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Thanksgiving 2026 falls on Thursday, November 26. It is the day to say thank you to the people who made your year better.
Pick a message below and tap to copy it for a card, a text or an email.
Thanksgiving Messages for Family
For the family group chat, the dinner toast or a note on the table.
- Happy Thanksgiving to the family that makes every year worth celebrating. I am thankful for each of you.
- Wishing our whole family a warm, loud and happy Thanksgiving. There is no table I would rather sit at.
- The best thing on my plate this year is all of you. Happy Thanksgiving, family.
- We do not always agree, but we always show up. That is what I am most thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Thank you for the love, the laughs and the leftovers. Happy Thanksgiving to my favorite people.
- Family is the one gift I never have to return. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.
- Wishing you full plates, full hearts and a house full of the people you love.
- However far apart we live, Thanksgiving always brings us home. Grateful for every one of you.
- Happy Thanksgiving! May our table be long, our stories longer and the pie never run out.
- This year taught me a lot, but mostly how lucky I am to have this family. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Thank you for being my safe place, my cheering squad and my home. Happy Thanksgiving, family.
- Here is to one more year of the same jokes, the same recipes and the same love. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Messages for Mom and Dad
For the parents who cooked, hosted and held everything together.
- Mom, thank you for every meal, every hug and every time you believed in me first. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Dad, you taught me that being thankful is something you do, not just something you say. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Mom and Dad, everything good in my life started at your table. Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving.
- Thank you for giving me roots to stand on and wings to fly. I love you both. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Mom, the turkey is great, but your love is the real reason we all come home. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Dad, thank you for the advice, the car repairs and the quiet support I never thanked you enough for.
- I am thankful for many things this year, and the two of you are at the top of the list. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Thank you for making every Thanksgiving feel like home, no matter how old we get.
Thanksgiving Messages for Grandparents
For grandma, grandpa, and the recipes and stories they pass down.
- Grandma, Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without your pie and your hugs. I love you. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Grandpa, thank you for the stories, the wisdom and the extra helping you always sneak me.
- Grandma and Grandpa, our family's story started with you. We are so thankful for you both.
- Happy Thanksgiving to the best grandparents in the world. Your love is the recipe that holds us together.
- Thank you for every lesson, every laugh and every holiday you made magic. Happy Thanksgiving, Grandma.
- Wishing you a cozy Thanksgiving, Grandpa. I am grateful for you every single day.
Thanksgiving Messages for Husband, Wife or Partner
For the person who shares your table and your life.
- Of all the blessings in my life, you are the one I am most thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving, my love.
- Thank you for loving me on the easy days and the hard ones. Happy Thanksgiving to my favorite person.
- Every year with you gives me something new to be thankful for. I love you.
- You are my home, my best friend and my biggest blessing. Happy Thanksgiving, babe.
- Thank you for building this life with me. I would choose you again every Thanksgiving.
- Grateful for your laugh, your patience and the way you still steal food off my plate. Happy Thanksgiving.
- This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the little things, and you are in every one of them.
- Happy Thanksgiving to the one who makes our house a home. I love you more than pie, and that is saying a lot.
Thanksgiving Messages for Friends
For the friends who feel like family.
- Happy Thanksgiving to the friend who is basically family. Thank you for always being there.
- Friends are the family we choose, and I am so glad I chose you. Happy Thanksgiving.
- I am thankful for good food, good naps and a friend like you. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Thank you for every late-night talk, every laugh and every time you showed up. Happy Thanksgiving, friend.
- My year was better because you were in it. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Wishing you a Thanksgiving as warm and generous as you are.
- Happy Thanksgiving! Save me a slice of pie and a spot at your Friendsgiving table.
- Grateful for you today and every day. Have the happiest Thanksgiving, my friend.
- You have seen me at my worst and still stayed. That is worth a whole lot of thanks.
- Thank you for the kind of friendship that never needs a reason. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Eat well, laugh loud and rest up. Happy Thanksgiving to one of my favorite people.
- No matter how busy life gets, I will always be thankful for you. Happy Thanksgiving, friend.
Thanksgiving Messages for Coworkers and Your Team
For a team email, a Slack post or a card for a colleague. Warm but professional.
- Happy Thanksgiving to the best team I could ask for. Thank you for your hard work this year.
- I am thankful to work with people who are as kind as they are talented. Enjoy the long weekend.
- Thank you for the teamwork, the patience and the good humor all year. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Wishing you and your family a relaxing Thanksgiving. You have earned the break.
- Grateful to have a coworker who always has my back. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Thank you for making the hard days easier and the good days better. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Happy Thanksgiving to a colleague who makes coming to work something to look forward to.
- We did great work this year because we did it together. Thank you, team, and Happy Thanksgiving.
- Enjoy the turkey, the football and a few days with no emails. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Thankful for this team today and every workday. Rest up and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Messages for Your Boss
For a manager or mentor. Keep it sincere and simple.
- Thank you for your guidance and support this year. Wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving.
- I am grateful for a manager who leads with patience and trust. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Thank you for believing in me and helping me grow. Enjoy a restful Thanksgiving.
- Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for making our team a great place to work.
- Working for you has taught me a lot. I am thankful for your mentorship. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Wishing you a peaceful Thanksgiving with the people you love. Thank you for everything this year.
Thanksgiving Messages for Employees (from a Manager)
For a manager or business owner to send to the team.
- This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for each of you. Your hard work made this year a success.
- Thank you for your dedication, your ideas and your effort. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families.
- A company is only as good as its people, and ours are the best. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
- Please enjoy the time off with the people you love. You have more than earned it. Happy Thanksgiving.
- I do not say it often enough: thank you. This team makes me proud every day.
- Wishing every member of our team a happy, healthy and restful Thanksgiving.
- Your work matters, and so do you. Thank you for all you do. Happy Thanksgiving.
- We grew this year because you showed up for each other and for our customers. Thank you, team.
Thanksgiving Messages for Clients and Customers
For emails, cards and social posts from a business. Short, grateful and not salesy.
- Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for your trust and your business this year.
- This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for customers like you. Wishing you a warm and happy holiday.
- Thank you for choosing us. It is a privilege to serve you. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us.
- Wishing you and your family a Thanksgiving full of good food and good company. Thank you for your partnership.
- Our business grows because of clients like you. Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving.
- Thank you for another year of working together. We look forward to many more. Happy Thanksgiving.
- From our team to your table: Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for your support.
- We never take your loyalty for granted. Thank you for being part of our story.
- Grateful for your partnership this year. Wishing you a peaceful Thanksgiving.
- Happy Thanksgiving to the customers who make what we do possible. Thank you.
Thanksgiving Card Messages
Short notes for the inside of a card. Add a name and sign it.
- Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter and good food.
- Thankful for you today and always.
- May your table be full and your heart be fuller. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Counting my blessings, and you are one of them.
- Wishing you a warm and happy Thanksgiving.
- With love and gratitude this Thanksgiving.
- Sending you warm thoughts and a big thank you for being you.
- May this season bring you peace, joy and plenty.
- Grateful for every memory we share. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Here is to good food, good company and a grateful heart.
- Wishing you a cozy day with the people who matter most.
- So thankful our paths crossed. Happy Thanksgiving.
Short Thanksgiving Text Messages
Quick texts for anyone on your contact list. Tap, copy, send.
- Happy Thanksgiving! Grateful for you 🧡
- Happy Turkey Day! 🦃
- Thankful for you, today and always
- Eat, nap, repeat. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Sending love and pie your way 🥧
- Happy Thanksgiving from our table to yours 🍂
- Grateful, thankful and very full
- Hope your day is full of love and leftovers
- Thinking of you this Thanksgiving ❤️
- Happy Thanksgiving! Save me some pie
- So thankful to have you in my life
- Wishing you a cozy Thanksgiving 🍁
- Gobble till you wobble! 🦃
- Thankful for friends like you
- Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy every bite
Religious Thanksgiving Messages and Blessings
For family and friends of faith. Good for a card, a text or a grace before the meal.
- Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving.
- May God bless your home, your table and everyone who gathers around it this Thanksgiving.
- Thanking God today for His many blessings, and for you. Happy Thanksgiving.
- May the Lord fill your heart with gratitude and your home with peace this Thanksgiving.
- Counting my blessings this Thanksgiving, and thanking God that you are one of them.
- Wishing you a Thanksgiving full of faith, family and God's grace.
- Lord, thank You for this food, this family and this day. Amen. Happy Thanksgiving.
- May your Thanksgiving be blessed with love that grows stronger with every prayer.
- Every good gift comes from above. Grateful for each one this Thanksgiving, including you.
- Praying that God's peace and blessings stay with you this Thanksgiving and all year long.
Messages for Someone Far Away or Missing a Loved One
For a friend or family member who cannot come home, or who is spending the holiday with an empty chair.
- Miles apart, but you are in my heart and at our table today. Happy Thanksgiving.
- It will not feel the same without you this year. Sending love until we can celebrate together.
- Wish you were here to fight over the last slice of pie. Happy Thanksgiving from afar.
- Distance cannot change how thankful I am for you. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Saving you a seat and a plate for next year. We miss you and love you.
- Thinking of you on this Thanksgiving, and holding close the memories of the one you miss.
- Holidays can be hard when someone is missing. I am here for you today and always.
- Sending you love and a gentle hug this Thanksgiving. Your loved one is remembered at our table too.
- We will say their name at dinner today. Some people stay with us forever.
- However you spend today, I hope you feel loved. Happy Thanksgiving.
Verified Thanksgiving and Gratitude Quotes
Real words from presidents and writers, checked against the original proclamation, letter or book.
- It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.Abraham Lincoln
- As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.John F. Kennedy
- I am grateful for what I am & have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.Henry David Thoreau
- What calls back the past, like the rich pumpkin pie?John Greenleaf Whittier
- I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.G. K. Chesterton
- A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.Cicero
Where these come from: Lincoln's line is from his Thanksgiving Proclamation of October 3, 1863, which made Thanksgiving a national holiday. Kennedy's is from his 1963 Thanksgiving proclamation. Thoreau wrote his in a letter to his friend H. G. O. Blake in December 1856. Whittier's line is from his poem "The Pumpkin." Chesterton's is from A Short History of England (1917), and Cicero's is from his speech in defense of Plancius, here in a common English translation.
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When is Thanksgiving 2026?
Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26. In the US it always falls on the fourth Thursday of November.
What do you write in a Thanksgiving card?
Start with a warm greeting, add one line about why you are thankful for that person, and close with a wish like 'Wishing you a warm and happy Thanksgiving.' Short and personal beats long and generic.
What is a short Thanksgiving message?
Try 'Happy Thanksgiving! Grateful for you' or 'Thankful for you, today and always.' Both work as a text, a card or a caption.
How do you say Happy Thanksgiving professionally?
Keep it warm and simple: 'Thank you for your hard work this year. Wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving.' For clients, thank them for their trust or partnership and skip any sales pitch.
What do you say to someone missing a loved one on Thanksgiving?
Be gentle and honest: 'Thinking of you today and remembering the one you miss.' Let them know you are there if they want to talk, and do not push them to feel cheerful.
Is it Happy Thanksgiving or Happy Thanksgiving Day?
Both are correct. 'Happy Thanksgiving' is the most common greeting in the US, and 'Happy Turkey Day' is a fun, casual option for friends.
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