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TURKEY TROT EUGENE 5K/10K
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Thanksgiving Events in Eugene 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Eugene 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 Eugene.
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On nowNov 3–1090377 Thomson Ln, Vida8 days
Senior Center Tuesday
Come spend a Tuesday with us at VMCC! November brings a potluck and vintage clothing talk with Benji Dano on Nov. 3, pasta and winter safety tips with Carmen Smith of McKenzie Fire & Rescue on Nov. 10, and an early Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 24. We’l
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 122602 S. Santiam Hwy, Lebanon
Schmizza Public House November Trivia Nights | Every Thursday!
THURSDAY NIGHT = TRIVIA NIGHT at Schmizza Public House! 🧠 Think you've got what it takes to claim bragging rights? Gather your friends, put your knowledge to the test, and join us every Thursday night in November (except Thanksgiving) for an evening of t
Fri, Nov 13Southeast Eugene
Giving Thanks to our Neighbors
Let’s come together to support our community! 🍁 We are hosting a Giving Thanks to our Neighbors Food Drive on Friday, November 13th from 9am–5pm. Drop off your nonperishable goods at Emerald Valley Assisted Living and you'll be entered for a chance to wi
Volunteer
Sun, Nov 15FCC-Junction City
Overflowing with THANKSGIVING!
Join us @ 10am for Week 3 of THANKFUL PRAISE! OVERFLOWING WITH THANKSGIVING! Pastor David preaching! In Person at 1250 Nyssa (parking @ 12th/Maple) On FB: We have a seat for you!
Wed, Nov 18Bodhi Bistro, Corvallis
Paint Night at Bodhi Bistro in Corvallis
*NEW VENUE ALERT* Come on over to Bodhi Bistro for a classic Paint Night! All ages welcome. NEW VENUE ALERT Bodhi Bistro in Corvallis is We Make Art's latest hotspot - with a beauti
$44.52Family friendly
Thu, Nov 191101 Main St (PO Box 35), Philomath
Lecture: The Myth of Thanksgiving and Indigenous Foods of the Americas
Brenda Brainard will give an overview of the original Thanksgiving and how it transitioned to the modern Thanksgiving, as well as the identification of Indigenous Foods. Brenda Brainard is a basket weaver, storyteller, dancer, and teacher, but above all
Volunteer
Fri, Nov 2022540 Fir St, Noti
Real Life West All Church Friendsgiving
Friendsgiving is coming to Real Life West! 🦃🍂 Bring the whole family and come enjoy a night around the table together. Good food, great people, and plenty to be thankful for! 📅 Friday, November 20 ⏰ 6:30 PM 📍 Noti Campus Turkey and beverages are provid
Friendsgiving
Sat, Nov 21The Highlands Brew Pub
Harvest Hues Paint & Sip Party - Sat. 11/21/26 at noon
Our popular Harvest Blues pumpkin is back, with more ways to make it yours: pick your pumpkin colors, add autumn leaves, and keep those fun abstract splashes, so yours matches your Thanksgiving table. 🍂 🥧 📍 Highlands Brew Pub, 390 E 40th Ave, Eugene 🗓️ S
Sat, Nov 2133988 C St
Real Life South Friendsgiving - Adults Only Event
Friendsgiving is coming to Real Life South! 🦃🍂 This one is just for the grown-ups! Come enjoy an afternoon around the table with good food, great people, and time to connect together. 📅 Saturday, November 21 ⏰ 2 PM 📍 Goshen Campus 🔸 Adults only Turkey
Friendsgiving
Sat, Nov 21600 S Main Street, Lebanon
The Great Turkey Hunt
The hunt is back! Join us at Afterglow Arcade for our 2nd Annual Great Turkey Hunt on Saturday, November 21. The arcade will be open from 12:00 PM–10:00 PM, with the Great Turkey Hunt running from 5:00 PM–9:00 PM. Here’s how it works: Find Hidden Turk
Sat, Nov 21The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove Ward Thanksgiving Dinner
Cottage Grove Ward Thanksgiving Dinner Dinner @ 6PM
Dinner & brunch
Tue, Nov 24701 High St.
Annual Pie Party
🥧🍁 You're Invited to Our Annual Pumpkin Pie Party! 🍁🥧 A Little Thanks, A LOT of Pie! One of my favorite traditions of the year is getting together with the wonderful people who make my business so special — and that means YOU! Whether we've worked toge
Wed, Nov 252530 Crescent Ave
Thanksgiving Eve Service
On Thanksgiving Eve we will gather together to express our gratitude to God! Join your church family for a Simple Supper at 5:30pm and Worship at 6:30pm. Sign up at info.norkenzie.net!
Wed, Nov 25Gryffs Pub, Springfield
Thanksgiving Eve Plant Bingo Night at Gryff's Pub
🦃🌿 THANKSGIVING EVE PLANT BINGO at Gryff’s Pub! 🌿🦃 Our November 11 night filled up fast, so we’re back at Gryff’s for round two! Kick off the long weekend with your friends and a pint, and play the only game where the winner takes root. 🪴 Skip the pre-h
Thu, Nov 26340 Blair Blvd
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving Dinner will be from 3pm - 4:30pm🦃🧡 The JESCO Club will proudly have its doors open from 8:30am - 9pm the day of Thanksgiving, Thursday the 26th of November. Dinner will be from 3pm - 4:30pm. Mains provided (example: Ham and Turkey provided)
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26175 South Garden Way
Thanksgiving Lunch
Join us at Garden Way Retirement for Thankful Hearts & Full Plates, a special Thanksgiving lunch filled with delicious food, wonderful company, and heartfelt gratitude. Gather around the table with friends, share in the joy of the season, and celebrat
Thu, Nov 263550 Fox Meadow Rd
First B's Community Thanksgiving
Join us on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 26th) for First B’s Annual Community Thanksgiving! Gratitude tastes better when shared. Thanksgiving Day brings an opportunity to pull up a chair, share a warm meal, and experience the strength of genuine c
Thu, Nov 261919 Bailey Hill Rd
Thanksgiving Meal
🍂🦃 Celebrate Thanksgiving with Us at Churchill Estates! 🦃🍂 Gather with friends, family, and neighbors as we celebrate the season of gratitude with a delicious Thanksgiving meal! Join us on Thursday, November 26 at 12:00 PM for a festive holiday feast fi
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26136 S 6th Street, Springfield
Piesgiving: A Pie Themed Potluck Feast
For the last two years we’ve hosted thanksgiving community potluck style meals, and this year we are doing a new theme! PIES! Savory, sweet, whatever is your favorite! Piesgiving Thanksgiving Community Meal $0.00 Thursday, November 26, 2026 4:00 – 7:00 P
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26The WOW Hall
Thanks Give Sing! Rapid Response Benefit with Karly Loveling
Add connection and meaning to Thanksgiving by singing songs of gratitude at a benefit for Rapid Response Lane County (RRLC), a grassroots volunteer network that defends immigrant rights in Lane County. RRLC bears witness at ICE meetings, supports families
Volunteer
Nov 27–28Cottage Bowl, Cottage Grove2 days
19th Annual After Turkey Bowl
19th Annual After Turkey Bowl
Fri, Nov 27232 West 5th Avenue
Bass Giving with Triangle Man, Dave Dluxx, & Andrew Mataus
Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend on the dance floor with a special Soul Sessions event, Bass Giving. Lasers and a womp-ing sound system get the party started! Triangle Man (The Bay) aka Joshua Lee Originally from Eugene Oregon, Triangle Man emerged out o
Sat, Nov 2845129 McKenzie Hwy, Walterville
The Sidekick Supper: Pitch Your Friend at Gate Creek Ranch
You know someone great. Bring them to supper. Introducing The Sidekick Supper at Gate Creek Ranch, Saturday, November 28. Grab your posse and spend Thanksgiving weekend at the barn. We'll start with happy hour by the fire. Then everyone sits down togethe
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Thanksgiving events near Eugene
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.
- 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 Eugene: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Eugene in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Eugene run from Nov 3 to Nov 28, 2026: 26 events.
What is on in Eugene on Thanksgiving Day?
9 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including 2026 Corvallis Turkey Trot at Crystal Lake Sports Fields, Turkey Stuffer 5K at Jack B Lively Memorial Park and THANKSGIVING.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Eugene?
5 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including Senior Center Tuesday, Cottage Grove Ward Thanksgiving Dinner at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and THANKSGIVING. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Eugene?
Yes: 2026 Corvallis Turkey Trot at Crystal Lake Sports Fields (Thu, Nov 26), Turkey Stuffer 5K at Jack B Lively Memorial Park (Thu, Nov 26) and TURKEY TROT EUGENE 5K/10K at Alton Baker Park - Picnic Shelters (Thu, Nov 26).
Where can I volunteer this Thanksgiving in Eugene?
Giving Thanks to our Neighbors at Southeast Eugene and Thanks Give Sing! Rapid Response Benefit with Karly Loveling at The WOW Hall are looking for helping hands.
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Eugene?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are TURKEY TROT EUGENE 5K/10K at Alton Baker Park - Picnic Shelters (Thu, Nov 26), 2026 Corvallis Turkey Trot at Crystal Lake Sports Fields (Thu, Nov 26) and Turkey Stuffer 5K at Jack B Lively Memorial Park (Thu, Nov 26).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Eugene?
Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach, in Dallas, Salem, Roseburg and Reedsport.
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.