November food holidays are the November 2026 dates an independent restaurant can cook and announce. The calendar below names each one. Thanksgiving, the anchor of the month, is Thursday, November 26.
Each date has one promo and one sample message. Send it to guests who already order from you, and link your storefront so the order stays yours. Halloween offers are covered in Halloween restaurant special offers. This page is the November calendar.
Which text, push, or site reaches a guest is mobile marketing for restaurants. The path from a first order to a repeat is a restaurant sales funnel. Use those for the system. Use this post for the dates.
November food holidays worth a ticket
Use a date only when the food is already in the walk-in. In late October 2026, Sandwich Day is about two weeks away and Thanksgiving is about five weeks away. Put the items on the site now.
- Tuesday, November 3: National Sandwich Day.
- Friday, November 6: National Nachos Day.
- Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day.
- Saturday, November 14: National Pickle Day.
- Monday, November 23: National Espresso Day, three days before Thanksgiving.
- Wednesday, November 25: the day before Thanksgiving.
- Thursday, November 26: Thanksgiving.
- Friday, November 27 through Sunday, November 29: Black Friday and leftovers week.
- Saturday, November 28: Small Business Saturday.
- Monday, November 30: Cyber Monday.
Plan the month around Thanksgiving week
Decide what you will cook, when ordering stops, and who removes the item. Then write the note. A set-price family meal is cleaner online than a percentage the cart cannot see.
Thanksgiving pre-orders on your ordering site
Pre-orders here are menu items, including a catering tray if that tray is food you already sell. Add the bundle, the tray, or the pie in restaurant admin. Set the price, the modifiers, and the hours. Pickup and delivery follow the zones and ready times on online ordering. When the pans are spoken for, take the item off. The storefront updates when you save.
MicroSky Food does not include a catering contract tool or a separate date scheduler. Write the pickup window in the item description and repeat it in the email or text: order by Tuesday, pick up Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A signed catering contract is still a phone call with a person.
The day before, leftovers week, and Small Business Saturday
Wednesday, November 25 is the last useful day for most shops to hand off a Thanksgiving bag. Email earlier in the week. Text only if the item is still on the site. If you are closed Thursday, say so in that note.
Leftovers week is Friday, November 27 through Sunday, November 29, and only if the food is real. A turkey roll, a pot pie, or pie by the slice can be a limited-time item. Remove it when the pan is empty. Small Business Saturday, November 28, sits in that weekend. Plan the Saturday direct-order ask with the Friday pack.
Send the note to your own guest list
Guest accounts start when people order on your site. The customer list is on every plan. Email campaigns and SMS campaigns are not.
Which plan can send SMS or email
Growth Plus includes email campaigns and SMS campaigns to your customer list, push across the iOS app, SMS, and email, segmentation, and campaign analytics. It is $999 per month plus 10% of net sales, after 3 months on Standard. Standard is $249 per month plus 5% of net sales. Growth is $499 per month plus 7% of net sales, with a branded iOS app and push, not email or SMS. See pricing.
On Growth Plus, email a few days out and text when the decision is close. Segmentation can send the tray to one group and a single plate to another. On Growth, push reaches people who installed your iOS app. On Standard, use the window, the order link, the bag, and the counter.
A promo and a sample for each date
Copy the shape, not the dish. One item, one date, one link. Samples use a sample price and the words "your link." Paste your URL. On Growth Plus, count orders placed on your site. If someone asks to stop, stop. Try a guest order on the live demo first. The onboarding wizard covers profile, menu, hours, delivery zones, and billing.
Tuesday, November 3: National Sandwich Day
One sandwich you already make, at a set price, until a cutoff you can cook. November 3 is also Election Day, so lunch may not look like a normal Tuesday.
Text: "Today is National Sandwich Day. The Italian combo is $12 for pickup until 8 on our site. Your link." Email on Monday: "Tuesday, November 3 only. Italian combo, $12, until 8 p.m. on our ordering site."
Friday, November 6: National Nachos Day
A nacho platter or loaded fries from food you already have. Skip the day if that is not your menu.
Text: "Friday is National Nachos Day. The platter is $14 for pickup until 9 on our site. Your link."
Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day
A door rule the staff can say: one named side with an entree, in the dining room, while it lasts, one per veteran. MicroSky Food does not check an ID at checkout. Online, sell a family item at a set price.
Text: "Veterans Day is Wednesday. In the dining room, veterans get one side on the house with an entree, while it lasts. The family tray is on our site. Your link."
Saturday, November 14: National Pickle Day
Fried pickles, extra pickles, or a pickle side, and only if you already buy them.
Text: "Saturday is National Pickle Day. Fried pickles are $6 with any pickup order on our site until 9. Your link."
Monday, November 23: National Espresso Day
This Monday is three days before Thanksgiving. Cafes can run a morning espresso and pastry at a set price. Everyone else should email the Thanksgiving bundle while there is still time to prep.
Cafe text: "National Espresso Day. Espresso and a pastry, $6, until 11 a.m. Order for pickup on our site. Your link." Thanksgiving email: "Monday, November 23. Thanksgiving pickup bundles are on our site through Wednesday at 2 p.m., or while pans last. Your link."
Wednesday, November 25: the day before Thanksgiving
One last message, and only if the bundle is still on the menu. If you removed it, do not text a tray you cannot cook.
Text: "Last call for Thanksgiving pickup. Order on our site by 2 p.m. Wednesday. Your link." Add "We are closed Thursday" only when that is true.
Thursday, November 26: Thanksgiving
If you are closed, do not ask for an order today. The closure belongs in the Wednesday note. If you are open for pickup, keep one item, one window, and hours that match the door.
Text: "Thanksgiving pickup is today, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., while trays last. Order on our site. Your link."
Friday, November 27: Black Friday
A leftovers item or a family pack at a set price, on your checkout. Third-party marketplaces charge 15 to 30%. A deep cut on top of that fee can erase the pack.
Text: "Black Friday on our site: the Friday family pack is $36 for pickup until 7. Your link."
Saturday, November 28: Small Business Saturday
Ask neighbors to order on your site. A set-price family meal, or a free side with pickup ordered on your storefront, is enough. Write the rule before you send it.
Text: "Small Business Saturday. The family meal is $32 for pickup until 8 when you order on our site. Your link."
Monday, November 30: Cyber Monday
An online pickup meal, not a race with electronics. A Monday tray at a set price, with a cutoff, is the restaurant version of the day.
Text: "Cyber Monday dinner is on our site. The Monday tray is $28 for pickup until 8. Your link."
What to leave off the November list
Leave off geofencing. A ping because a phone crossed a map line is not a holiday plan, and MicroSky Food does not offer it. Your list is people who ordered.
Leave off a new driver operation. Dispatching drivers is not this product. The November item uses the delivery zone you already run tonight. Leave off a bought list of strangers, and leave off hiding the price inside DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Grubhub.
Put the item on your menu, then tell people who already come
Put the item on your storefront, say the rule at the door, and text or email only on the plan that includes that channel.
Standard is $249 per month plus 5% of net sales. Growth is $499 per month plus 7% after 3 months on Standard. Growth Plus is $999 per month plus 10%, with email, SMS, and push. A $500 one-time hardware package includes a mini PC print server and a receipt printer if you need that path. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial, and there is no long-term contract. Restaurants already on the platform are on the clients page. Questions go through contact.
Start 30 Day Free Trial at food-onboard.microskyfood.com. Call (888) 960-1359.