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🦃 GOBBLE GOBBLE GIVE NASHVILLE 2026 🧡🗓️ Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26, 2026
📍 Location: The Nashville Palace | 2611 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
⏰ Starting at 8:00 AM | Until the Food Runs Out!
Good food. Good people. A whole lot of giving.
Every Thanksgiving morning, hundreds of Nashvillians come together with one simple mission: make sure our neighbors experiencing homelessness and hardship feel the love of their community.
And how do we do it? GOOD OLD-FASHIONED POTLUCK STYLE!
Our volunteers fire up their ovens, break out their favorite recipes, load up their cars, and show up ready to make a difference. Together, we package and deliver hundreds of homemade Thanksgiving meals, clothing, hygiene products, and other essentials throughout Nashville.
No fancy catering. No complicated requirements. Just our community showing up for one another, year after year. 🧡
🍗 WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
FOOD, FOOD, AND MORE FOOD!
This is a community potluck, and our amazing volunteers provide the food that makes it all possible!
🍗 Turkey & Ham: Our biggest need every year! If you can prepare a turkey or ham, please bring it fully cooked, sliced, and ready to serve.
🥘 Side Dishes: Mashed potatoes, green beans, dressing, mac and cheese, casseroles, or whatever deliciousness your family brings to the Thanksgiving table! All dishes should arrive cooked and ready to serve.
💧 Bottled Water: We go through a LOT! A case or two goes a long way.
🧼 Hygiene Kits: We encourage everyone who can to assemble five small kits containing travel-sized toiletries like toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, and shampoo.
🧥 Clothing & Blankets: Clean, gently used jackets, sweaters, blankets, shoes, hats, and warm clothing for all ages. New socks are especially appreciated!
⏰ DONATION DROP-OFF: Please plan to bring all donations between 8:00 and 11:00 AM, especially prepared food so we can get those meals packed and delivered! We ask that donations arrive before 11:00 AM, but earlier is always better. Once our supplies are distributed and operations wrap up, we may no longer be on-site to receive donations.
Can’t bring a thing? COME ANYWAY! There’s always room for another set of helping hands, and your time is just as valuable.
⏰ HOW DOES THE DAY WORK?
8:00 AM | Setup & Donation Drop-Off
Our early birds arrive to organize donations, prepare stations, and get everything ready.
9:00 AM | LET’S GET TO WORK!
Our assembly lines get rolling as volunteers package home-cooked meals and organize supplies for delivery.
9:30 AM | Deliveries Begin
Volunteer drivers load up and head throughout Nashville to share meals and essentials with our neighbors.
Until the Food Runs Out | That’s a Wrap!
We keep packing and delivering for as long as we have food and supplies to share! Some years we finish early, and others we’re still going well into the afternoon. Once everything has been distributed, we’ll clean up and call it a day.
Times are approximate and subject to change. Please arrive early to make the most of the day!
💪 WANT TO HELP? THERE’S A JOB FOR EVERYONE!
Whether you’re assembling meals, sorting donations, loading cars, making deliveries, or helping clean up, we can put those helping hands to work!
We’re also looking for a few returning Gobblers interested in serving as Team Leads this year.
Volunteer RSVP: https://bit.ly/3ULlC8K
RSVPs are never required! This event is completely free, open to all ages, and everyone is welcome. Just show up ready to pitch in!
🧡 WHAT MAKES THIS SO SPECIAL?
It’s you. Plain and simple.
The families who spend Thanksgiving morning cooking an extra dish. The volunteers who have been showing up for years. The first-timers who become part of the tradition. The folks who give whatever they can, simply because their neighbors need it.
This is what community looks like. This is what being a Tennessean is all about.
To every Gobbler who’s ever cooked a turkey, packed a meal, loaded a car, or shared a smile with a neighbor, THANK YOU.
LET’S FILL SOME PLATES, SPREAD SOME LOVE, AND GET GOBBLIN’, NASHVILLE! 💪🦃🧡
With love and gratitude,
The Gobble Gobble Give Nashville Team
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