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Thanksgiving Events in Murphy 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Murphy 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 Murphy.
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Top Thanksgiving events in Murphy
All Thanksgiving events in Murphy 2026
Tue, Nov 10Boys & Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region, Sutton-Hooker Unit, Benton
Ocoee Alliance Friendsgiving
🦃🍂 FRIENDSGIVING, BNI STYLE! 🍂🦃 GOOD FOOD. GREAT PEOPLE. BIG OPPORTUNITIES! 🤝 What happens when you put a room full of business owners together who are passionate about what they do, love making connections, and genuinely want to see their community thr
Friendsgiving
Sat, Nov 14424 Pine Log Circle, Warne
Village Thanksgiving Dinner
The Portiks will provide turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy. Nicole has offered to bring a green bean casserole. If you plan to attend, please bring your favorite beverage as well as a dish to share. You are welcome to bring something to add t
Dinner & brunch
Sun, Nov 15Glisson Camp & Retreat Center, Dahlonega
Friendsgiving
Where can you find delicious Thanksgiving food + amazing company?! At Hemlock Grove’s 4th annual Friendsgiving dinner of course! Come out and join us at the Ivie Lodge @ Camp Glisson for a fun afternoon! Sign up using the link below!
Dinner & brunchFriendsgiving
Mon, Nov 16Macon County Public Library, Franklin
Turkey Escape STEM Challenge
Build an escape method for a turkey! Help a turkey escape the Thanksgiving dinner table at this Thanksgiving-themed STEM challenge. We'll build and test escape methods! Smaller kids will require assistance
FreeDinner & brunchFamily friendly
Fri, Nov 20106 county road 572 Englewood TN 37329
Harvest Sweets Open House
Hey guys don't forget on Friday November 20th from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Harvest Sweets open house samples and goodies to buy for your holiday get togethers from pumpkin rolls moonshine cupcakes pies cakes cookies and more lots of savory eats for you
Sat, Nov 21984 Loving Road, Morganton
Friendsgiving Dessert
Join us with your favorite Thanksgiving dessert!
Friendsgiving
Sat, Nov 21307 Cleveland St, Blairsville
Friendsgiving Dinner
Join us for our 2nd annual Friendsgiving dinner! Bring a plate to share, but turkey and ham will be provided. Use the form below to see what everyone is bringing and to sign up for a dish. Teens and parents welcome!
Dinner & brunchFriendsgiving
Sun, Nov 22366 Carter Cove Rd, Hayesville
Old Fashion Day
We will be celebrating Thanksgiving dinner in old fashioned attire. Please join us for Sunday School at 10 am, service at 11 am, and lunch to follow.
Dinner & brunch
Sun, Nov 22111 Philpott Drive Madisonville Tn
Friendsgiving Book Meeting!
It's time for our 2nd Annual Friendsgiving meeting! We have 3 books, 1 Thriller and 2 Fantasy because we have an 8 week gap compared to our normal 6 week gap, plus this is our last meeting of the year 😀 For this meeting we will have great food, an activ
Friendsgiving
Tue, Nov 24Moss Memorial Library, Hayesville
Teen Friendsgiving at Moss Memorial Library
Teens ages 11-18 are invited to celebrate Friendsgiving at the library with games, crafts, and snacks. For more information about these events, contact Bridget at 828-837-2025 or bwilson@nrlibrary.org or the library at 828-389-8401.
Friendsgiving
Wed, Nov 25911 Main Street, Andrews
Thanksgiving Fundraiser
Let CCFA make your Thanksgiving meal easy and delicious! We're preparing your favorite holiday sides, cornbread, and dessert made with delicious local ingredients. Help us continue to support our local farmers by purchasing part of your meal with us!
Wed, Nov 25149 Bracketts Way, Blairsville
FRIENDSGIVING 2026
Jon Olson - DJ Turkey and Ham is provided. You bring the sides. More information coming!
FriendsgivingLive music
Thu, Nov 26366 Paradise Road, Blairsville
Gobble Wobble Blairsville's Annual Thanksgiving 5k
Race starts at 8:30 a.m. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Come early. $25 until June 30th $35 7/1 - 8/31 $40 9/1 - 11/24 $50 Same Day registration (cashless entries only) All participants will get a race t-shirt if registered BEFORE 11/1. First 50 regi
Turkey trot
Thu, Nov 26Main Street USA
Free To-Go Thanksgiving Meal
Everyone is welcome to enjoy a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 26! Whether you’re celebrating with family, spending the holiday on your own, or working to keep our community safe, there is a place for you at the table. 🍂🍽️ 📍 Location: Main
Dinner & brunchVolunteer
Thu, Nov 26130 Blue Ridge Street, Blairsville
Thanksgiving at Vincent’s
Leave the cooking to us and make more time for what matters most. Gather with family and friends at Vincent’s for a delicious three-course holiday meal, so you can relax, reconnect, and enjoy the day together. $50 per person | Three Courses Soup or Salad
Family friendly
Thu, Nov 267 Ewing Street, Blue Ridge
Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Luke's Blue Ridge
St. Luke's annual community Thanksgiving Day lunch will be held Thursday, Nov. 26, at noon. The meal will be preceded by Holy Communion at noon. Please invite guests and, if able, bring a dish to share.
Dinner & brunch
Fri, Nov 2761 Tsalaki Trail, Helen
Gobble Wobble
*November 2026 event*** Join Smithgall Woods to wobble off some of that Thanksgiving meal! a walk will be led from the Visitor's center to the primitive cabin, with an optional additional section to Dukes Creek Falls. The walk to the primitive cabin and
Turkey trot
Nov 27–282698 Tesnatee Gap Valley Rd. Cleveland2 days
Thanksgiving 2 Day Camp
2 days of footy to celebrate Thanksgiving! 📍 “Windham Training” Apple/ Google 🗓️ Friday, 27th and Saturday, 28th ⏰ 9am-Noon both days Registration is LIVE!
Sat, Nov 286468 Happy Valley Road, Tallassee
Thanksgiving Dinner
Plate donations appreciated but not mandatory. If you’re hungry, lonely, both, or neither, WE invite you to come fellowship with us. Please RSVP so WE can get a head count and know much food to prepare.
Dinner & brunchVolunteer
Sat, Nov 28Marina Station, Hiawassee
Mook and Mimi Live at Marina Station
We are back at it in Hiawassee for your listening pleasure! Bring your dancing shoes and work off that Thanksgiving turkey!
Sat, Nov 28George Link, Jr. Gilmer Arts Playhouse, Ellijay
Surrender Hill and Friends at The Playhouse
Join us Thanksgiving weekend for our annual show at The Playhouse! Matthew Von Doran and David Ellis will be joining us. Our good friend, Jonathan Callicutt will be opening the show and of course, Wren might make an appearance as well! Hope to see you
Sat, Nov 28135 Dalton St, Ellijay
Surrender Hill and Friends Thanksgiving Weekend Concert
Storytelling and Music with a perennial Thanksgiving weekend group of musicians.
Live music
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 Murphy
Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby
Nov 13–16Gatlinburg, Tennessee4 days
HGW Friendsgiving- “Queens of the Harvest ~ A Season of Abundance, Gratitude and Healing”
Friendsgiving
Nov 24–29Gatlinburg Convention Center6 days
GREAT SMOKY ARTS & CRAFTS COMMUNITY Thanksgiving CRAFT SHOW
Live music
Thu, Nov 26Gainesville, Georgia
17th Annual Gainesville Turkey Trot 5K/10K/Half Marathon and YOUTH FUN RUN presented by Limestone Shirt Factory
Turkey trot
Thu, Nov 26Colonial Heights United Methodist Church - Knoxville
FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER
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 Murphy: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Murphy in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Murphy run from Nov 10 to Nov 28, 2026: 25 events.
What is on in Murphy on Thanksgiving Day?
7 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including 2026 Gobble Wobble - Family 5K Walk - Run at Meeks Park, Gobble Wobble Blairsville's Annual Thanksgiving 5k and Free To-Go Thanksgiving Meal at Main Street USA.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Murphy?
9 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including Village Thanksgiving Dinner, Friendsgiving at Glisson Camp & Retreat Center and Turkey Escape STEM Challenge at Macon County Public Library. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Murphy?
Yes: 2026 Gobble Wobble - Family 5K Walk - Run at Meeks Park (Thu, Nov 26), Gobble Wobble Blairsville's Annual Thanksgiving 5k (Thu, Nov 26) and Gobble Wobble (Fri, Nov 27).
Where can I volunteer this Thanksgiving in Murphy?
2026 Gobble Wobble - Family 5K Walk - Run at Meeks Park is looking for helping hands.
Are there free Thanksgiving events in Murphy?
Yes: 1 of the 25 listed is free, including Turkey Escape STEM Challenge at Macon County Public Library.
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Murphy?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are 2026 Gobble Wobble - Family 5K Walk - Run at Meeks Park (Thu, Nov 26), Let’s Talk Turkey! Thanksgiving at The Lodge (Thu, Nov 26) and Thanksgiving Buffet (Thu, Nov 26).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Murphy?
Yes: 8 more events are listed within reach, in Gatlinburg, Gainesville, Cumming and Knoxville 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.