Category Archives: Thanksgiving

Kascadia Wine Merchants Canadian Thanksgiving

Described by Kascadia Wine Merchants themselves…

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! 🇨🇦

To our fellow Canadians across the globe — and to our non-Canadian friends who join us in celebration year after year — we raise a glass to you. 🥂

This season, we’ve been inspired by the movement #ComeOverOctober, created by wine journalist Karen MacNeil and PR & communications veterans Gino Colangelo and Kimberly Noelle Charles. @comeoveroctober @karenmacneilco

The campaign encourages us all to “come over” throughout the month of October — to share wine, celebrate friendship, and cherish in-person connection. ✨

It’s a message that resonates deeply with us. ✨
Every year, we host our Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner at home — a cozy, laughter-filled evening with close friends (children included!). This year, our table featured wines from our North American online collection — Canada, the U.S., and Mexico — each bottle carrying a story of its own. 🍷

There were toasts, shared memories, and that unmistakable warmth that only comes from good people and great wine gathered together.

We’d also like to extend a heartfelt shout-out to our friends at The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 San Francisco Bay Area, and President Michael Barbour, for including us in their Poppy Campaign initiative. It’s an honor to participate. Each year, the Royal Canadian Legion conducts the Poppy Campaign, supported by thousands of volunteers from coast to coast to coast, raising vital funds in support of Veterans and their families. ❤️

From our Kascadia Wine family to yours — thank you for being part of our community.
Here’s to keeping the “come over” spirit alive all month long. 🥂

Cheers & Happy Thanksgiving, friends.

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A quick note from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.


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Canadian Thanksgiving 2025

Earlier this evening Branch 25 was present for this Digital Moose Lounge and Canadian Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley – a beautifully curated Thanksgiving Dinner at the UC Berkeley Canadian Studies Alumni House. Members celebrated the special occasion with their Bay Area “family” with fallen leaves and fresh fall air on the patio in beautiful Berkeley.

The menu included:

  • Classic Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the fixings
  • Two drink tickets to enjoy a curated selection of Canadian wine, beer and non-alcoholic options
  • A Selection of Desserts
  • Gluten-free and vegan/vegetarian options available
  • Raffle with fabulous prizes
  • Entertainment

Branch 25 was on hand to launch its annual Poppy Campaign

Thank you to our co-host the Canadian Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley and the Digital Moose Lounge, as well as the Canadian Consulate in San Francisco and Air Canada for their continued partnership with this special event!

Canadian Thanksgiving 2024

Earlier today Branch 25 was present for this Digital Moose Lounge and Berkeley Canadian Studies Program tradition – a beautifully curated Thanksgiving Dinner at the UC Berkeley Canadian Studies Alumni House.  Members celebrated the special occasion with their Bay Area “family” with fallen leaves and fresh fall air on the patio in beautiful Berkeley.

The menu included:

  • Classic Thanksgiving turkey dinner
  • Sides – mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and root vegetables
  • Dessert – Nanaimo bars, pumpkin & apple pies
  • Gluten-free and vegan/vegetarian options available
  • Enjoy our selection of great Canadian wines and Canadian beer

The “extras”: 

Poppies! From the SF Bay Area Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, Michael Barbour and Trevor Page, were be there with the beautiful red poppies folks remembered from back home!

Raffle Prizes! Including a pair of Air Canada tickets, signed San Jose Sharks jerseys and more were presented to lucky attendees!

Finally, this Thanksgiving Dinner Has 22 Questions…  Canada’s longest-running comedy, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, is producing a prime-time TV special about this year’s U.S. election, which will air on CBC on Nov 4th. Correspondent Dan Dillabough and crew joined us for dinner and tried to solve the burning question “what’s it like to be a Canadian living in the Bay Area?”. Those who were interested had the opportunity to join the casual and relaxed conversation and answer some fun, light-hearted questions.

The formal presentations began with the national anthem, and here are the crowd singing along with the French version.

Pictures from the event are below.

6th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving

Earlier today the branch unofficially began its annual 2023 Poppy Campaign, as it participated in the 6th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving that was co-hosted Digital Moose Lounge and the Canadian Studies Program at the University of California at Berkeley.  Below are some pictures from the event.