Here is a list of places in the Bay Area offering free Thanksgiving dinners:
(listed alphabetically by location)
Antioch
Veterans Memorial Hall
403 West 6th St
10:30-2:30
(925) 516-0653
Benicia
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
120 East J St.
4:30-6:00
(707) 745-0307
Berkeley
Cafe Graitude — free vegan Thanksgiving dinners to all those who help serve.
1730 Shattuck Ave.
11:00 – 3:00
(415) 725-4418
www.cafegratitude.com
Bethel Island
Scout Hall
3090 Ranch Lane Rd.
11:00-3:00
(925) 516-0653
Brentwood
Veterans Memorial Hall
757 1st St.
10:30-2:30
(925) 516-0653
Castro Valley
Church of the Nazarene
1920 Lake Chabot Rd.
11:30-1:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
First Baptist Church
18550 Redwood Rd.
11:30-1:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
First Presbyterian Church of Hayward (yes, it’s in Castro Valley)
2490 Grove Way
11:30-1:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
Neighborhood Church
20600 John Dr.
11:30-1:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
New Life Christian Church
20394 San Miguel Ave.
11:30-1:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
Redwood Chapel
19300 Redwood Rd.
11:30-1:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
Concord
First Lutheran Church
4000 Concord Blvd.
11:30-2:30
(925) 671-9942 (english); (925) 261-9315 (spanish)
Fremont
Centerville Presbyterian Church
4360 Central Ave.
4:00-6:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
Hayward
All Saints Catholic Church
22824 2nd St.
11:30-1:30
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
Hillside Alliance
944 Central Blvd.
11:30-1:00
(510) 314-8500
www.sharethanksgiving.com
Healdsburg
Cafe Graitude — free vegan Thanksgiving dinners to all those who help serve.
206 Healdsburg Ave (in the Olive Leaf)
11:00 – 3:00
(707) 723-4461
www.cafegratitude.com
Livermore
Bothwell Center
2466 8th St.
1:00-5:00
(925) 455-9782
www.lctd.org
Mountain View
Ristorante Don Giovanni
235 Castro St.
11:00-4:00
(650) 961-9749
Newark
Newark Pavillion
6430 Thornton Ave.
12:00-4:00
(510) 793-5683
Oakland
Imagine That!
Rainbow Recreation
5800 East 14th St.
(510) 689-7601
imaginethatkids@yahoo.com
Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1330 Lakeshore Ave.
1:00-3:00
(510) 465-4793
info@lakemerrittumc.org
www.lakemerrittumc.org
Oakley
Mountain View Christian Center
5000 Amaryllis St.
6:30-8:30
(925) 625-9570
Richmond
First United Methodist Church
201 Martina St.
12:00-2:00
(510) 236-0527
www.pointrichmond.com/methodist
GRIP
165 22nd St.
11:00-1:00
(510) 233-2141
San Francisco
Cafe Graitude — free vegan Thanksgiving dinners to all those who help serve.
2400 Harrison St.
11:00 – 3:00
(415) 830-3014
www.cafegratitude.com
San Jose
Church of the Chimes
1447 Bryan Ave.
starts at 1:00
(408) 284-9655
San Rafael
Cafe Graitude — free vegan Thanksgiving dinners to all those who help serve.
2200 4th St.
11:00 – 3:00
(415) 578-4928
www.cafegratitude.com
Santa Clara
JJ’s Blues — free Thanksgiving potluck
3439 Stevens Creek Blvd.
doors open at 6:00, music starts at 7:00. No cover charge
(408) 243-6441
Sonoma
Sonoma Community Center
Andrews Hall
276 East Napa St.
3:00-5:00
(707) 938-4636, ext. 1
Vallejo
Chris’ Club
656 Benicia Rd.
starts at 2:00
(707) 552-2916
Christian Help Center
2166 Sacramento St.
starts at 5:30
(707) 553-8192
First Baptist Church
2025 Sonoma Blvd.
11:00-1:00
(707) 644-4087
Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church
407 Capitol St.
11:00-2:00
(707) 553-1896
Walnut Creek
1515 Restaurant & Lounge — free turkeys will be handed out to those in need on Wednesday
1515 North Main St.
1:00-4:00 on Wednesday, November 25.
(925) 939-1515
www.1515wc.com
The Pizza Place — free turkeys will be handed out to those in need on Wednesday
1521 Main St.
1:00-4:00 on Wednesday, November 25.
(925) 935-0100
www.thepizzaplacewc.com