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Thanksgiving Dining

Every autumn we offer our immensely popular Thanksgiving dining programs. Fresh ingredients, mouthwatering flavors, festive surroundings, and a sense of history that can be found nowhere else in the world. Join us for an unforgettable holiday dining experience. Advance ticket purchase is required!

Thanksgiving Day Walk-In Buffet

Thursday, November 23, 2023, 11 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

We are pleased to offer a walk-in buffet option on Thanksgiving Day. Join us for an unforgettable holiday dining experience!

Please note that the buffet will be located at the Craft Center. Availability will be on a fist come-first served basis. Reservations will not be taken. Please note that the cost of the Buffet does not include Museum admission, however Museum admission is required in order to attend the Buffet.

Pricing

  • Adults - $28 (plus tax)
  • Children [under 12] - $16 (plus tax)

Menu

*Please note that food will be served on disposable ware

  • Roasted Turkey & Stuffing
  • Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
  • Butternut Squash
  • Tossed Garden Salad
  • Cape Cod Cranberry Sauce
  • Rolls and Butter
  • Choice of Apple or Pumpkin Pie
  • *Beverages will be available for an additional charge

Thanksgiving Dining Programs

Thanksgiving Day Homestyle Buffet

Enjoy a classic Thanksgiving dinner buffet featuring delicious roast turkey and hand-carved sirloin beef at a Museum where you can immerse yourself in the history of the Thanksgiving holiday. Join us for this unforgettable dining experience!

Menu

  • Relish Tray
  • Garden Salad
  • Roast Native Turkey with Giblet Gravy
  • Carved Roast Sirloin of Beef
  • Cornbread Stuffing
  • Mashed Potatoes
  • Winter Squash
  • Glazed Rainbow Carrots
  • Cape Cod Cranberry Sauce
  • Fresh Baked Cornbread
  • Warm Rolls and Butter
  • Wood Pressed Apple Cider
  • Apple Pie or Pumpkin Pie
  • Coffee & Tea

Seating

All tables will be communal seating. Pre-assigned seating will be arranged for you at communal tables of 8-10 guests.

Museum Admission

Ticket price includes two-day Museum admission, tax and service.

Pricing

Kindly note that Member tickets are limited to the number of people included in your membership. For more information on your current membership, please call our Membership Desk at (508) 746-1622, ext 8223.

If you would like to explore our many membership benefits, or become a new member at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, you may do so by visiting our membership page.

Member $67.95

Non-Member $92.95

Member Child Under 12 $44.95

Non-Member Child Under 12 $60.95

Child Under 5 $44.95

Dates and Tickets

"The Story of Thanksgiving" Dinner

Thanksgiving is America's holiday and Plymouth is the heart of this national celebration. This November, come home to Plymouth. Based on the menu that was served at the Harvard Club after President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday, this plated meal features classic roast turkey and all the traditional New England trimmings.

Enjoy the company of your family and friends, as Pilgrim role players greet you and enjoy entertainment from Museum staff and Historical Performers. People come from around the country and the world to be at Plimoth Patuxet for this special meals.

Menu

Menu Accompaniments
  • Relish Tray
  • Dinner Rolls and Cornbread
  • Wood Pressed Apple Cider
Appetizer
  • Lobster Bisque
Main Course
  • Roast Native Turkey with Homemade Gravy
  • Traditional Stuffing
  • Mashed Potatoes
  • Winter Squash
  • Green Beans
  • Cranberry Relish
  • Warm Rolls
  • Corn Bread
Desserts
  • Warm Indian Pudding
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • ​Apple Pie

Seating

This is an individually plated dinner service with pre-assigned seating arranged for you. All tables will be communal seating with multiple parties per table.

Museum Admission

Ticket price includes two-day Museum admission, tax and service.

Pricing

Kindly note that Member tickets are limited to the number of people included in your membership. For more information on your current membership, please call our Membership Desk at (508) 746-1622, ext 8223.

If you would like to explore our many membership benefits, or become a new member at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, you may do so by visiting our membership page.

Member $97.95

Non-Member $122.95

Member Child Under 12 $50.95

Non-Member Child Under 12 $66.95

Child Under 5 $50.95

Dates and Tickets

New England Harvest Feast

Take a savory journey into the past. An evening of entertainment and hospitality awaits you as you sit down to a 17th-century meal filled with the finest food that the season of plenty has to offer. During dinner, you will be entertained with centuries-old psalms and songs. Perhaps you could be convinced to join in singing a round or two?

Bill of Fare

  • Cider
  • Cheate Bread and Butter
First Course
  • A Sallet
  • Mussels Seeth'd with Parsley and Beer
  • A Dish of Turkey, Sauc'd
  • A Pottage of Cabbage, Leeks & Onions
  • A Sweet Pudding of Native Corn
Second Course
  • Stew'd Pompion
  • A Chine of Pork, Roast'd
  • Fricassee of Fish
  • Cheesecake made with spice and dried fruit
  • A Charger of Cheese & Fruit

Seating

Pre-assigned seating is arranged for you. All tables will be communal seating with a family-style meal.

Museum Admission

Ticket price includes two-day Museum admission, tax and service.

Pricing

Kindly note that Member tickets are limited to the number of people included in your membership. For more information on your current membership, please call our Membership Desk at (508) 746-1622, ext 8223.

If you would like to explore our many membership benefits, or become a new member at Plimoth Patuxet Museums, you may do so by visiting our membership page.

Member $57.95

Non-Member $82.95

Member Child Under 12 $42.95

Non-Member Child Under 12 $58.95

Child Under 5 $42.95

Dates and Tickets

FAQs

  • Both of these popular dining options are held in modern functions rooms with linen and china. "The Story of Thanksgiving" Dinner offers a plated meal with elements of entertainment from Historical Performers. The Thanksgiving Day Homestyle Buffet is a delicious buffet with classic Thanksgiving food and does not include entertainment.

  • The Thanksgiving Day Homestyle Buffet, "The Story of Thanksgiving" Dinner, and New England Harvest Feast are held in modern function room.

    • In addition to the selected meal, ticket price includes Museum admission, tax & service.
    • Two-day Museum admission includes: the 17th-Century English Village, Historic Patuxet Homesite, Mayflower II, Plimoth Grist Mill, Craft Center and Nye Barn. (valid through November 2023).
    • *Excludes Walk-In Buffet

  • All seating is assigned. If you are coming with a group and have bought tickets separately please email eallard@plimoth.org so that we may seat members of your party together.

  • While we may offer some dietary accommodations, we are not able to fulfill all request during this busy time. To request a dietary accommodation, please email Eallard@Plimoth.org.

  • We recommend business casual dress. If you will be visiting the Museum sites included with your ticket purchase (excluding walk-in buffet) we recommend dressing for the weather and wearing comfortable shoes.

  • Public transportation on Thanksgiving Day, including rideshare services, are very limited/not available in the Town of Plymouth.

  • Thank you for being a Member! You provide the vital operating support that fuels our educational mission. To ensure all Members have the opportunity to obtain tickets, the number of tickets you may purchase at the Member price are limited to the number of people who are included in your membership. For example, an Individual Membership would allow the purchase of one ticket at the Member price. For more information on your current membership, please call (508) 746-1622, ext 8223, or to join Plimoth Patuxet Museums as a new member, visit our membership page.

Questions? Please Contact:

Erin Allard
Operations Manager, Plentiful Catering

EAllard@plimoth.org | (508) 746-1622 ×8363