Thu, Nov 268:00 AM
Richard Kane YMCA - TURKEY TROT
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Thanksgiving Events in Bartlesville 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Bartlesville with festive dinners, brunches, buffets, Turkey Trots, parades, family-friendly activities, Friendsgiving parties, holiday markets, volunteer opportunities, food drives, cruises, and seasonal events. Whether you're planning a traditional Thanksgiving feast or looking for unique things to do, discover the best Thanksgiving events happening in Bartlesville.
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Wed, Nov 1813807 E 96th St N, Owasso
Thanksgiving Family Feast 🍂
Gather. Give Thanks. Enjoy Community! 🍂 There is nothing quite like gathering around the table with family, and we cannot wait to celebrate the goodness of God alongside this incredible community. Whether you’ve been here before or are stepping through
Dinner & brunch
Nov 19–2013407 E. 106th St. North, Owasso2 days
Elementary Thanksgiving Family Feasts
Save the date for our 2026 Thanksgiving Family Feasts, where we gather with thankful hearts to celebrate the Lord's goodness! Schedule: November 19: Kindergarten 10:40 am - 11:10 am Gymnasium 2nd grade 11:35 am - 12:05 pm Gymnasium 5th grade 12:30 pm
Thu, Nov 19Hideaway Pizza (Bartlesville, OK)
Plantsgiving Game Night
🍁 This Thanksgiving season, I am incredibly thankful for this plant-loving community—so I’m throwing a party to celebrate YOU! 🍁 Welcome to Botanical Philosophy's Plantsgiving Game Night! Grab your friends, your favorite plant buddy, or your partner for a
Fri, Nov 20Rogers County Building, Claremore
WE Monthly Meeting
Take note of the new day! Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we will be meeting on Friday the 20th.
Sat, Nov 21Collinsville Tri-County Fair
Collinsville Turkey Shoot!
Ready, aim... TURKEY! Join us SATURDAY, November 21, 2026, for Collinsville’s Turkey Shoot, hosted by the City of Collinsville, GRDA, and American Legion Post #2! When: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Where: Under the Tri-County Fair Barns Entry: $5 per turkey roun
Sat, Nov 21200 W 46th St N, Tulsa
Friendsgiving North Campus
Enjoy a thanksgiving meal with community and free turkey per family! The event has a session at 10:30 AM and another at 12 PM
Friendsgiving
Sat, Nov 21103 e Patti page blvd ste 3, Claremore
Holiday Recipe Swap
Bring your favorite Thanksgiving or Christmas recipe! Whether it’s sweet, savory something in between we want to see them and share them with eachother! Each participant will get a blank book to start their recipe collection. Along with access to our rec
Sat, Nov 21220 N Maple St, Nowata
The Nowata Community Thanksgiving Dinner
🍂 **A Community Thanksgiving | November 21** Nowata means *welcome*, and what better way to celebrate that spirit than by coming together around the table? ❤️ Join us Saturday, November 21, at 6 PM at the Clark Event Center for a FREE evening of good fo
Dinner & brunch
Sun, Nov 22First Bank of Owasso Community Room
2026 Feast of Gratitude
Celebrate Thanksgiving with Pathway Church! Bring your favorite food to share with others and be ready to tell us what you are thankful for! Our meal will follow the Sunday Morning Worship Service. There is room at our table for you! Follow the link to t
Dinner & brunch
Sun, Nov 2214765 N 52nd West Ave, Skiatook
Riveted Church's Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
We look forward to our Annual Riveted Thanksgiving Dinner all year long!!! Well, it's that time again! We provide all the turkeys and ham, and invite everyone else to bring the sides and desserts! It will be a fantastic time of fellowship and good eats,
Dinner & brunch
Nov 23–278300 N Owasso Expy5 days
Thanksgiving Break - School's Out Camp
Thanksgiving Break Camp at the Owasso Family YMCA! 🦃 When school’s out, the Y is in! Give your child a fun, active place to spend Thanksgiving Break with days filled with STEAM activities, sports and movement games, outdoor adventures and more. 👧🧒 Ages
Mon, Nov 231660 N Lynn Riggs Blvd, Claremore
Thanksgiving Dinner
Join us for our sixth annual Thanksgiving dinner. We will come together for a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner and fellowship. Stay after for incredible worship and a powerful message. This is a free event open to anyone who wishes to attend.
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 2610 Gym Owasso 76th Street
Survivors of turkey day
Hey everybody, hope to see you at yoga today 10 Gym 2 o’clock also hoping everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving
Thu, Nov 26Carriage Trail, Tulsa
Thanksgiving Meal
🦃🍂 THANKSGIVING MEALS AT UNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH! 🍂🧡 This Thanksgiving, we want to share the love, warmth, and blessings of the season with our community! ❤️ Join us on November 26th from 11 AM–1 PM for a Thanksgiving meal. 🍽️ Three Ways to Receive Your
Thu, Nov 261310 N Sioux Ave, Claremore
Friendsgiving 2026
FRIENDSGIVING 2026 - No One Eats Alone This Thanksgiving! There's just something special about sitting down together for a good Thanksgiving meal. Good food, friendly faces, a little laughter, and a chance to catch up with old friends or make a few new o
Friendsgiving
Thu, Nov 26First Wesleyan Church Bartlesville
Thanksgiving 2026
🦃Thanksgiving Meal plans: Don &penni: turkey🦃 Marie & Link (639 miles) Nick & Hayley: green bean casserole Elisha & Michael: cranberry sauce? Cindy & Gregg: Bob: pies Nicole: mashed potatoes Nathan & grace: Keanna & Isaiah:
Fri, Nov 2711693 N Garnett RD, Collinsville
8th Annual Roll-a-Thon
🎄🥋 IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN!! 🥋🎄 Join us for our 8th Annual 24-Hour Roll-a-Thon Toy Drive benefiting Toys for Tots — and let’s make this our BIGGEST YEAR YET! 💪✨ 📅 November 27th–28th, 2025 📍 Rogue Martial Arts — 11693 N Garnett Rd, Collinsville, OK This incre
VolunteerFamily friendly
Sat, Nov 28Cooper & Mill Brewing Company
Dave Laurence Live at Cooper & Mill Brewing
Dave Laurence and his Fun Acoustic Music will be back with us on Thanksgiving weekend! Plan to join us on Saturday, November 28 at 7 PM - and bring the family to this all ages show!
Family friendly
Thanksgiving table decor and hosting essentials
From the thermometer that saves the turkey to the tablecloth, the kids’ table and a hat for the Turkey Trot. Check delivery dates before you order.
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Instant-read thermometerThe one tool between a dry bird and a juicy oneShop on Amazon - Host
Roasting pan with rackLifts the turkey so it browns all overShop on Amazon - Host
Food warming matEvery side still warm when the last guest sitsShop on Amazon - Guest
Casserole carrierFor the dish you promised to bring, 9×13Shop on Amazon - Table
Thanksgiving tableclothAutumn leaves for the long tableShop on Amazon - Table
Cheesecloth table runnerSoft and gathered, this year’s table lookShop on Amazon - Table
Gratitude conversation cardsSomething to talk about besides the gameShop on Amazon - Kids
Coloring tableclothKeeps the kids’ table busy till pieShop on Amazon - Friendsgiving
Plates and napkins setFor Friendsgiving, and no washing upShop on Amazon - Run
Turkey hatRun the Turkey Trot dressed for dinnerShop on Amazon
Thanksgiving events near Bartlesville
Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby
Mon, Nov 16113 N Main St, Broken Arrow
November Toddler Mondays🦃🧡
Sun, Nov 2212150 E 11th St, Tulsa
Turkey & Smiles: Entrega de Pavos de Acción de Gracias en Tulsa
Free
Mon, Nov 23Laurannae, Broken Arrow
Flannel and Florals
Nov 25–29SageNet Center, Tulsa5 days
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Since 1621
The history of Thanksgiving
It began with a harvest. In the autumn of 1621, the Plymouth colonists and their Wampanoag neighbours shared three days of food in a good year. Nobody called it Thanksgiving then. It took two more centuries, a determined editor and a president in the middle of a war to turn it into the day we know: a Thursday in November for family, food and being grateful.
Most of what fills the day now came later. The parade, the football, the morning Turkey Trot and the long table of sides were added by one generation after another, which is why every family’s Thanksgiving looks a little different.
- 1621After their first harvest, the Plymouth colonists hold three days of feasting. Massasoit arrives with about 90 Wampanoag men, who bring five deer.
- 1789George Washington proclaims the first national day of thanksgiving, for Thursday, 26 November.
- 1846–63Sarah Josepha Hale, the magazine editor who wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, writes to five presidents asking for one national day.
- 1863In the middle of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln makes the last Thursday of November a national Thanksgiving. It has been kept every year since.
- 1896Buffalo runs its first YMCA Turkey Trot, now the oldest footrace held every year in North America — a year older than the Boston Marathon.
- 1924Macy’s holds its first parade in New York, with animals from the Central Park Zoo. The giant balloons arrive in 1927.
- 1934The Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving for the first time, and football becomes part of the afternoon.
- 1939–41Franklin Roosevelt moves the day a week earlier to lengthen the shopping season. People call it “Franksgiving”, so Congress fixes it for good: the fourth Thursday of November.
- 1957Canada settles on the second Monday of October for its own Thanksgiving, which goes back to 1578.
- 1989George H. W. Bush gives the first formal presidential turkey pardon, now a White House tradition.
Thanksgiving in Bartlesville: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Bartlesville in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Bartlesville run from Nov 18 to Nov 28, 2026: 21 events.
What is on in Bartlesville on Thanksgiving Day?
5 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including Survivors of turkey day, Richard Kane YMCA - TURKEY TROT at Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Thanksgiving Meal at Carriage Trail.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Bartlesville?
7 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including Thanksgiving Family Feast 🍂, The Nowata Community Thanksgiving Dinner and 2026 Feast of Gratitude at First Bank of Owasso Community Room. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Bartlesville?
Yes: Richard Kane YMCA - TURKEY TROT at Bartlesville, Oklahoma (Thu, Nov 26).
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Bartlesville?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Richard Kane YMCA - TURKEY TROT at Bartlesville, Oklahoma (Thu, Nov 26), Thanksgiving Resource Fair & Thanksgiving Buffet (Tue, Nov 24) and Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway (Sun, Nov 22).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Bartlesville?
Yes: 7 more events are listed within reach, in Broken Arrow and Tulsa.
When is Thanksgiving 2026?
In the United States, Thursday, November 26, 2026 — always the fourth Thursday of November. Canada celebrates earlier, on Monday, October 12, the second Monday of October.
What is Friendsgiving?
A Thanksgiving meal shared with friends rather than family, usually on a day near the holiday. Many restaurants and bars host Friendsgiving dinners and parties, so you can skip the cooking.
Do I need to book Thanksgiving dinner in advance?
Yes, as early as you can. Restaurants serving a Thanksgiving menu often fill up a week or more ahead, and many offer a set menu at fixed seatings on the day.