Thu, Nov 267:30 AM
15th Annual Joplin Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run -Thanksgiving - 11/26/2026
300 S. Main
Thanksgiving Events in Monett 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Monett 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 Monett.
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Sat, Nov 141700 B South Hudson, Aurora
Turkey Trot
It’s that time of the year!!! We are so excited for our turkey trot!! Last year we had an amazing turn out for this event!! We are hoping for an even better one this year!! The proceeds from this event go towards the residents holidays. There will be 1st,
Turkey trot
Sat, Nov 14840 W Guin Road, Nixa
Turkey Pumpkin
Get ready for Thanksgiving with a fun clay creation! Come create a festive Pumpkin Turkey that you can enjoy for years. Our pumpkins are pre-made by Art Zone artists, and we'll have cookie cutters to help you design your turkey. This is a come-and-go even
Sat, Nov 14610 S MO-265, Marionville
Friendsgiving with The Dirty Woods!
Friendsgiving 2026! November 14th at 5pm! Join us as we eat, drink, dance and celebrate each other! 🦃 🎶 🍽️ Live Music with The Dirty Woods band from 6-10! 🎶 NO COVER! 🎶 Don’t feel obligated to bring anything to enjoy yourselves! Do feel comfortab
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Sat, Nov 14Monett Area YMCA
Indoor Pool Party Food Drive
Join us for a fun evening to support a great cause! All you have to do to get into the party is bring three non-perishable food items per person. All food collected will go towards our Community Thanksgiving Meal and/or Community Food Pantry. What to
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Sun, Nov 15The W Club, Webb City
Zumba Gobble and Groove
Get ready to dance and celebrate Thanksgiving at The W Club! Join Cassie for a fun-filled Zumba party that’s sure to work up an appetite! Bring your friends, show off your moves, and let’s gobble, groove, and give thanks together! $8 for early sign ups
Mon, Nov 163404 McIntosh Circle Drive, Joplin
Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating Class
Fun for Joplin Family YMCA members only: Join us for a fun morning of decorating delicious, Thanksgiving cookies! Learn decorating techniques and take home one dozen festive creations. $10 Registration Fee upon registering. $15 Cookie supply fee paid
Tue, Nov 17736 E Fairview Ave, Carthage
Mom & Me Meet-Up- November Meeting
Join us for our monthly Mom & Me Meet-Up! These gatherings are for moms with kids of all ages! We will have Thanksgiving themed crafts and activities as well as free play and the playground available weather permitting! Snacks and coffee bar available
Family friendly
Wed, Nov 18Gusano's Chicago-Style Pizzeria, Joplin, MO
YPN Annual Friends Giving Event , powered by EaglePicher
Friendsgiving Event: Theme: Charlie Brown. We are collecting scarves and gloves for a local non-profit, Chase the Chill. Those who donate will be entered into a drawing. There will also be trivia!
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Wed, Nov 185211 State Hwy 252, Cape Fair
2026 Thanksgiving Dinner
Come join us for our Thanksgiving dinner. There will be good food and good fellowship. Everyone is invited!
Dinner & brunch
Nov 19–202613 S Main, Joplin2 days
Joplin Thanksgiving Pop-Up
Join us at our monthly employee appreciation Pop-Up event and get a bag of sides and a dessert for your Thanksgiving meal! *Employee appreciation event!
Thu, Nov 19915 Carl Allen Drive, Mt Vernon
Resident & Family Thanksgiving Dinner!
🍂🦃 Gather With Us for Our Resident & Family Thanksgiving Dinner! 🧡 Thanksgiving is a time to come together, give thanks, and make special memories with the ones we love! We are looking forward to welcoming our residents' families to Lawrence County M
Dinner & brunch
Sat, Nov 213100 S. Elliott Ave, Aurora
🧥 WARM COATS. STRONG COMMUNITY. ❤️
🧥❤️ WARM COATS. STRONG COMMUNITY. This winter, let's come together to make sure our neighbors have something warm to wear! Aurora Jiu Jitsu Academy is partnering with Freedom Ministries for a community-wide effort to support local individuals and famili
Volunteer
Sat, Nov 212409 S Scenic Ave, Springfield
PGA Turkey Scramble
Gobble up your spot on the green! 🦃⛳ Registration is officially OPEN for the PGA Turkey Scramble at Horton Smith Golf Course on Saturday, November 21st! Bring the whole family out for a fun 9-Hole Par 3 Event. Teams can be 2–4 players, composed of gra
Family friendly
Sat, Nov 21526 S Main St, Joplin
Thank You Pies with Dena & Dusty
As a "thank you" for your endless support and business, we would like to invite you to our pie giveaway - just in time for Thanksgiving! We appreciate you and your support! And to say thank you, we invite y
Free
Sun, Nov 22900 North Main, Webb City
Community Thanksgiving Meal
🦃 FREE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING MEAL! 🍂 VFW Post 7630 and American Legion Post 322 invite everyone to join us for a FREE Community Thanksgiving Meal! 📅 Sunday, November 22nd ⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Webb City, Missouri 🇺🇸 VFW Post 7630 & American Legion
Sun, Nov 2215512 Kodiak Rd, Neosho
Friendsgiving
We welcome everyone to our Thanksgiving Dinner after service. We will have turkey and all the fixings. This is a free event.
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Sun, Nov 22Delaware Town Christmas Tree Farm, Clever
Tree farm photo shoot!
It’s November 1st. Halloween is DEAD. The pumpkins have served their purpose. It’s Mariah Carey’s time to shine. 🎄🤣 And if you think I’m about to wait until after Thanksgiving to start talking about Christmas… you must be new here. 💅😂 ANYWAYYYY… speakin
Sun, Nov 221501 S Pearl Ave, Joplin
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Come share Thanksgiving dinner with us at God’s Resort! 🍂 Bring your family and invite a friend. We’ll share a meal, catch up with neighbors, and thank God for the ways we’ve seen Him at work in our community this year. 🗓️ Sunday, November 22, 2026 🕔 5:0
Dinner & brunch
Sun, Nov 22Racine Christian Church, Neosho
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE 2026
🍁🍂 Join us for an evening of worship, reflection, and gratitude at our Community Thanksgiving Service, hosted jointly by the Neosho Area Clergy Coalition and the Seneca Area Clergy Coalition! 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? 📅 Sunday, November 22nd, 2026 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞? 🕕 6:00 PM 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫
Tue, Nov 24Joplin Head Start
Thankful Jeepers
Thanksgiving is drawing near so we will be collecting items for Thanksgiving Baskets for local families of Head Start. Non perishable items can be brought to the Club meeting on October 27th and we will have a donation container out if you would like to d
VolunteerFamily friendly
Wed, Nov 25122 Grant Street, Carthage
Thanksgiving Market
Your Thanksgiving table starts at the market! 🧡🍽️🧡 Need a little help getting ready for Thanksgiving? We've got you covered! We're bringing back Wednesday Market for a special one-day event filled with fresh produce, homemade baked goods, and more to he
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Wed, Nov 25840 W Guin Road, Nixa
Story Time: Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
Join Art Zone for a special Story Time: “Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving”! Following the story students will create a hand turkey out of clay. We’ll explore creating through material exploration. Students can explore mark making while interacting with
Wed, Nov 25Holiday Island, Arkansas, Beaver
Community Thanksgiving
Come join us for a friendly meal together, giving thanks for another year of God's faithfulness. We'll provide plenty of turkey; you can bring a side dish. Or if you prefer, bring your best pie for a contest! We'd love to see you there!
Wed, Nov 252800 E 24th St, Joplin
Wild Card Wednesday
Looking for something fun to do with the kids before the holiday? We've got you covered! Join us Wednesday, November 25, from 1 PM–8 PM for MORE FUN FOR YOUR DOLLAR! 🎟️ Here's a little extra fun: Every guest gets a chance to draw for a RANDOM DISCOUNT a
Family friendly
Wed, Nov 25Quantum Athletics LLC, Lockwood
Thanksgiving Break Open Gym
Looking for a fun, safe, and active way for your kids to burn energy and practice their skills while we are out of school? Join us for our Thanksgiving Break Open Gym! $10 per child Register here:
Family friendly
Wed, Nov 251110 W Harmony St STE B, Neosho
FRIENDSGIVING @THE SPIRE
We are so excited to host our first Friendsgiving! We are endlessly thankful for all of you for the love and support you show us. click on the link and put your name next to what you'd like to bring! I left some spaces open as well if you want to put yo
Friendsgiving
Wed, Nov 2550 Hope Way, Reeds Spring
LWC Thanksgiving Worship & Communion Service
Join us at Living Word Church for a special Thanksgiving Worship & Communion Night! We’ll come together for a powerful evening of worship and communion as we give thanks for all of God’s blessings. Kids classes will be available for birth–1st grade.
Family friendly
Wed, Nov 25Carl Richard's 4th Street Bowl, Joplin
Wild Turkey Doubles 2026
Back by popular demand….Thanksgiving Eve Wild Turkey Doubles When: Wednesday, November 25th Check in @6pm, Bowl at 7pm Cost: $100 per Doubles Team Handicap: 80% of 440 -Highest 2025-26 Average of 21 games or more -If no average for 2025-26, then avera
Thu, Nov 26American Legion Post #637 at Table Rock Lake, Kimberling City
Thanksgiving Potluck
🦃 YOU'RE INVITED! 🦃 Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner 🇺🇸 American Legion Post 637 🇺🇸 Thursday, November 26, 2026 5:00 PM 🍂 Come Celebrate Thanksgiving With Us! 🍂 Join your American Legion family, friends, and neighbors for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26Clever Middle School
Wobble Before You Gobble!
It’s time to WOBBLE before you GOBBLE! 🦃 Join us for a FREE family event full of fun, movement, and community spirit! 📅 Thursday, November 26 🕗 8:00 AM 📍 Clever Middle School We’re also collecting donations of diapers and wipes to support our Parents as
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Thu, Nov 26105 South Washington Street, Neosho
Thanksgiving morning with Bradie & A-Ray!
Join bradie & I. Thanksgiving morning as we serve up all our tasty lattes, cheesecakes, cinnamon rolls and more! Thanksgiving morning has became a tradition that we love! Come see us and caffeinate for the long day ahead! 🧡🧡
Thu, Nov 26509 W State Highway 174, Republic
10th Annual Feast Mode 5K Run/Walk/Row/Bike/Ski - Benefitting People Helping People
Come join us for our 10th Annual Feast Mode 5k benefitting People Helping People on Thanksgiving morning. This is a family-friendly event with very simple, modifiable movements in between, unlike any 5k you've ever done! The workout will work like this...
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Thu, Nov 26206 Main Street, Crane
Homestead Thanksgiving Dinner
Menu and pricing will be provided shortly but you can count on a traditional dinner. Join us? By Reservation only.
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 261211 S Carnation, Aurora
Thanksgiving Dinner
Turkey, ham and all the trimmings. Dine-in, carry-out or delivery
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26St. Peter's Evangelical United Church of Christ, Billings
No Cost Community Thanksgiving Meal
Please join us for our second No Cost Thanksgiving Meal. We don't want anyone to feel alone on the holiday or to go without a home cooked meal. Join us for food and fellowship. To Go is available as well as delivery. Please contact Pastor Brittany ASAP
Thu, Nov 2623595 State Highway 39, Shell Knob
Thanksgiving Dinner @ the Shell Knob Eagles! Open to the Public!
Join us this Thanksgiving November 26th from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at the Shell Knob Eagles #4155 Aerie. Open to the Public! Free will Donations please!
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Sat, Nov 28Civil War Arena, Carthage
Afterglow Winter Market
Afterglow Winter Market benefitting small businesses will be held Saturday, November 28th, 2026 from 10-4 all held at Civil War Arena. We will have free live music, bounce houses, balloon artists, and more! We will be raffling off a ton of prizes and all
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Sat, Nov 2845 Fashion Lane (Old ShangriLa), Anderson
Kevin Upshaw - Staying True To Myself Tour
The Staying True to Myself Tour stops in McDonald County the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Kevin Upshaw brings real country, a guitar, and a voice that fills the room. Come early. Grab a table, order dinner, and have a cold one in your hand when the first
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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 Monett
Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby
Sat, Nov 14607 S Pickwick Ave, Springfield
Autumn Piemaking Hands-On Baking Class
Wed, Nov 18Luther George Grove Street Park, Springdale
City Night- Free Food Truck- Live Music- Lights On
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Nov 25–26CTRL Nightclub, Springfield2 days
CTRL WILD TURKEY: Thanksgiving Eve · Wednesday Nov 25 · Springfield
$13.52 – $42.36
Thu, Nov 26190 Top of the Rock Rd, Ridgedale
Thanksgiving at Big Cedar Lodge
Sat, Nov 281 Opportunity Ave, Point Lookout
The Keeter Center Thanksgiving Saturday Brunch
Dinner & brunch
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 Monett: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Monett in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Monett run from Nov 14 to Nov 28, 2026: 41 events.
What is on in Monett on Thanksgiving Day?
10 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including Thanksgiving Potluck at American Legion Post #637 at Table Rock Lake, 15th Annual Joplin Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run -Thanksgiving - 11/26/2026 and Wobble Before You Gobble! at Clever Middle School.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Monett?
10 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including 2026 Thanksgiving Dinner, Resident & Family Thanksgiving Dinner! and Friendsgiving. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Monett?
Yes: Turkey Trot (Sat, Nov 14), 15th Annual Joplin Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run -Thanksgiving - 11/26/2026 (Thu, Nov 26) and 10th Annual Feast Mode 5K Run/Walk/Row/Bike/Ski - Benefitting People Helping People (Thu, Nov 26).
Where can I volunteer this Thanksgiving in Monett?
Indoor Pool Party Food Drive at Monett Area YMCA is looking for helping hands.
Are there free Thanksgiving events in Monett?
Yes: 1 of the 41 listed is free, including Thank You Pies with Dena & Dusty.
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Monett?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are 15th Annual Joplin Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run -Thanksgiving - 11/26/2026 (Thu, Nov 26), FREE Thanksgiving Meal - VFW at Vfw 4207 Monett (Thu, Nov 26) and Thanksgiving Meal (Sun, Nov 22).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Monett?
Yes: 8 more events are listed within reach, in Springfield, Fayetteville, Springdale and Branson 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.