Where to celebrate Thanksgiving 2024

There are plenty of reasons to celebrate Thanksgiving, and not all of them are American. It’s all about gratitude and showing appreciation openly, so it’s probably something we Brits should try more often, even if it is just to train up our appetites for the festive season.

From NFL screenings to private dining rooms and Thanksgiving menus, there are several ways to celebrate the holiday in both traditional and non-traditional style. Simply have a look through our collection of places to celebrate Thanksgiving and gather up your friends and family for an occasion to remember. With Christmas just around the corner, cooking a large roast dinner with all the trimmings - plus some extra American favourites - is probably the last thing you want to do. Particularly when you consider all the preparations and washing up involved. But if a plate of roast turkey, mac and cheese, and pumpkin pie is too good an opportunity to miss, don’t worry - you can find all of that and more in various restaurants and dining rooms across the UK.

If you’re planning a small group celebration in a casual restaurant, or a large family dinner that requires the level of exclusivity that only a private dining room or event space can provide, you’re bound to find a fuss-free location here. Thanksgiving Day celebration dinners is a practice generally thought to be modelled on a 1621 harvest feast allegedly shared by English pilgrims and Native Americans. Despite the more unsavoury facts surrounding the emergence of the tradition, the message of Thanksgiving still rings true, if not as a purely Christian holiday. There’s lots to love about Thanksgiving. So whether you’re missing home, or looking to try something new, we’ve rounded up the places that are really worth your time.