Thanksgiving 2026 in Haddonfield: What's Closed, the Trash Schedule, the Turkey Trot and Ways to Give

Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26. In Haddonfield, Borough Hall and the public library close, there's no trash pickup that day, and schools are out Thursday and Friday. The day starts early for a lot of neighbors: the Haddons Turkey Trot steps off at Crows Woods at 8 a.m.

What's closed

• Borough Hall, 242 Kings Highway East: closed Thursday, Nov. 26, per Haddonfield.Today. If you need the borough Friday, call 856-429-4700 first.
• Haddonfield Public Library, 60 N. Haddon Ave.: closed all day Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, per the library calendar. Grab your holiday reads by Wednesday.
• Schools: half day Wednesday, Nov. 25, and closed Nov. 26 and 27, per the district calendar. Elementary schools also have a half day Monday, Nov. 23. Our November school calendar has the full list.

The trash shuffle

No collection on Thanksgiving. Here's the borough's 2026 holiday schedule:

• Trash: double trash on Friday, Nov. 27. Thursday homes go out Friday.
• Recycling, Thursday route: Friday, Nov. 27.
• Recycling, Friday route: Saturday, Nov. 28.

Usual rules still apply. Nothing on the curb before 1 p.m. the day before, and have it out by 7 a.m. on collection day, per the borough's trash rules. Turkey carcass? Bag it and put it with the trash.

Thanksgiving morning

The Haddons Turkey Trot. The 9th annual 5K and Fun Run starts at 8 a.m. at Crows Woods, run by Haddonfield nonprofit Teams Work for Good. Day-of registration opens at 7 a.m. The 5K is $38.10 for adults and $32.80 for under 18, fees included, and the Fun Run at 8:05 a.m. is free, per the race listing. Packet pickup is Nov. 24 (4 to 7 p.m.) and Nov. 25 (3 to 5 p.m.) at Haddonfield Running Company, 121 Kings Highway East. Register online by Nov. 23 to pick up early. The overall winners get a turkey. Age group winners get pies.

Football. Haddonfield plays Haddon Heights on Thanksgiving. New Jersey Prep Football lists the game at Haddonfield. No kickoff time was posted as of Nov. 8. We'll pass it along when it is.

Ways to give and gather

• Community Turkey Drive, Sunday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m. to noon: Bring a frozen turkey to the First Presbyterian Church lot at 20 Kings Highway East. Enter from Chestnut Street. Volunteers wait by the playground. Every bird goes to Your Food Shelf in Camden. Details
• Community Thanksgiving Service, Sunday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m.: Grace Church, 19 Kings Highway East. Haddonfield.Today
• Seniors Thanksgiving Luncheon, Saturday, Nov. 21, noon to 1:30 p.m.: Lutheran Church of Our Savior. Haddonfield.Today

The rest of the long weekend

Friday, Nov. 27, is the Tree Lighting and Santa's arrival downtown. Here's the holiday schedule. On Saturday, Nov. 28, WIN Sports runs a youth basketball clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. at Elizabeth Haddon School, 501 W. Redman Ave. It's $40 and led by a former pro who went to Haddonfield Memorial. Details

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