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Thanksgiving Events in Oxnard 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Oxnard 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 Oxnard.
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Top Thanksgiving events in Oxnard
All Thanksgiving events in Oxnard 2026
Thu, Nov 12El Torito (8855 Tampa Avenue, Northridge, CA)
Paint Nite: Thankful Harvest Moon
Get ready for a fun night out with Lia as she leads you through creating "Thankful Harvest Moon." This event is perfect for anyone looking to enjoy a low-stress, social experience where the painting is just the backdrop for a great time. All supplies are
Sat, Nov 14The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Simi Valley
Thanksgiving Celebration - Accion de Gracias
Branch Thanksgiving dinner - cena de la rama para Accion de Gracias
Dinner & brunch
Nov 14–15Stevenson Ranch, California2 days
“SOUP-er SATURDAY!”
� SCV FRIENDS… LET’S BE A BLESSING TO OUR COMMUNITY! � What if we could come together and make a BIG difference for local families this Thanksgiving season? That’s exactly what we’re hoping to do at our upcoming SOUP-er SATURDAY! � Our mission is simpl
Sun, Nov 15SunLife Organics, Thousand Oaks
FS8 Pilates Friendsgiving Flow
Join a FREE 45-minute outdoor Pilates flow at the Lakes park on November 15 at 9:30 AM—bring your besties and wear fall colors! Join the local community for an energetic, in-person Friendsgiving Pilates wor
FreeFriendsgiving
Wed, Nov 18550 W Main St Santa Paula
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES on the BIG SCREEN!
Flashback Wednesday! An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
Sat, Nov 2120227 Saticoy St #112, Winnetka
Thanksgiving giveaway
Turkey Chicken sport Uniforms clothing and food
Sat, Nov 21501 Ojai Rd, Santa Paula
Thanksgiving Grocery Giveaway
Higher Vision Church in Santa Paula is excited to bless 50 families with a bag of Thanksgiving grocery essentials and a turkey. Register today to reserve your Thanksgiving bag! Saturday, November 21st 11:00 AM–1:00 PM Limited supplies available. One ba
Sat, Nov 21255 Lambert St
Dogsgiving
DOGSGIVING DINNER! Because Thanksgiving is better when you celebrate with your furry best friend! ❤️ DOGSGIVING DINNER! Because Thanksgiving is better wh
$30 – $55Dinner & brunch
Sat, Nov 21Knights of Columbus Council 3601, Canoga Park
TIERRA #Legacy THANKSGIVING KICKOFF JAM CANOGA PARK 📞 Bosco (818)272-5583
FOR TIX CALL 📞 Bosco (818)272-5583 Robert (661)209-6561 or Connie (818)836-7714 🦃🧡One Week Before Thanksgiving… Let’s Get This Party Started! Before we gather around the table, let’s gather on the dance floor! 💃🕺 THANKFUL FOR THE MUSIC” An Old School Than
Sat, Nov 21Palm Garden Hotel & Spa, Thousand Oaks
Annual Ekklesia Thanksgiving Dinner
Hello All! Please join us for our annual Ekklesia church body Thanksgiving dinner. Dinner will be catered by the Palm Garden Hotel again this year. We invite everyone to come fellowship, break bread, and enjoy time with family. Hope to see you all there!
Dinner & brunch
Sun, Nov 227115 Shoup Avenue, West Hills
Thanksgiving and Anniversary Celebration
Celebrating the Goodness of God, Filipino American Church in West Hills. Celebrating 30+ years of ministry. Followed by a lunch feast.
Dinner & brunch
2 dates · from Nov 22The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thousand Oaks
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service All are welcome to participate in the Annual Community Thanksgiving Service, hosted this year at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Thousand Oaks. Join pe
Free
Nov 23–25Woodland Hills Best After School & Summer Camp, Canoga Park3 days
Thanksgiving Break Fun Camp
🍁 **AHOY, PARENTS! THANKSGIVING ADVENTURE AWAITS!** 🚢 School's out, but the FUN is just getting started at **Woodland Hills Best Thanksgiving Break Camp!** This Thanksgiving, we're keeping our little pilgrims busy, active, and smiling with three days o
Mon, Nov 23Sagebrush Cantina, Calabasas
Friendsgiving Mahjong Night Open Play @ Sagebrush Cantina - Calabasas
Mahjong Open Play Night @ The Sagebrush Cantina Monday 11/23/2026 from 5:30-8PM Mahjong Open Play Night @ The Sagebrush Cantina Monday 11/23/2026, 5:30-8PM 🍹 🀄️ <stron
$50Friendsgiving
Mon, Nov 23Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar (Woodland Hills)
Maiden Friendsgiving
🍁 Maiden Community Friendsgiving at Fleming’s! 🍷 Join us for an evening of gratitude, friendship, and delicious food! Reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and celebrate the wonderful community around us. ❤️ 🍽️ Exclusive three-course dinner 🎁 Fun r
Dinner & brunchFriendsgiving
Tue, Nov 24325 S A St
16th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
🍂 Casa Lopez 16th Annual Free Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless 🍂 Good food. Brighter days. A stronger community. ❤️ We invite those in need to join us inside Casa Lopez Restaurant for a warm, hearty Thanksgiving meal served in their honor. 📅 Date
Dinner & brunch
Wed, Nov 25Breakers, Thousand Oaks
80's Night New Wave Bash Ultra Mode Depeche Mode Tribute 11/25 Breakers
80's Night Thanksgiving Eve New Wave Bash with Ultra Mode Depeche Mode Tribute & DJ M.C. - Jay Wednesday November 25 8pm-Midnight Breakers! 80's Night Thanksgiving Eve New Wave Bash with
$12.51 – $183.24Live music
Nov 26–29GRANT PARK: 567 South Poli Street, Ventura, CA, United States, California 930014 days
Poinsettias at the Fernery
The annual Poinsettia Showcase returns to the Fernery Thanksgiving weekend, featuring more than 25 varieties of this iconic holiday plant. Explore the dramatic range of radiant reds, soft pinks, sunny yellows and even miniature blooms, set against the ba
Thu, Nov 26GRANT PARK: 567 South Poli Street, Ventura, CA, United States, California 93001
Thanksgiving Free Admission
Spending Thanksgiving surrounded by nature…what could be better? Before (or after) the turkey, stroll the Gardens with family and friends. It's free admission on Thursday, November 26, from 9 am to 4 pm. Continue a long-standing tradition, or start a ne
Nov 26–2926400 Rondell Street, Calabasas4 days
Celebrate Thanksgiving at Malibu Canyon Bar & Grill
Join us on Thursday, November 26, from 11 AM – 10 PM for a traditional Thanksgiving feast featuring oven-roasted turkey, creamy garlic mashed potatoes, stuffing, seasonal vegetables, cranberry relish, and warm apple crumble with vanilla ice cream! Adults
Dinner & brunchFamily friendly
Thu, Nov 26Kindred Spirits Care Farm, Chatsworth
Compassionate Thanksgiving at the Farm
Its that time of year again. Thanksgiving. Its a great day to enjoy great food, friends and a feast for the turkeys. Join us for a special our Compassionate Thanksgiving f
$81.88 – $108.55Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 262101 Mandalay Beach Rd
Thanksgiving Buffet
Celebrate Thanksgiving seaside at Ox & Ocean - at Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach - with a festive buffet featuring turkey and prime rib from the carving station, a fresh seafood bar with oysters, snow crab claws, and shrimp cocktail, brunch favorites
Dinner & brunchFamily friendly
Thu, Nov 26480 East Easy St., Simi Valley
Turkey Trot ( Epic Fitness )
Come trot with us! 🦃🍂 Join us for a fun Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot with the Epic Fitness crew! Let’s get moving, break a little sweat, and share some laughs before we dig into that amazing Thanksgiving meal. Grab a friend and come start your holida
Turkey trot
Fri, Nov 27Trancas Canyon Dog Park, Malibu
Thanksgiving Soccer Camp
$100 suggest contribution for all 3 days | Community soccer camp | 9am-12pm | All levels | Nov 27-29
Sat, Nov 28Harley-Davidson of Santa Clarita, Stevenson Ranch
SOR's Annual Get Away from the In-Laws Ride
KSU =11:00am SKILL LEVEL: This Ride is for Everyone Thanksgiving with the In Laws is gonna be great but enough is enough. By Saturday we are going to need to get away. And what a better way than being on 2 wheels, in the wind, with good people. This rid
Volunteer
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 Oxnard
Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby
Nov 21–22The Mayan, Los Angeles2 days
Noche De Old School: Los Clásicos Nunca Mueren – La Santa at The Mayan DTLA
$11.11 – $33.33
Nov 25–26Lodge Room Highland Park, Los Angeles2 days
DEEP 360° Pre Day of Thanks w OSUNLADE, MARQUES WYATT & BIG CEE!
Nov 25–26Prospect Park Downtown Los Angeles2 days
What's Poppin On A Wednesday? "R&B Friendsgiving Editon"
FreeFriendsgiving
Nov 25–26Jungle Hollywood, Los Angeles2 days
Miguel Migs, Colette, Robiñho, Ricardo Torres & Danny B at Jungle Hollywood
$17.85 – $535.38
Nov 25–26Elevate Lounge, Los Angeles2 days
PRE-THANKSGIVNG: 2000s & MORE ROOFTOP PARTY @ ELEVATE LOUNGE DTLA
Free – $13.37
Thu, Nov 26City Hall, Los Angeles
TurkeyTrot LA, Generic Events & The Midnight Mission
Turkey trotFamily friendly
Nov 27 – Jan 13901 Longview Valley Rd, Los Angeles36 days
Christmas Light Show Spectacular! Free Family Fun!
Free
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 Oxnard: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Oxnard in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Oxnard run from Nov 12 to Nov 28, 2026: 28 events.
What is on in Oxnard on Thanksgiving Day?
7 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including 3rd Annual Gobble Up a Free Bun Thanksgiving Event, Poinsettias at the Fernery at GRANT PARK: 567 South Poli Street, Ventura, CA, United States, California 93001 and Thanksgiving Free Admission at GRANT PARK: 567 South Poli Street, Ventura, CA, United States, California 93001.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Oxnard?
9 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including Thanksgiving Celebration - Accion de Gracias at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dogsgiving and Annual Ekklesia Thanksgiving Dinner at Palm Garden Hotel & Spa. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Oxnard?
Yes: Turkey Trot ( Epic Fitness ) (Thu, Nov 26).
Are there free Thanksgiving events in Oxnard?
Yes: 4 of the 28 listed are free, including FS8 Pilates Friendsgiving Flow at SunLife Organics, Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Ventura Official Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl 2026 at Downtown Ventura. Tickets for the rest run from $12.51 to $183.24.
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Oxnard?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Ventura Official Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl 2026 at Downtown Ventura (Wed, Nov 25), 3rd Annual Gobble Up a Free Bun Thanksgiving Event (Thu, Nov 26) and Friendsgiving at Leashless Brewing with Morie & The Heavy Hitters (Sat, Nov 14).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Oxnard?
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach, in Los Angeles, Pasadena and Hollywood.
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.