Thu, Nov 268:00 AM
Ridgefield Public Schools Foundation Turkey Trot 2026
Union Ridge Elementary
Thanksgiving Events in Longview 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Longview 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 Longview.
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On nowSun, Nov 1510713 NE 117TH AVENUE, Orchards
Official Church Launch and Thanksgiving .
YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED! Join Imani Presbyterian Church Vancouver for our Church Launch and Special Thanksgiving on November 14–15, 2026. Come worship, celebrate God’s faithfulness, and grow together in Christ. Bring your family and invite a friend! 1071
On nowSun, Nov 151808 SW 9th Ave. Suite 102, Battle Ground
Warmth Within: A Sound Bath for Gratitude, Grounding & Rest
Warmth Within: A Sound Bath for Gratitude, Grounding & Rest ✨ The Yoga Annex invites you, as the days grow darker and the rain invites us indoors, join music professional Zanine from Sacred Harp Healing for an evening of warmth, stillness, and deep r
Mon, Nov 162315 Main Street, Vancouver
Friendsgiving Paint & Sip Night
Join us for our inaugural Paint & Sip Night at Uptown Vice! Your host, Nicole, brings all of the paint, supplies, and canvases for a guided tutorial fit for all skill levels! $44 includes your first drink and you can sign up today at the bar! RSVP h
Friendsgiving
Nov 19–2013914 NW 3rd Ct, Salmon Creek2 days
Gobble Wobble • Indoor Toddler Playpark!
Gobble Wobble: A Thanksgiving Play Party! Join us for Gobble Wobble, a fun-filled Thanksgiving indoor play adventure! Our special turkey-themed play park is packed with fun slides, obstacle courses, tunnels, and colorful balls—perfect for little turkeys,
Turkey trotFamily friendly
Thu, Nov 19Chehalis Outfitters
Chehalis Outfitter November Business After Hours!
Chehalis Outfitters is brining fun and friendly competition to the community this November! Featuring an evening of turkey bowling and miniature golf. These events are free to attend, and everyone is invited to join the fun! As we host the Chamber Busines
Fri, Nov 201457 3rd Ave
Thanksgiving Luncheon
Gather with friends and family to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal together at Canterbury Gardens. Cost: $15 per person (Check or Charge Only) Call to Secure Your Spot: (360) 423-2200 RSVP Deadline: November 13 Menu - Turkey - Mashed potatoes - Stuff
Fri, Nov 20926 Delaware St
Thanksgiving Dinner
Gather around the table as we celebrate Thanksgiving with a heartwarming evening of delicious food, family, and gratitude. Traditional holiday feast featuring oven-roasted turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, spiced butternut squash, cranberry sauce, and warm
Dinner & brunch
Sat, Nov 2180 Steele St., Clatskanie
Winter Street Market
Join us for a winter street market at the Clatskanie Food Hub. Stock up for your Thanksgiving feast, get an early start on holiday shopping, and spend the morning surrounded by local food and handmade goods. Shop seasonal produce, art, crafts, and loca
Dinner & brunchLive music
Sat, Nov 2113023 NE Hwy 99 #8, Salmon Creek
Thanksgiving Feast for the Dogs
Thanksgiving Feast for the Dogs Saturday, November 21st | 11AM – 3PM at Pine + Paw 🦃 Bring your pup to Pine + Paw for a tail-wagging Thanksgiving celebration! We’re serving up a special holiday feast just for dogs, featuring Locally Made Turkey Meatballs
Dinner & brunch
Sat, Nov 211993 S Market Blvd, Chehalis
Twin Cities Rotary Annual Turkey Bingo
🎉 Gobble Gobble, It’s BINGO Time! 🦃 Grab your friends, your family, your neighbors, everyone, because the annual Turkey Bingo bash is BACK! Join us at the Chehalis Eagles on November 22nd, 2pm-4pm. We’re talking laughter, friendly competition, and prize
Sat, Nov 21446 Oregon Way
Friendsgiving at the Oregon Way Tavern
� FRIENDSGIVING AT THE OREGON WAY TAVERN! � Who needs family drama when you’ve got bar friends?! Join us for a night of Thanksgiving shenanigans, good food, laughs, and friendly competition! ��Food & Drink Specials � Pie Eating Contest � Thanksgivi
Friendsgiving
Sat, Nov 21Winlock Middle High School
Winlock Firefighters Annual Turkey Bingo!
Annual Winlock Firefighters Turkey Bingo! Saturday, November 21st Doors Open @ 6PM First Bingo @ 7PM
Sat, Nov 21Woodland High School - Washington
83rd Annual Turkey Bingo
Gobble ‘til you wobble… strut into the Woodland High School Commons, and shout BINGO loud and clear when you're a winner of that turkey! Hatch a plan to round up your flock—or wing it and fly solo — for a lively evening of fun at Woodland’s much beloved
Sun, Nov 223209 Old Lewis River Rd, Woodland
Turkey & Tees Scramble
This November, Lewis River Golf invites you to the Turkey & Tees Scramble, a morning of friendly competition before the holiday season begins. Sunday, November 22nd Registration opens at 8AM 9AM shotgun start Four-player scramble $80 per player, with
Sun, Nov 222448 46th Avenue
Thanksgiving Potluck
Join us as we celebrate Thanksgiving, remembering to thank God for all our Blessings. Bring a dish to share and See you There!
Sun, Nov 22Sunrise Hill Flowers, Banks
Thanksgiving Centerpiece Floral Workshop
Come learn how to create a dynamic fresh floral centerpiece with an elevated look in a ceramic pumpkin vase for your Thanksgiving table!
$81.88
Mon, Nov 233209 Old Lewis River Rd, Woodland
Thanksgiving Centerpiece Workshop
Join us, along with Mojo Ranch Petal & Branch, to create and assemble a delightful fall floral centerpiece, perfectly timed for Thanksgiving. WORKSHOP INFO: $45 per person Choose from fall florals 5 1/4" wood base food & drink available during
Tue, Nov 24Broadleaf Arbor, St. Helens
Youth Drop Thanksgiving meal
Join us in person for a cozy Thanksgiving meal with the Youth Drop crew! We will be open from 3:00 pm -6:00 pm, and dinner will be at 4:30p! Youth Drop Thanksgiving Meal Join us in person for the Youth
FreeDinner & brunch
Tue, Nov 24The Table
The Table - Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board Class
Stuffed Brie Pumpkin in the middle of a charcuterie Thanksgiving board! Learn persimmon roses, salami folding and cheese, fruit and veggie styling. Make a gorgeous board with a baked Brie pumpkin, to bring to your Thanksgiving table!
Wed, Nov 2551875 SW Old Portland Road, Scappoose
Friendsgiving
🧡🍂 FRIENDSGIVING AT THE LODGE! 🦃🍻 There's something pretty special about the community we have here, and we can't think of a better way to kick off Thanksgiving than spending an evening with the people who make it so great! Join us Wednesday, November 2
Friendsgiving
Wed, Nov 25New & Living Way Church, Kelso
Thanksgiving Eve - Healing & Communion Service and Dinner
Healing & Communion Service with a special Dinner. Lives will be touched and changed as we worship Jesus, break bread and enjoy communion and fellowship. Bring a friend
Dinner & brunch
Wed, Nov 25Billy Blues Bar and Grill, Salmon Creek
Petty Fever [Tom Petty tribute] at Billy Blues Bar & Grill
Join us for a Thanksgiving Eve celebration of the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' debut album AND kick off the Holiday season! Petty Fever - Tom Petty tribute is an award-winning, full-production tribute to the Rock Hall of Fame mu
Live music
Thu, Nov 2691 SW Chehalis Ave.
Thorbeckes Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot
🦃🍁 LET’S TROT BEFORE WE GOBBLE! 🍁🦃 Join us for the Thorbeckes Thanksgiving Day 5K Turkey Trot! Before the turkey, the stuffing, and the inevitable Thanksgiving food coma, grab your family, lace up those sneakers, and join us for a morning of fitness, fu
Turkey trot
Thu, Nov 26Lake Sacajawea
Turkey Trot - Presented by Comcast
🦃 Turkey Trot Run/Walk 2026 Presented by Comcast Start Thanksgiving Day with a little fresh air, a lot of fun, and a lap around beautiful Lake Sacajawea Park. Bring the whole family, gather your flock, and make the Turkey Trot part of your Thanksgiving
Turkey trot
Thu, Nov 262400 E Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver
Free Tamale Lunch for Thanksgiving
FREE Thanksgiving Tamale Lunch – Everyone Is Welcome! This Thanksgiving, River City Church invites you to enjoy a FREE Thanksgiving meal featuring delicious tamales! Whether you're spending the holiday alone, looking for a warm meal, or simply want to c
Thu, Nov 26215 Hendrickson Drive, Kalama
Thanksgiving Buffet
Kalama Harbor Lodge Noon-5pm $55 adults, $33 kids ages 5-12, free for kids 4 and under All ages welcome RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: phone (360) 673-6970 to reserve your spot About Thanksgiving Here's something to be thankful for: A stress-free Thanksgivi
Dinner & brunchFamily friendly
Thu, Nov 263414 NE 52nd Street, Vancouver
Thanksgiving Dinner
HOLD THE DATE - look for more details to come. We will have the Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys game playing.
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26921 washington way
Thanksgiving Dinner
Don't want to cook or clean this Thanksgiving? Come to the Moose Lodge for a delicious meal! Turkey & Ham with all the trimmings, plus delicious desserts. Reservations strongly advised. Sign up at the bar or call the lodge (360) 423-5940. Open @
Dinner & brunch
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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Thanksgiving events near Longview
Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby
Wed, Nov 25The Garden Tavern, Portland
Thanksgiving Eve Date Night in Eliot | Cityswoon | Ages 29-49
$43.45
Wed, Nov 25The Headliners Club, Lake Oswego
Ants In The Kitchen's Holiday Kick-Off at The Headliners Club
Nov 26–27Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 days
Ramon Ayala
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 Longview: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Longview in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Longview run from Nov 15 to Nov 26, 2026: 31 events.
What is on in Longview on Thanksgiving Day?
7 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including Ridgefield Public Schools Foundation Turkey Trot 2026 at Union Ridge Elementary, Thorbeckes Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot and Turkey Trot - Presented by Comcast at Lake Sacajawea.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Longview?
10 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including Friendsgiving Supper Club Dinner at Class Cooking, CCMH 29th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Loyal Order of Moose and Thanksgiving Dinner. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Longview?
Yes: Gobble Wobble • Indoor Toddler Playpark! (Nov 19–20), Ridgefield Public Schools Foundation Turkey Trot 2026 at Union Ridge Elementary (Thu, Nov 26) and Thorbeckes Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot (Thu, Nov 26).
Are there free Thanksgiving events in Longview?
Yes: 2 of the 31 listed are free, including CCMH 29th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Loyal Order of Moose and Youth Drop Thanksgiving meal at Broadleaf Arbor. Tickets for the rest run from $81.88 to $140.48.
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Longview?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Ridgefield Public Schools Foundation Turkey Trot 2026 at Union Ridge Elementary (Thu, Nov 26), CCMH 29th Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Loyal Order of Moose (Thu, Nov 19) and Friendsgiving Supper Club Dinner at Class Cooking (Sun, Nov 15).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Longview?
Yes: 8 more events are listed within reach, in Hillsboro, Portland and Lake Oswego.
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.