Nov 25–268:00 PM
Pre-Thanksgiving Bash with the Brianna Rae Band at Rumors
Rumors Bar and Grill
Thanksgiving Events in Tomah 2026
Celebrate Thanksgiving 2026 in Tomah 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 Tomah.
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Thu, Nov 12Bethel Home & Services, Viroqua
Lefse Making with Bethel Home & Services
You're invited to join Bethel Home & Services to make lefse for our assisted living residents and tenants. Whether you are a seasoned professional at making lefse and are able to bring equipment, or you are willing to learn and lend a hand, Bethel Ho
Fri, Nov 13Tbd, Merrillan
Friendsgiving
Come enjoy an evening of food and fellowship at Shelly Adkins' Home. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway at church. Please bring a dish to share.
Friendsgiving
Sat, Nov 14N7405 Hwy 80, New Lisbon, WI
Thanksgiving Meat Raffle
We will be having themed meat raffles so join us for some fun and games.
Sat, Nov 14W11209 Avon Rd, Alma Center, WI 54611-8526, United States
Tent Camp Friendsgiving at the Building
Tent Camp friends are the best! Let's celebrate Friendsgiving together at the Schram's Activity Building! Saturday, November 14 6:00 pm For ages 13+ We'll have a supper of fun not-quite-Thanksgiving food together. If you'd like to bring a dish to shar
Friendsgiving
Sun, Nov 15731 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska
The Great Packer Friendsgiving
Bring a dish, bring your appetite, and bring your Packer pride! We're gathering for a Friendsgiving potluck with a little extra green & gold thrown into the mix. Bring your favorite Thanksgiving or football-inspired dish, check it in with the bartende
Friendsgiving
Mon, Nov 16603 North Court St., Sparta
Zor Shriners Feztival of Trees
Feztival of Trees is an annual event held the week before Thanksgiving where people see a winter wonderland of decorated trees. We are open: Mon-Fri 4 pm - 8 pm Saturday 10 am - 6 pm Drawing for all trees will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday November 21
Tue, Nov 17E16598 Ridge Road, Hillsboro, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54634
Restorative yoga and Gratitude meditation
Pause, unwind, and give yourself permission to completely rest. Join us for a soothing 75-minute evening designed to quiet your mind, release physical tension, and cultivate deep heart-centered gratitude. What to Expect 60-Minute Restorative Yoga: Resto
Wed, Nov 18TBD, Merrillan
2026 November Business Meeting
(Held one week early because of Thanksgiving) Location TBD The business meeting will start at 7:00 p.m.
Thu, Nov 19New Lisbon Riverside Park & Campground
Farmer Appreciation Meal 2026!
Dear Friends and Community Members, Our farmers work hard all year to help put food on our tables. This harvest season, the New Lisbon Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to help put a Thanksgiving meal on theirs. A $40 donation sponsors a complete holid
Volunteer
Fri, Nov 20tbd, Merrillan
Nov Faith on the Dance Floor
Flannel season is here, and so is the next Faith on the Dance Floor! 🌾✨ Mark your calendars for Friday, November 20th from 6:30-10 PM Here is the lineup for the night: 🍁 6:30–7:30 PM: Bible Study & Fellowship 🤠 7:30 PM: Beginner Line Dance Lesson 🎉
Fri, Nov 20212-214 Center Street, Wonewoc
Blue Meanies return! .... and Baked and Canned Goodies!
These two are FUN! Come listen to live music AND Shop for Thanksgiving Pies and other treats..
Live music
Sat, Nov 21731 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska
Gobble ’Til You Wobble Karaoke
Thanksgiving is coming, which means it’s time to practice your best “I’m thankful I don’t have to cook yet” face. 😂 Come on down to the Post for Karaoke and get those vocal cords warmed up before the turkey, relatives, and holiday chaos take over!
Sun, Nov 22W8760 County Rd I, Wonewoc, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53968
Holiday Container Workshop :: November 22
Join our holiday container workshop and craft beautiful arrangements with friends. Enjoy a guided experience with all tools and supplies included, you just provide the creativity! Included: Select from either a centerpiece or porch pot container. Tools a
Sun, Nov 22515 Quincy St, Onalaska
Friendsgiving
🎉 You're Invited to Hope City’s Friendsgiving! 🦃🍂 Join us for an evening of food, fellowship, fun, and friendship! We would love to gather together, share a meal, and enjoy some quality time as a community. Everyone is welcome! 🍽️POTLUCK STYLE Please br
Friendsgiving
Mon, Nov 23Wilton, WI Public Library
Lego Club: Thanksgiving
Drop in and join us for an afternoon of building with Legos. Each time we meet, we will have a different theme to make our creations. Creations will then be displayed in the case by the circulation desk until the next meeting.
Wed, Nov 25Wilton, WI Public Library
Preschool Story Time: Thanksgiving
Come join us for preschool story time! Each week we have a different topic and a craft to complement it.
Nov 25–26Wisco 8, Sparta2 days
Night before thanksgiving dart tournament
Night before Thanksgiving dart tournament $10 entry 200% payback 50/50
Wed, Nov 25Faith Christian Church, Mauston
Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service
Mauston congregations coming together to thank God
Thu, Nov 26Wonewoc, Wisconsin
11th Annual Wonewoc 5K Turkey Trot
Earn your thanksgiving feast!!!! The 11th Annual Wonewoc 5K Turkey Trot in support of the Wonewoc Badgers 4-H, will be held November 26th, 2026 in person or virtually November, 16-26, 2026. Whichever you would like to sign up for. There is also the kid r
Turkey trotDinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26Chamber of Commerce, Black River Falls
Gobbler Giveback 5k Walk/Run
Move Now! Gobble Later! Gobbler Giveback 5K Fun Run/Walk Start your Thanksgiving Day off right by moving your feet before you feast! Join the annual Gobbler Giveback 5K Fun Run/Walk on Thursday, November 26, 2026, at 8:00 AM. Help us continue this wonder
Turkey trotDinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26214 S Cherry St, La Farge
Thanksgiving Day Dinner
This will be our Community Thanksgiving Dinner at The La Farge Free Methodist Church. We encourage you to come for Fellowship. Deliveries will be La Farge area only, please call with your name, number, and address so we can get you a hot, fresh meal on
Dinner & brunch
Thu, Nov 26TBD, Merrillan
Eagles vs Cowboys (Thanksgiving) - Venue TBD
Let’s all come together and support our BIRDS on November 26th as they take on the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day for our 11th game of the season. Great spot to watch the games with several new specials this year. As always, Yuengling beer will be o
Thu, Nov 26731 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska
🦃 DONE WITH THE TURKEY? NEED AN ESCAPE PLAN? 🍻
Angel is opening the bar at 4 PM to give you a place to run away from the family after all that Thanksgiving fun. 😂 Come hide out, grab a drink, decompress, and pretend you’re not avoiding anyone. We won’t tell. 🤫🍺 Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! 🦃🍻
Fri, Nov 27Onalaska American Legion
Onalaska Legion Public Dance
Take a meal off after Thanksgiving and eat at the Legion and get some dancing in with us.
Fri, Nov 27Brick Sip Haus
Don't be a Turkey-Come to the Brick!
Its the day after Thanksgiving-lets gather together, raise a glass, and give thanks for our family, friends, health, and time spent together! Solo acoustic rock playing in the background as you Gobble up some snacks and beverages!
Sun, Nov 29800 Superior Avenue
Sundays at The Brick Presents: Melissa Kay McCarthy
🎶🍷 **SUNDAYS AT THE BRICK PRESENTS: MELISSA KAY McCARTHY!** 🎤☕ ✨ **SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 | 1PM–3PM** ✨ **The Thanksgiving leftovers can wait. We've got live music!** 🦃🎶 After a weekend of turkey, shopping, family gatherings, and perhaps a little too much
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
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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 Tomah
Turkey trots, dinners and parades in the towns nearby
Sun, Nov 22Las Milpas Restaurant and Store, Baraboo
8th Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Meal
Wed, Nov 253400 Innovation Drive, Plover
Thankful Turkey Handprint Frame
Wed, Nov 253400 Innovation Drive, Plover
Pancake Turkey Social | PM Session
Thu, Nov 263200 Plover Rd
Community Thanksgiving Meal
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 Tomah: frequently asked questions
When are Thanksgiving events in Tomah in 2026?
Thanksgiving events in Tomah run from Nov 12 to Nov 29, 2026: 29 events.
What is on in Tomah on Thanksgiving Day?
6 events are listed for Thursday, November 26, including 11th Annual Wonewoc 5K Turkey Trot at Wonewoc, Wisconsin, Gobbler Giveback 5k Walk/Run at Chamber of Commerce and Thanksgiving Community Meal - Sponsored by Sparta Ecumenical Ministerial Association.
Where can I have Thanksgiving dinner in Tomah?
3 dinners, brunches and buffets are listed, including 11th Annual Wonewoc 5K Turkey Trot at Wonewoc, Wisconsin, Gobbler Giveback 5k Walk/Run at Chamber of Commerce and Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Tables go early for the holiday, so book ahead where you can.
Are there turkey trots in Tomah?
Yes: 11th Annual Wonewoc 5K Turkey Trot at Wonewoc, Wisconsin (Thu, Nov 26) and Gobbler Giveback 5k Walk/Run at Chamber of Commerce (Thu, Nov 26).
What are the best Thanksgiving events in Tomah?
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Pre-Thanksgiving Bash with the Brianna Rae Band at Rumors at Rumors Bar and Grill (Nov 25–26), Community Thanksgiving Meal (Wed, Nov 25) and Thanksgiving Community Meal - Sponsored by Sparta Ecumenical Ministerial Association (Thu, Nov 26).
Are there Thanksgiving events near Tomah?
Yes: 7 more events are listed within reach, in Winona, Baraboo, Plover and Wisconsin Rapids 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.