Starting at 8:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving, the event is expected to bring 15,000 people, and will impact traffic around Downtown, Deep Ellum and Oak Cliff.

DALLAS — About 15,000 people are expected to gather Thanksgiving morning in Downtown Dallas for the annual Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot, and it’s going to have a big impact on traffic.

Street closures are starting on Wednesday evening and many will remain in place until Thursday evening. The race will lead to closures around Downtown Dallas, Deep Ellum and Oak Cliff.

Parts of Young Street, two westbound lanes from Field Street to Griffin Street and all lanes from Saint Paul Street to Park Avenue, will be closed from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 5 p.m. Thursday. All Lanes of Young Street from Griffin to Harwood Streets will be closed from 4 a.m. Thursday until 1 p.m. Thursday.

Other streets will be closed intermittently from 7:30 a.m. until noon on Thanksgiving Day, closing 15 minutes ahead of participants and reopening as the last participant passes.

Here is every street that will be affected on Thanksgiving Day:

  • Young Street
    • From Griffin to Harwood (full closure) – 4 a.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Thursday
  • Marilla Street
    • From Young to Akard (full closure) – 5 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Akard Street
    • From Canton to Wood (full closure) – 5 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Ervay Street
    • From Canton to Wood (full closure) – 5 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • St. Paul Street
    • From Wood to Marilla (full closure) – 5 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Young Street
    • From Harwood to Pearl (full closure) – 8 a.m. Thursday to 9:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Canton Street
    • From Pearl to Hall (full closure) – 8:15 a.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Thursday
  • Hall Street
    • From Canton to Main (full closure) – 8:15 a.m. Thursday to 10:15 a.m.
  • Main Street
    • From Hall to Houston (full closure) – 8:30 a.m. Thursday to 10:30 a.m. Thursday
  • Houston Street
    • From Main to Zang (full closure) – 8:30 a.m. Thursday to 11:15 a.m. Thursday
  • Marsalis Street
    • From Houston to E. 8th (full closure) – 8:45 a.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Thursday
  • E. 8th Street
    • From Marsalis to E. Davis (full closure) – 8:45 a.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Thursday
  • E. Davis Street
    • From E. 8th to N. Crawford (full closure) – 8:45 a.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Thursday
  • N. Crawford Street
    • From E. Davis to Zang (full closure) – 8:45 a.m. Thursday to 11 a.m. Thursday
  • Zang Street
    • From N. Crawford to Jefferson (NE lanes only) – 8:45 a.m. Thursday to 11:30 a.m. Thursday
  • Jefferson Street
    • From Zang to Market (full closure) – 8:45 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Market Street
    • From Jefferson to Young (full closure) – 8:45 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Young Street
    • From Market to Griffin (full closure) – 8:30 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Market Street
    • From Main to Young (full closure) – 8:30 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday
  • Wood Street
    • From Market to Griffin (full closure) – 8:30 a.m. Thursday to 11:45 a.m. Thursday

Parking meters along Young Street from Akard to Browder Streets and along Browder Street and South Ervay Street from Young to Marilla Streets will be restricted from 9 a.m. Wednesday until 5 p.m. Thursday for event staging. All meters along the entire route will be hooded from 5 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday.

The Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot runs from 7 a.m. to noon.