Want to show your customers and clients that you’re in the holiday spirit? Publish a few Thanksgiving-themed posts! This can help your social media followers feel more festive, and can even help create a positive association with your business. What all this means is that a Thanksgiving post will make people feel more warm and fuzzy towards you, which is definitely something you want when you’re building a community.

NOTE: These ideas are Facebook-focused, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use them on other social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn! You can even make them into videos so you can post them on your TikTok account.

Ready For These Festive Ideas?

1. Share What Dish You’re Making This Thanksgiving!

Food photos are super popular on social media, and people will love that they're getting a glimpse into your non-business life. It will make your followers feel closer to you - like they're your friends rather than just people you're constantly selling to. Also, it might inspire someone to make a dish similar to yours!

2. Share A Fun Thanksgiving-Themed Meme

Everyone loves memes! They are so funny and relatable. And it would be a great treat for your followers if you manage to make them laugh when they're looking at your content.

3. Post About A Local Volunteer Event Your Business Is Participating In

We can't forget that one big part of what makes this holiday so special is that it's about giving. Generosity is an extremely admirable quality for people to have, so showing your followers that they're supporting a business that gives back will make them think more positively of you.

4. Post A Survey And Ask Your Followers What Their Favorite Part Of The Holiday Is

Make your post about your followers and what they think! Ask them questions, care about their input. Asking for people's opinions shows that you value what they have to say, and they will enjoy feeling appreciated.

5. Create A Special Thanksgiving Discount Or Offer Just For Your Followers!

Everyone loves gifts, and a discount is a really great one. We're sure this will put a smile to your followers faces if they were considering making a purchase from you before.

6. Tell Your Followers That You Are Thankful For Them

We know we're super thankful for the people who support us, and we know you must be, too! Telling people that you notice their support and are thankful for it will make everyone feel warm and happy.

7. Share A Photo Of Your Team Celebrating Thanksgiving

Are you having a team celebration? This would be a great thing to post! This post will be a nice little behind-the-scenes into your business, and your community will like knowing that you and your employees get along.

8. Tag A Few Local Businesses In A Post And Thank Them For Their Support

If there have been other businesses who partners with you or helped you along your journey, posting a thank you during this holiday would be truly special. Not only will the local business like being remembered for their support, but you're also giving them a shout out in front of your followers, which can mean more business for them. This would just strengthen the relationship that you have with them.

9. Post About The Importance Of Being Thankful During The Holiday Season

I would say take this idea a step forward and reveal why it's important for you to be thankful this season. How has this thought process positively effected you?

10. Create A “Thankful” Jar, Ask Your Followers To Share What They Are Thankful For In The Comments, And Draw One At Random To Give Away A Prize!

This game can be so thrilling because it leaves everyone on the edge of their seat to see if they won something cool. You can even reveal the winner via a LIVE video!

11. Create A Thanksgiving-Themed Game, Like A Crossword Puzzle With Answers Like “Turkey” And “Gratitude”

This is another fun contest that will have your followers feeling engaged and excited.

12. Share An Inspirational Thanksgiving Quote

Which one is important to you? Share it! It might become important to someone else, and they will love being introduced to it.

13. Post About Ways To Give Back This Holiday Season

Maybe someone wants to do volunteer work or donate or support in some other way, but they don't know how. You can be the person to share these resources with them! This post will also show that you care about your community enough to stay updated about ways to give back to it.

14. Host A LIVE Video On Facebook And Talk About What You Are Thankful For This Year

We always encourage people to do Facebook LIVEs. This is a great way to truly connect to your followers, because you're speaking to them in real time.

15. Share Photos And Videos Of Your Family’s Thanksgiving Celebration

How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving? Your followers will be interested to see!

16. Give Thanks To The People Who Have Made A Difference In Your Business This Year

We've mentioned thanking your followers and other local businesses, but you can also thank people in your life that have contributed to your business in some way. Maybe a significant other? Maybe your parents? Maybe a friend? Maybe it was even a neighbor? Whoever they are, give them a shout out!

17. Create A Thanksgiving-Themed Coloring Page To Share With Your Followers

I always loved when my local businesses did this! If you're savvy with graphic design or art, print out pages and hand them out for people to color on! Then you can either share that they're available for free at your shop or you can show the pages that people already colored on.

18. Share Recipes For Thanksgiving Side Dishes Or Desserts

Do you have a special recipe you really enjoy? This is something that bakers and cooks would love to see. This is a great example of a post that provides value to your viewers, as well.

19. Give Advice On How To Have A Sustainable And Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving Celebration

The environment has become an important topic right now, especially when it comes to ways to take care of it. Sharing this information is not only helpful, but it also shows people that you care about our planet!

20. Share Your Favorite Holiday Traditions

Your traditions can become someone else's! It's so interesting to see how other people celebrate their holidays differently, and you might even give someone a good idea.

21. Ask Your Followers To Share Their Favorite Thanksgiving Memories

Give them a space to share their own stories!

That’s It!

We hope you found an idea you like in this list! And we also hope you have an amazing Thanksgiving! If you have any questions about the content ideas, comment your question below!