We haven’t found a 2026 Thanksgiving parade in Columbia with posted details yet. In all we found two Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Columbia: one turkey trot with a kids’ race and one Black Friday weekend pick. We also list two places and whether they’re open on Thanksgiving Day.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Nothing posted yet
Nothing posted yet
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 2 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page.
Colonial Life Arena, 801 Lincoln St. · Downtown
For kids: A 1K family run/walk, short enough for little legs
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday hours from each place’s own page. Worth a quick check that morning.
Friday to Sunday
Tree lightings, light-display openings, farm days and other easy outings Friday through Sunday.
Segra Park · Downtown
With littles: Closed Thanksgiving Day, then open 6–9pm nightly with Santa.
More to come.Tree lightings and holiday openings often post closer to the holiday. We add them every Thursday.Get the Friday emailKeep planning
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Columbia yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands Turkey Day 1K Family Fun Run/Walk: Thu, Nov 26, 2026. A 1K family run/walk, short enough for little legs.
Closed on Thanksgiving: Fireflies Holiday Lights and Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Check the venue page the morning of, since holiday hours can change.
Fireflies Holiday Lights over Thanksgiving weekend. Dates and times are on each card.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 18, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
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