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Thanksgiving Events in Chilhowie 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Chilhowie 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 Chilhowie.
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On nowSun, Nov 15917 Medical Park Drive, Mountain City
Fellowship Meal: Celebrating Veterans with Thanksgiving
Join us for a special service celebration for our Veterans along with Thanksgiving! Bible Study & Children's Church 10:00 am Singing & Pastor James' Sermon 10:40 Fellowship Meal 12:00 Transportation 🚗 is Available! Give us a call 📞
Family friendly
On nowSun, Nov 15127 College St, Mountain City
Ceramic Basket Weaving with Paige Janeri
Create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind ceramic basket just in time for Thanksgiving! In this two-part workshop, you’ll learn hand-building, weaving, and latticing techniques to transform clay into a functional and decorative basket. During the first session,
On nowSun, Nov 15115 S Church St, Marion
Rise Up: Thankful
A Night of Worship, Prayer, and Presence. You don't want to miss the Final Rise Up of the Year! Come and let us be thankful together!
Tue, Nov 17124 E. Lee Hwy
Party Turkey Paint-a-Long
🦃 Mina has created this fun "Party Turkey" to help us all get ready for Thanksgiving. It is beginner friendly & she will walk you through every step. 💲25 for 8x10 canvas ✍ To reserve your spot and materials, please contact Mina via email at minami
Wed, Nov 181020 Stafford Umberger Dr, Wytheville
Food 4 Families
ALL ARE WELCOME! When you arrive, please come inside to receive a ticket for a bag of Thanksgiving groceries. Bags are given out on a first-come, first-served basis. And that's not all - we'll also be serving up some delicious hot soup and fresh bread. P
Live music
Fri, Nov 20Independence Farmers' Market
Thanksgiving Market
Join us for the first of 3 Winter Markets. We'll have Kids Bucks for the first 20 kids to the Managers tent. Stock up for Thanksgiving and start your holiday shopping early.
Family friendlyMarket
Sat, Nov 21106 State Street, Bristol
YWCA NETN and SWVA 46th Annual Turkey Trot 5K
Join us for the 46th running of YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia’s Turkey Trot 5K! This year’s theme is "The Power of One." Trotters have the option to run or walk a USTAF-certified route through historic Bristol, Tenn. starting near the i
Turkey trot
Sat, Nov 21865 E Main Street, Wytheville
🍂 Gratitude & Grounding: A Pre-Thanksgiving Yin Yoga Experience 🧘♀️
Before the holiday hustle begins, give yourself the gift of slowing down. ❤️ Join us for a peaceful Yin Yoga experience focused on gratitude, grounding, and finding a little stillness in the midst of a busy season. ✨ Gentle, long-held Yin Yoga poses 🍂 M
Sat, Nov 21814 Raven Rd
Thanksgiving Dinner
Everyone welcome, especially ones that would not have a Thanksgiving otherwise.
Dinner & brunch
Sat, Nov 21Damascus Old Mill Inn
Turkey Kids Paint Day!
🦃🎨 DON'T BE A TURKEY… COME PAINT ONE! 🎨🦃 We're getting a little crafty (and a whole lot colorful!) this Thanksgiving season at The Damascus Old Mill! 🍁🧡 Join Talitha Koum Art for a fun-filled Tape Resist Turkey Painting Party! We'll use a little tape, a
Family friendly
Sun, Nov 22257 Highway 107
Community Thanksgiving Service
Join us for the Community Thanksgiving Service, sponsored by the Chilhowie Minister's Association
Mon, Nov 23111 Palmer Ave, Saltville
Monday Morning Mingle- Friendsgiving
Join us for Friendsgiving! Come share good food, good company, and a little gratitude as we celebrate the friends and neighbors who make our community feel like home. Everyone is welcome! Bring a dish to share!
Friendsgiving
Tue, Nov 24111 Palmer Ave, Saltville
Teen Hangout- Feast Mode
Grab some snacks, challenge your friends to games, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon together before Thanksgiving. Bring a friend and come hungry for fun!
Dinner & brunch
Tue, Nov 24124 E. Lee Hwy
2nd chance... Party Turkey Paint-a-long with Mina
🦃 Mina is offering a 2nd opportunity to paint this fun "Party Turkey" to help us all get ready for Thanksgiving. It is beginner friendly & she will walk you through every step. 💲25 for 8x10 canvas ✍ To reserve your spot and materials, please conta
Tue, Nov 241705 Peppers Ferry Rd., Wytheville
Prayer, Praise, & Pie
🥧 PRAYER, PRAISE & PIE 🥧 A night of thanksgiving, fellowship, and plenty of pie! Join us Tuesday, November 24th, at 7:00 PM for a special service as we gather together to reflect on God’s goodness, share what we’re thankful for, and lift our hearts
Wed, Nov 251257 Highway 16 S, Marion
Flipsgiving!
🦃🍁 FLIPSGIVING AT HGA! School's out, but the flipping doesn't have to stop! 🤸♀️ Join us Wednesday, November 25th for an afternoon full of gymnastics, tumbling, and FUN! 🍂 Tumbling Clinic | 12:00–2:00 PM Cartwheels, handstands, walkovers, handsprings &a
Wed, Nov 25The Brew Haus, West Jefferson
Friendsgiving with Little Horse & The Brew Haus
🦃 Good food, live music, and good company—all for a great cause! Join us for Community Friendsgiving at The Brew Haus on November 25. Come spend time with your neighbors, celebrate our community, and give back while you’re at it! Doors open at 4 PM, and
FriendsgivingLive music
Wed, Nov 2560 South Main, Sparta
PRE-TURKEY DAY JAM SESSION
Join a cast of local musicians for a night of jammin fun!!!
Wed, Nov 25360 West Spring St, Wytheville
Hello Gorgeous Pre Thanksgiving Party!
Hello Gorgeous is helping us kick off Thanksgiving with a Pre Thanksgiving Party 8-11PM Wednesday November 25th!
Thu, Nov 26116 Industrial Park Rd
Free Thanksgiving Dinner!
The Chilhowie Lions Club’s Fourth Free Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner will be here before we know it, and meal reservations are officially open. If you know you will need one meal, two meals, ten meals, or however many your household needs, go ahead and
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26190 N Raceway Villa Dr, Bristol
Thanksgiving Dinner at Stockyard
Thanksgiving Dinner is available all day plus our full menu. We will have TO GO options available also. Preorder your TO GO for a specific time or call it in the day of. You can stop in anytime to eat or you are more than welcome to make reservations f
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26202 Forest Dr, Bristol
Thanksgiving dinner
Come join us for Thanksgiving Dinner.
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26190 N Raceway Villa Dr, Bristol
Wobble After You Gobble- Thanksgiving Dance Night
Come out and dance with us after you have eaten your Thanksgiving Dinner and unwind!
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26118 E Main Street, Marion
Lou & Co's Black Friday Sale
🕗 THANKSGIVING NIGHT | 8–10 PM ✨ $10, $15, $20, $25, $30 & $35 SALE RACKS 🔥 Doorbusters 🎁 Special deals & MORE! Set your alarms, grab your shopping buddies, and get ready to snag some amazing deals while supporting your favorite local boutique! 🩷
Nov 27–28Ashe County Cheese, West Jefferson2 days
MO's Boots Black Friday 3rd Floor Frenzy!!!
With Christmas just over the horizon, Mark your Calanders for the next BIG event at MO's Boots Downtown West Jefferson!! Happening the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and small Business Saturday!! 9AM-5PM Both Days.
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 Chilhowie
Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby
Fri, Nov 20832 Main Street, North Wilkesboro
Light Up Downtown 2026
Fri, Nov 20506-512 State St, Bristol
"It's A Wonderful Life" the Musical presented by Theatre Bristol
Sat, Nov 21205 Broad St, Kingsport
11:00 AM – Sweet Harvest Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating Class!
$26.28 – $60.23Family friendly
Sat, Nov 28Damascus Old Mill Inn
Dashing Through Damascus Vendor Signup - November 28
$76.54Live music
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 Chilhowie: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Chilhowie in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Chilhowie run from Nov 15 to Nov 27, 2026: 29 events.
What is on in Chilhowie on Thanksgiving Day?
7 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including 2026 TTown Turkey Trot at Main Street Tazewell VA, Free Thanksgiving Dinner! and THANKSGIVING 2026 at the Damascus Old Mill Inn.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Chilhowie?
7 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving Dinner at Soup Kitchen and Teen Hangout- Feast Mode. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Chilhowie?
Yes: YWCA NETN and SWVA 46th Annual Turkey Trot 5K (Sat, Nov 21) and 2026 TTown Turkey Trot at Main Street Tazewell VA (Thu, Nov 26).
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Chilhowie?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are 2026 TTown Turkey Trot at Main Street Tazewell VA (Thu, Nov 26), THANKSGIVING 2026 at the Damascus Old Mill Inn (Thu, Nov 26) and Fall Flower Arranging and Thanksgiving Wine Tasting at Petals Wine Bar (Sat, Nov 21).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Chilhowie?
Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach, in Erwin, North Wilkesboro, Bristol and Kingsport and more.
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.