What time do you eat Thanksgiving dinner?

[jensriot]

Just for fun. What time do you eat? Also, if you're cooking the turkey, what time do you get up to cook?

My family always ate early (I thought) at 2-3pm. My mom, aunts and grandparents were up cooking at 4am. Even with all our dysfunction, I remember amazing family Thanksgivings.

[lexus]

We eat at my grandparents' house at two.

[momin2013]

We've always done arrival around 2, apps mid-afternoon, and dinner around 5.

[cjcouple]

We're doing 2. Family will come at 1 for light apps.
Turkey will go in oven for 10. I get up around 8 anyway so I will still be up for then.

[cjcouple]

We're doing 2pm. Family will come at 1 for light apps.
Turkey will go in oven for 10. I get up around 8 anyway so I will still be up for then.

[mamaalysson]

My family Has always eaten at regular dinner time. Cocktails and appetizers around 5, dinner at 6 or 6:30. Dinner at 2 is not dinner, IMO. I have never understood the way early dinner. DH's family does it that way, which is why I started hosting. Over the last 5 years I have gradually moved it from 2 to a more reasonable dinner hour. Muah ah ah (evil laugh).

[dizzycooks]

We will gtg around 2 and eat at 3:30. People will disperse home by 5 due to the drives we all make. I'm fine with this arrangement.

[cna]

Whenever it gets done. Typically around 2 or 3. It will be later this year because mama's sleeping in tomorrow.

[melew]

We are going to my IL's at 3pm. They live less than a mile away so it takes 3 minutes to get there.

[Deleted]

Everyone is arriving at 3 so prob 4.

[cabbagecabbage]

5 because DH will get home at 4:30. We would go closer to 3 or 4 if he didn't have to work.

[expectantsteelerfan]

We eat at my MIL's, and it will be around 5:30/6 according to her, so we'll be lucky if we're eating before 7. I wish it was earlier. She does apps too, so everyone ends up filling up on those as we wait for dinner, and then because my kids go to bed early we'll leave right after dinner and not even really have dessert. IMO the perfect timing would be to have fun apps around 1, dinner around 4 and then dessert around 6.

[jensriot]

Early evening sounds so reasonable. I ordered a holiday meal and I'm planning on dinner around 4-5pm. It's just us, so we're really flexible on timing. There is something to be said for the post turkey afternoon nap though.

[justbecause]

My mother serves it at 12:30. She says she doesn't like to eat a big meal close to bedtime.

My inlaws do it at 3 pm.

[lala]

We always do 4 at my MIL's. I have no idea when she starts the turkey…I've never made one! We'll get there about 1 to hang out, help w/ last minute stuff.

[thecheshirekat]

Apparently it's going to be 4.