Publix Thanksgiving dinners from $69.99 go on sale Oct. 27

Publix’s cooked turkey dinner serves about 8, with pickup from Oct. 31 to Nov. 25. Sam’s Club’s 16-person meal is just under $160, and it adds a ham and a charcuterie tray this year.

Thanksgiving is five weeks away, and the grocery stores want to do the cooking for you.

Publix opens online orders for its holiday dinners on Tuesday, Oct. 27, Florida Today reported Thursday, Oct. 22. Sam’s Club starts selling its Member’s Mark Thanksgiving Meal the next day.

Here’s what each one costs, what’s in it and when you have to order.

How much is a Publix Thanksgiving dinner?

Prices start at $69.99. Publix has four holiday dinners this year, according to Florida Today. The paper got the details from Publix media relations manager Lindsey Willis:

• Fully Cooked Turkey Dinner, $69.99, serves about 8.

• Large Fully Cooked Turkey Dinner, $139.99, serves about 15.

• Fully Cooked Turkey Breast Dinner, $79.99, serves about 8.

• Publix Ham Dinner, $69.99, serves about 7.

You can add extra sides and desserts to any order.

What comes with the Publix turkey dinner?

A lot. The $69.99 dinner includes a 10- to 12-pound Butterball turkey and 2.5 pounds each of dressing and mashed potatoes. There’s also a 32-ounce container of Publix gravy, Florida Today reported.

It also comes with two 14-ounce marshmallow delights and a 16-ounce cranberry-orange relish.

The large dinner doubles most of that, with a 16- to 18-pound Butterball. The ham dinner swaps in a Smithfield spiral-sliced brown sugar ham, sweet potato casserole and green bean casserole.

When can you order and pick up a Publix holiday meal?

Online ordering opens Oct. 27 at Publix.com. Pickup starts Oct. 31, Florida Today reported.

The last day to order is Monday, Nov. 23. The last pickup day is Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving.

Don’t wait until the holiday itself. Publix stores are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26.

What desserts does Publix have for Thanksgiving?

Seasonal bakery cakes, including the returning Caramel Apple Crunch Cake and a new Golden Amaretto Almond Cake, Florida Today reported. You can add them to a holiday dinner order.

What’s in the Sam’s Club Thanksgiving meal?

Eleven Member’s Mark items for up to 16 people, at just under $160 before tax, Sam’s Club announced. That works out to less than $10 a person.

It includes a hickory smoked turkey, a boneless carver ham, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, turkey gravy and two 12-inch pumpkin pies.

There are also two orders each of green beans with cranberries and almonds and macaroni and cheese. Sweet corn with garlic butter, a cranberry crunch salad, dinner rolls and a charcuterie tray round it out.

The ham, charcuterie tray and gravy are new this year. Sam’s Club said the whole meal takes about two hours to prepare.

“We’re helping people spend less time in the kitchen and more time with family,” said Ashley Peoples, a senior director of product development at Sam’s Club.

When can you buy the Sam’s Club meal?

Starting Wednesday, Oct. 28. Members can add the whole meal to their cart with one click in the Sam’s Club app or on SamsClub.com, then add or remove items, Sam’s Club said. It’s also sold in clubs.

You can pick it up curbside or get it delivered. Express delivery can arrive in as little as an hour for an extra $10 for Plus members or $22 for Club members. Prices and availability may vary by club.

Sam’s Club said it spent nearly a year on this year’s meal, including a June tasting in Dallas with almost 100 members. Every item meets its “Made Without Commitment” standard, which leaves out more than 40 ingredients, including artificial colors.

Is there a new Walmart and Sam’s Club membership deal?

Yes. Walmart now bundles Walmart+ with Sam’s Club Plus for $120 a year, Sporked reported. Before, Walmart+ cost $98 a year and Sam’s Club Plus cost $120 on its own.

So if you’re already a Sam’s Club Plus member, you get Walmart+ perks like free delivery at no extra cost.

Are there other cheap Thanksgiving meals?

Aldi has one. Its 2026 Thanksgiving meal feeds 10 people for under $39, as PNP reported Oct. 16.

So if you shop at Publix, mark Oct. 27 on your calendar, and remember that orders close Nov. 23.

Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.

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Hat Tips:

• Florida Today, Cheryl McCloud (Oct. 22, 2026), Publix’s holiday dinners, prices and dates, via Yahoo

• Sam’s Club (Oct. 15, 2026), the Member’s Mark Thanksgiving Meal and Peoples’ quote

• Sporked, Jay Wilson (Oct. 22, 2026), the Walmart+ and Sam’s Club Plus bundle

• Pirates & Princesses (Oct. 16, 2026), the Aldi Thanksgiving meal

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