How long did the first thanksgiving last?

The first Thanksgiving feast, in 1621, lasted approximately three days and celebrated the first Pilgrim harvest in the New World. The menu consisted of deer, clams and oysters in broth, corn, turnips and carrots, and wild turkeys stuffed with beechnuts. read more

The first Thanksgiving, a feast held in November 1621 to celebrate the Pilgrims' first corn harvest, lasted for three days. read more

The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This feast lasted three days, and—as accounted by attendee Edward Winslow —it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims. read more