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Thanksgiving Invitation Wording: 60 Examples for Family, Friends, Potlucks and More

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Quick answer: a Thanksgiving invitation needs the host, the date, the arrival and dinner times, the address, what to bring and an RSVP date. The simplest wording is "Join us for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, November 26. Arrive at 2, turkey at 4. Please reply by November 19." Below are 60 ways to say it.

The hardest part of a Thanksgiving invitation isn't the warmth. It's the logistics: arrival time versus eating time, who brings what, and how to say all of it without sounding like a memo. These examples handle both. For timing and etiquette, start with our complete guide to Thanksgiving invitations.

Every example uses Thanksgiving 2026, Thursday, November 26. Swap in your own names and times.

Warm family Thanksgiving wording

Join us for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, November 26. Doors at 2, turkey at 4. We can't wait to have you at our table.
This year we're especially grateful for you. Come celebrate Thanksgiving with us, November 26, from 3 PM.
Thanksgiving at Grandma's! Thursday, November 26, 1 PM. Bring your appetite and your best stories.
The table's getting longer this year, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Thanksgiving, November 26, 2 PM.
Come home for Thanksgiving. Thursday, November 26, dinner at 4. Reply by the 19th so we can save you a chair.
Gratitude, good food and all of you. Thanksgiving at the Parkers', November 26, 3 PM.
We're hosting Thanksgiving this year! Join us Thursday, November 26. Arrive any time after noon, dinner at 3.
Pull up a chair. Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday, November 26, 4 PM. Kids' table included.
There's a seat with your name on it. Thanksgiving, November 26, from 2 PM.
Let's give thanks together. Thursday, November 26, 3 PM, at our place.

Formal Thanksgiving dinner wording

Mr. and Mrs. James Parker request the pleasure of your company for Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday, the twenty-sixth of November, at four o'clock.
You are cordially invited to Thanksgiving dinner. Thursday, November 26, 2026. Cocktails at three, dinner at four. Kindly reply by November 19.
Please join us for an evening of gratitude. Thanksgiving dinner, November 26, at six in the evening.
The Parker family invites you to Thanksgiving dinner. Thursday, November 26, five o'clock. Jacket optional, appetite required.
In celebration of the season, please join us for Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday, November 26, at four.
With grateful hearts, we invite you to our Thanksgiving table. November 26, 2026, at three o'clock.
A Thanksgiving dinner in honor of family and friends. Thursday, November 26, six o'clock.
Kindly join us for Thanksgiving dinner. The twenty-sixth of November. Arrival at half past two, dinner at four.
We request the pleasure of your company at our Thanksgiving table. Thursday, November 26, at five.
Please save the evening of Thursday, November 26, for Thanksgiving dinner with the Parker family.

Thanksgiving potluck invitation wording

The secret to a potluck invitation is specificity. Ask for a category and say how many it should feed.

Thanksgiving at ours! We've got the turkey and the gravy; could you bring a side or a dessert for 12? Reply by November 19 with what you're making.
Potluck Thanksgiving, November 26, 2 PM. We'll handle the bird. Last names A–M bring sides, N–Z bring desserts.
Come for Thanksgiving and bring your famous dish. We'll make the turkey; you make it a feast.
It's a potluck Thanksgiving! Sign up for a dish in the link so we don't end up with five pies. (Actually, five pies is fine.)
Thanksgiving dinner, November 26. We're cooking the turkey and the stuffing. Please bring a side, a dessert or drinks.
Join us for a potluck Thanksgiving. Bring a dish that means something to you, and the story behind it.
Turkey's on us. Everything else is on everyone. Thanksgiving potluck, Thursday, November 26, 3 PM.
Potluck Thanksgiving at the Parkers'. Reply with what you're bringing so we can fill the gaps.
Thanksgiving, November 26. We're asking everyone to bring one dish to share. Serves 10, please!
You bring the side, we'll bring the gravy and the good chairs. Thanksgiving, 4 PM.

Funny Thanksgiving invitation wording

Eat, drink and be thankful. Then take a nap on our couch. Thanksgiving, November 26, 2 PM.
Our turkey has one job and so do you: show up hungry. Thursday, November 26.
Stretchy pants recommended. Thanksgiving dinner, November 26, 3 PM.
We promise not to talk politics until the second slice of pie. Thanksgiving, November 26.
Gobble, gobble, RSVP. Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday at 4.
Come for the turkey, stay for the leftovers. Containers welcome. November 26, 2 PM.
It's not a party until someone falls asleep watching football. Thanksgiving at ours, November 26.
We're thankful for you. And pie. Mostly pie. Thanksgiving, November 26.
Dinner at 4, eating until 9. Thanksgiving at the Parkers'.
We've already bought too much food. Please help. Thanksgiving, November 26, 3 PM.

Dessert-only, late arrivals and small gatherings

Doing two Thanksgivings? Come for pie at 7. Thursday, November 26.
Just pie and coffee, after your own dinner. Thanksgiving night, from 7 PM.
A small Thanksgiving this year, just six of us and a very big turkey. Join us? November 26, 3 PM.
Thanksgiving for the people who can't get home this year. You're welcome at our table. November 26, 2 PM.
Our first Thanksgiving in the new house! Join us Thursday, November 26, at 4.
A quiet Thanksgiving dinner with a few close friends. November 26, 6 PM. We'd love you to be one of them.
First Thanksgiving as a married couple! Help us not burn the turkey. November 26, 3 PM.
Thanksgiving leftovers party, Friday, November 27, 6 PM. Bring a container and a fork.
Thanksgiving brunch for the early birds: Thursday, November 26, 11 AM.
Neighbors' Thanksgiving dessert table. Bring a pie, take a slice. November 26, 7 PM.

Short Thanksgiving invitation texts

Hi Mom! Thanksgiving at ours this year, Nov 26, dinner at 4. Here's the invite with the address:
You're coming to Thanksgiving, right? Thursday the 26th, 2 PM. Details here:
Thanksgiving invite! Reply in the link so we know how big a turkey to buy.
We'd love you at our Thanksgiving table this year. Thursday, Nov 26, 3 PM. Here's everything:
Thanksgiving's at ours! Potluck style. Tell us what you're bringing here:
Hey! Doing Thanksgiving on the 26th, 4 PM. Would love you to come. Invite and RSVP:
Pie at 7 on Thanksgiving night if you're doing two dinners. Address in the link:
Saving you a seat for Thanksgiving. Nov 26, 2 PM. RSVP by the 19th:
Thanksgiving at Grandma's again this year. Here's the invite, please reply so she can count chairs:
Come for Thanksgiving! All the details and the menu are here:

Wording tips

Give two times: arrival and dinner. It's the most common Thanksgiving question.
Put the RSVP date a week out so you can buy the right size turkey.
Mention the kids' table if there is one, so parents can plan.
Add a gratitude question to make the invite part of the day, like "who made this year a little lighter for you?"

Not sure when to send it? Check when to send Thanksgiving invitations. Hosting friends instead? See our Friendsgiving invitation ideas. And if you're chasing replies later, our tips on how to get people to RSVP work for Thanksgiving too.

The Long Table Thanksgiving invitation design by Eventic

Want this wording in a finished design? The Long Table and Merrythought both let you change every line, then send one link with the RSVP and map built in.