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Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Dearborn 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 Dearborn.

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Wed, Nov 11Marrow in the Market, Detroit

Poultry Butchery & Turkey Carving Workshop

Learn to breakdown a chicken at home, and the butchers techniques to a perfectly carved Thanksgiving Turkey. Poultry Butchery and Turkey Carving Workshop Date & Time:</strong

6:00 PM

$108.55

Fri, Nov 13Goldfish Swim School - Ann Arbor

Join Us For A Friendsgiving Family Swim!

Join us for a fun-filled Friendsgiving Family Swim at Goldfish Swim School! Families and friends can splash, swim, and celebrate the season! Goldfish Friendsgiving Co

7:00 PM

FreeFriendsgiving

Sat, Nov 14Jay Jay's Bistro, Troy

Black Women Building Detroit Vol. 3 - Friendsgiving Brunch

Come hang with amazing BWBD community and sharing good vibes over brunch and friends this season! Join us for round three of celebrating and empowering Black women shaping Detroit’s built environment at our

11:00 AM

$55.20Dinner & brunchFriendsgiving

Sat, Nov 14Crowell Recreation Center - DPRD, Redford

Community Pop-Up: Family Resource Fair

Join Lift The Block on Saturday, November 14 for an afternoon of resources, connections and family fun at Crowell Recreation Center. We’ll have health & wellness resources, family essentials, community organizations, face painting, an indoor obstacle

4:00 PM

Sat, Nov 145896 Dixie Highway ste B, Clarkston

The Gratitude Connection Sound Bath

This Thanksgiving season, take a little time to slow down and appreciate the person beside you. Grateful Together is an intimate sound bath experience for couples, best friends, family members, or anyone you’re grateful to have in your life. Settle in s

7:00 PM

Sun, Nov 15The Q, Detroit

The 11th Annual Pre Thanksgiving Comedy Show

Get ready to laugh your way into the holiday season at the 11thAnnual Pre Thanksgiving Comedy Show - the ultimate in-person comedy extravaga The 11th Annual Pre Thanksgiving Comedy Show</str

8:00 PM

$17.85 – $33.85

Wed, Nov 18Canton Village Theater 50400 Cherry Hill Rd. Canton, MI

Classics And Cocktails: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

The Arts Warehouse is excited to partner with the Canton Village Theater to bring timeless cinema and craft cocktails together in Cherry Hill Village with the return of the Classics & Cocktails film series! On November 18, we are screening the John H

7:00 PM

Thu, Nov 19HYPE Wayne

Lanterns Friendsgiving 2026

� Friendsgiving is right around the corner! � We would love for you to join us! There’s nothing like gathering around the table, sharing good food, and enjoying the blessing of being together. Come as you are, bring a dish if you’d like, and pull up a ch

6:00 PM

Friendsgiving

Thu, Nov 19Bamboo Royal Oak

Friendsgiving: An Everything in 3 Culture Night

Friendsgiving with Everything in 3. DJs till midnight, free food, drinks & a local-artist marketplace. Nov 19, 9PM–12AM. 21+. Pull up! It's giving Friendsgiving, but make it Everything i

9:00 PM

FreeFriendsgivingLive music21+

Fri, Nov 201419 Southfield Rd, Lincoln Park

🦃🛼 GOBBLE’S TURKEY TROT! 🛼🦃

Get ready to gobble, wobble, race, and ROLL! Join us at United Skates Wickliffe for a Thanksgiving-themed night packed with games, prizes, races, great music, and tons of skating fun! Friday, November 20th 6:30 PM–9:00 PM Admission: $13.00 ONLINE AD

6:30 PM

Turkey trot

Thanksgiving table decor and hosting essentials

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Thanksgiving events near Dearborn

Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby

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.

  1. 1621After their first harvest, the Plymouth colonists hold three days of feasting. Massasoit arrives with about 90 Wampanoag men, who bring five deer.
  2. 1789George Washington proclaims the first national day of thanksgiving, for Thursday, 26 November.
  3. 1846–63Sarah Josepha Hale, the magazine editor who wrote “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, writes to five presidents asking for one national day.
  4. 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.
  5. 1896Buffalo runs its first YMCA Turkey Trot, now the oldest footrace held every year in North America — a year older than the Boston Marathon.
  6. 1924Macy’s holds its first parade in New York, with animals from the Central Park Zoo. The giant balloons arrive in 1927.
  7. 1934The Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving for the first time, and football becomes part of the afternoon.
  8. 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.
  9. 1957Canada settles on the second Monday of October for its own Thanksgiving, which goes back to 1578.
  10. 1989George H. W. Bush gives the first formal presidential turkey pardon, now a White House tradition.

Thanksgiving in Dearborn: frequently asked questions

When are Thanksgiving events in Dearborn in 2026?

Thanksgiving events in Dearborn run from Nov 11 to Nov 29, 2026: 97 events.

What is on in Dearborn on Thanksgiving Day?

16 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including Thanksgiving Family Fun Fest at The Majestic, 2026 Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot at Huntington Place and 2026 Ann Arbor Turkey Trot 5K & 1K at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Dearborn?

13 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including Black Women Building Detroit Vol. 3 - Friendsgiving Brunch at Jay Jay's Bistro, Dedicated to Downriver Thanksgiving Dinner at Miller Strawn VFW Post 9363 and Thanksgiving Giveaway. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.

Are there turkey trots in Dearborn?

Yes: 🦃🛼 GOBBLE’S TURKEY TROT! 🛼🦃 (Fri, Nov 20), 2026 Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot at Huntington Place (Thu, Nov 26) and 2026 Ann Arbor Turkey Trot 5K & 1K at Ann Arbor, Michigan (Thu, Nov 26).

Where can I volunteer this Thanksgiving in Dearborn?

Gobble Gobble Give Detroit 2026 is looking for helping hands.

Are there free Thanksgiving events in Dearborn?

Yes: 15 of the 97 listed are free, including Community Engagement - Thanksgiving Celebration, Join Us For A Friendsgiving Family Swim! at Goldfish Swim School - Ann Arbor and Friendsgiving: An Everything in 3 Culture Night at Bamboo Royal Oak. Tickets for the rest run from $7.18 to $1,068.91.

What are the best Thanksgiving events in Dearborn?

The most popular on AllEvents right now are Hob Nobble Gobble at Ford Field (Fri, Nov 20), 2026 Strategic Staffing Solutions Turkey Trot at Huntington Place (Thu, Nov 26) and 2026 Ann Arbor Turkey Trot 5K & 1K at Ann Arbor, Michigan (Thu, Nov 26).

Are there Thanksgiving events near Dearborn?

Yes: 2 more events are listed within reach, in Toledo and Troy.

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.