte Marathon is Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 a.m. at
Romare Bearden Park, 300 South Church Street. This popular event, formerly the Thunder
Road Marathon, Half-Marathon & 5K, involves numerous street and lane
closures along the marathon route. The marathon will begin at South Graham
Street at 7:30 a.m. It follows a course through the
Dilworth, Myers Park, South End, Third Ward, Belmont, NoDa, Plaza-Midwood, Chantilly, Elizabeth, and Second Ward neighborhoods. The
race will finish on South Mint Street. Traffic delays should be expected along
the marathon route. Visit Charlotte
Marathon for more information.
 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Thunder Road)
Staging for the
NFL Productions for the Carolina Panthers game on November 17 will begin on
November 16. Mint Street will be closed from Stonewall/Graham to Morehead
Street from Wednesday, November 16 at 6 p.m. until Friday, November 18 at 5 a.m.
Motorists should expect delays.
The event begins on Saturday, November 19 at 8 a.m. at the Johnson YMCA on
North Davidson Street. Event organizers expect 250 attendees. The route will use
North Davidson Street, Anderson Street, Spencer Street, East 36th
Street, North Alexander Street, East 32nd Street, Yadkin Avenue,
East 34th Street, North McDowell Street, East 35th Street
and Charles Avenue. Visit Health Guidance 5K
for more information.
 Health Guidance 5K
The event begins on Saturday, November 19 at 8 a.m. at Carolinas
Medical Center. Event organizers expect 900 attendees. The route will begin and
end between Brunswick Avenue and Ardsley Road. The route also uses Kings Drive
and Queens Road West. Visit Carolinas HealthCare
Foundation for more information.
 Hopebuilders 5K
The race will begin at Saturday, November 19 at 9 a.m. at Whitehall Business Park. Event organizers
expect 1,200 participants. The course uses Arco Corporate Drive and Whitehall
Park Drive. Visit Let Me Run FallFest 5K for more information.
 Let Me Run FallFest
The event begins Saturday, November 19 at 9:30 a.m. at Marshall
Park. Event organizers expect 1,300 participants. The route uses East 4th
Street, South Kings Drive, East 3rd Street, Baxter Street, South McDowell
Street, and South College Street. Visit the St. Jude 5K Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer
for more information.
 St. Jude 5K Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer
The lighting of the tree will take place on Wednesday, November
23 at 6 p.m. on the corner of Mint Street and Graham Street. Event organizers
expect 6,000 attendees. Graham Street from Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard to Mint Street and Mint Street from 1st Street to Morehead Street
will close at 9:30 a.m. and reopen at 11 p.m. Visit Carolina
Panthers’ Tree Lighting for more information.
The 70th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade begins at 9:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, at
Stonewall Street and South Tryon Street. The parade will continue north on
Tryon Street to 9th Street where it will disperse. Event organizers expect 40,000 attendees.
Street Closures:
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Trade Street at the square, Hill Street and Stonewall Street:
Thursday, November 24 at 6 a.m. until Thursday, November 24 at 2 p.m.
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Phifer Avenue: Thursday, November 24 at 6 a.m. until Thursday, November
24 at 6 p.m.
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The parade route (Tryon Street) and cross streets close on route
from Morehead Street to 10th Street: Thursday, November 24 at 9 a.m.
until Thursday, November 24 at 2 p.m.
For more information
or email lhenderson@charlottecentercity.org.
The one mile run begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day,
November 24, on Morrison Boulevard. The 8K and 5K will follow. Event organizers
expect 8,500 attendees. The 8K route includes Morrison Boulevard, Carnegie Boulevard,
Barclay Downs Drive, Runnymede Lane, Colony Road, Wheelock Road, Richardson
Drive, Ferncliff Road, Sharon Road and Roxborough Road. The 5K route includes
Morrison Boulevard, Carnegie Boulevard, Barclay Downs Drive, Runnymede Lane,
Colony Road, Roxborough Road and South Park Drive. Visit Charlotte Turkey Trot or email rmssports@aol.com for
more information.
 Charlotte Turkey Trot at SouthPark 8K
 Charlotte Turkey Trot at SouthPark 5K
 Charlotte Turkey Trot at SouthPark 1 Mile
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 24 at Village
at Robinson Farms on Williams Pond Road between Elm Lane and Rea Road. Event
organizers expect 1,500 participants. The route starts and finishes at Village
at Robinson Farm. The 4-mile run uses Rea Road, Ardrey Kell Road, Blakeney
Heath Road and Parks Farm Lane. The 1-mile run uses Rea Road, Williams Pond
Lane, Elm Lane, Blakeney Heath Road and Windsor Ridge Road. Visit Turkey Dash
Charlotte for more information.
 Turkey Dash Charlotte, 1 Mile and 4 Mile
The tree lighting ceremony for the Christmas Tree at Holiday On Ice at
the NASCAR Hall of Fame Plaza is Saturday, November 26 at 5 p.m. Event
organizers expect 5,000 attendees. East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
between South Brevard Street and South Caldwell Street will be closed from noon
until 8 p.m. Visit Holiday on Ice
for more information.
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