Eat Like a Pilgrim and Pilgrim 5K RaceBoth Returns to Thanksgiving Point

-Popular Thanksgiving re-enactment dinner fun for the entire family-

LEHI, Utah (November 10, 201611111111111111)– Thanksgiving Point ( welcomes back the popular Eat Like a Pilgrim Thanksgiving dinner re-enactment celebration. This year there will be two dinner dates, Saturday, November 19 and Monday, November 21.

Advanced tickets can be purchased at Thanksgivingpoint.org and are $38/adult and $32/children. The day-of the event is $45 and $38, respectively. Very few places in the United States host Thanksgiving re-enactments, which makes Eat Like a Pilgrim a unique and rare experience. Eat Like a Pilgrim is the only Thanksgiving re-enactment held outside of the New England area as well. Guests come from all over to take advantage of attending this special event that is close to home.

The Eat Like a Pilgrim menu includes:

  • Sliced Cheate Bread with Butter
  • Mixed Green Salad Served with Oil and Vinegar
  • Parched Corn
  • Hard Tack
  • Roast Pork
  • Turkey
  • Mixed Berry Cobbler
  • Cold Apple Cider and Water
  • Tasting: Warm goats milk

Pilgrim 5K

On Thanksgiving morning guests are invited to enjoy a costume run unlike any other at the Pilgrim 5K. Pilgrim 5K at Thanksgiving Point…a costume run unlike any other! Registration includes your pilgrim wear. An iconic (and historically inaccurate) giant buckle hat or bonnet and a long-sleeved, cotton tee styled to look like a jacket or dress.

The course is marked with iconic pilgrim scenes and culminates with your own finishing moment at Plymouth Rock. Finishers feast on apple cider and pumpkin bars. Top three finishers in men's, women's, and masters recognized. Registration is $35 until November 20 when the price increases to $40.

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About Thanksgiving Point

Thanksgiving Point is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of a farm, garden, and museum that are collectively dedicated to providing opportunities for transformative family learning and fostering an environment where positive, meaningful experiences naturally happen. Created in 1996 by Alan and Karen Ashton, Thanksgiving Point has become a center of community engagement for more than two million annual visitors from all 50 states and around the world. Thanksgiving Point is located at 3003 North Thanksgiving Way in Lehi. For more information, call 801-768-2300 or visit thanksgivingpoint.org.

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