Holiday Dinner Planner
iPhone app

Friendsgiving: the Saturday before Thanksgiving is Saturday, November 21, 2026

Friendsgiving planner

Everyone's bringing something. Add who's bringing what, when they'll arrive and whether it needs the oven, and get one schedule for the turkey, the reheats and everything you're making.

Dishes that arrive ready to serve take no oven space. Dishes that need reheating are fitted into your oven or stove after they arrive — never before.

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Your Friendsgiving timeline

Dinner at 6:00 PM

Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 8 dishes · 1 oven, 4 burners

  • First step1:25 PM
  • Cooking day4 hr 35 min
  • Oven changes2
  • StatusEverything fits

Your oven and stovetop

Friendsgiving timelineSaturday, November 21, 2026 · Dinner at 6:00 PM
  1. 1:25 PM−4:35Prep Turkey20 min hands-on
  2. 1:30 PM−4:30Preheat oven to 325°FAllow about 15 min
  3. 1:45 PM−4:15Turkey into the oven3 hr 10 min · at 325°F
  4. 3:15 PM−2:45Sarah arrives with Mashed PotatoesThen reheat · 20 min
  5. 3:30 PM−2:30Jamal arrives with Green Bean CasseroleThen reheat · 25 min
  6. 4:20 PM−1:40Prep Stuffing20 min hands-on
  7. 4:40 PM−1:20Prep Sweet Potatoes20 min hands-on
  8. 4:55 PM−1:05Turkey out of the ovenRest 30 min, loosely covered
  9. 4:55 PM−1:05Raise oven to 350°FFrom 325°F · allow 5 min
  10. 5:00 PM−1:00Priya arrives with Cranberry SauceReady to serve
  11. 5:00 PM−1:00Sweet Potatoes into the oven40 min · at 350°F
  12. 5:00 PM−1:00Stuffing into the oven40 min · at 350°F
  13. 5:15 PM−0:45Reheat Green Bean Casserole in the oven25 min · at 350°F
  14. 5:20 PM−0:40Reheat Mashed Potatoes in the oven20 min · at 350°F
  15. 5:25 PM−0:35Turkey rested — ready to carveKeep covered until dinner
  16. 5:35 PM−0:25Prep Gravy5 min hands-on
  17. 5:40 PM−0:20Green Bean Casserole out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  18. 5:40 PM−0:20Mashed Potatoes out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  19. 5:40 PM−0:20Sweet Potatoes out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  20. 5:40 PM−0:20Stuffing out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  21. 5:40 PM−0:20Raise oven to 375°FFrom 350°F · allow 5 min
  22. 5:40 PM−0:20Prep Dinner Rolls5 min hands-on
  23. 5:40 PM−0:20Start Gravy on the stove20 min
  24. 5:45 PM−0:15Dinner Rolls into the oven15 min · at 375°F
  25. 6:00 PM0:00Dinner Rolls out of the ovenStraight to the table
  26. 6:00 PM0:00Gravy off the heatStraight to the table
  27. 6:00 PM0:00Dinner is readyEverything should land together

Times are planning estimates. Check doneness with a food thermometer: 165°F (74°C) for turkey, chicken and stuffing.

Holiday Dinner Planner for iPhone

When someone's stuck in traffic.

The app knows who's bringing what. If a guest is running late, tell it: only their arrival and the steps that depend on it move.

  • A reminder for every step. Preheat, in, out, rest — each one arrives on time, even with the phone locked.
  • Cook Mode. The next step in huge type you can read across the kitchen. The screen stays awake.
  • Running late? It replans. Tell it the turkey needs 15 more minutes. Only the steps that depend on it move.
  • Next year is already done. Every dinner is saved. Use it again and the dishes, kitchen and guests come along.
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Editing a dish that Mom is bringing, arriving at 3:15 PM, to be reheated
The app's timeline: turkey out of the oven, raise oven to 350°F, stuffing into the oven
Running Late: dinner is now projected for 9:25 PM, with options to move dinner or keep the time

How guest dishes fit into the host's oven

Here's a six o'clock Friendsgiving. The host roasts the turkey and makes stuffing, sweet potatoes, gravy and rolls. Sarah brings mashed potatoes at 3:15 that need 20 minutes to reheat; Jamal brings a green bean casserole at 3:30 that needs 25; Priya brings cranberry sauce ready to serve.

The mashed potatoes and casserole arrive while the turkey fills the oven, so they wait — covered, in the refrigerator if it's more than a short while. When the turkey comes out at 4:55 PM, the oven goes to 350°F: the stuffing and sweet potatoes go in, then Jamal's casserole at 5:15 PM and Sarah's potatoes at 5:20 PM, so everything comes out hot together. The rolls get the last 15 minutes at 375°F.

Worked example

Friendsgiving at 6:00 PM with three guest dishes

Dinner
6:00 PM
First step
1:25 PM
Cooking day
4 hr 35 min
Oven changes
2
  1. 1:25 PM−4:35Prep Turkey20 min hands-on
  2. 1:30 PM−4:30Preheat oven to 325°FAllow about 15 min
  3. 1:45 PM−4:15Turkey into the oven3 hr 10 min · at 325°F
  4. 3:15 PM−2:45Sarah arrives with Mashed PotatoesThen reheat · 20 min
  5. 3:30 PM−2:30Jamal arrives with Green Bean CasseroleThen reheat · 25 min
  6. 4:20 PM−1:40Prep Stuffing20 min hands-on
  7. 4:40 PM−1:20Prep Sweet Potatoes20 min hands-on
  8. 4:55 PM−1:05Turkey out of the ovenRest 30 min, loosely covered
  9. 4:55 PM−1:05Raise oven to 350°FFrom 325°F · allow 5 min
  10. 5:00 PM−1:00Priya arrives with Cranberry SauceReady to serve
  11. 5:00 PM−1:00Sweet Potatoes into the oven40 min · at 350°F
  12. 5:00 PM−1:00Stuffing into the oven40 min · at 350°F
  13. 5:15 PM−0:45Reheat Green Bean Casserole in the oven25 min · at 350°F
  14. 5:20 PM−0:40Reheat Mashed Potatoes in the oven20 min · at 350°F
  15. 5:25 PM−0:35Turkey rested — ready to carveKeep covered until dinner
  16. 5:35 PM−0:25Prep Gravy5 min hands-on
  17. 5:40 PM−0:20Green Bean Casserole out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  18. 5:40 PM−0:20Mashed Potatoes out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  19. 5:40 PM−0:20Sweet Potatoes out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  20. 5:40 PM−0:20Stuffing out of the ovenKeep warm until dinner
  21. 5:40 PM−0:20Raise oven to 375°FFrom 350°F · allow 5 min
  22. 5:40 PM−0:20Prep Dinner Rolls5 min hands-on
  23. 5:40 PM−0:20Start Gravy on the stove20 min
  24. 5:45 PM−0:15Dinner Rolls into the oven15 min · at 375°F
  25. 6:00 PM0:00Dinner Rolls out of the ovenStraight to the table
  26. 6:00 PM0:00Gravy off the heatStraight to the table
  27. 6:00 PM0:00Dinner is readyEverything should land together

Setting up a guest dish in the planner

  1. Tap a dish (or add one) and choose Someone's bringing it.
  2. Add who's bringing it and, if you know it, when they'll arrive.
  3. Say what it needs when it arrives: Reheat, Keep warm, Finish cooking or Final touches — or switch on Ready to serve when it arrives.
  4. For reheats, choose the oven or stovetop, the temperature and how long it takes.

Without an arrival time, the timeline shows when the dish is needed, so you can tell your guest. If a guest arrives too late for their dish to be ready, it's shown as late rather than quietly moving everyone else's food.

Keep what guests bring safe

Perishable dishes shouldn't sit out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F). Keep hot food at 140°F or above, and reheat leftovers and casseroles to 165°F. More on timing reheats in reheating side dishes.

Questions people ask

How do I plan a Friendsgiving potluck?

Decide who brings which dish, then agree arrival times and what each dish needs when it arrives. Add those to the planner alongside your own dishes and it schedules the reheats around your turkey.

When is Friendsgiving?

Any time around Thanksgiving; many groups pick the weekend before. The planner suggests the Saturday before Thanksgiving at 6 PM, which you can change.

What should guests bring ready to serve?

Dishes served cold or at room temperature — salads, cranberry sauce, pies — take no oven space. Anything that needs reheating needs an oven or burner slot, so fewer of those makes the host's timeline easier.