Holiday Meal & Party Planner: Thanksgiving & Christmas Menus, Guests, Prep Timeline & Grocery Budget (Google Sheets + Excel)

Host Thanksgiving, Christmas and every holiday party without the last-minute scramble or the surprise grocery bill. Plan menus, guests, a day-by-day prep timeline and a grocery list with budget vs spent in one spreadsheet for Google Sheets and Excel. A built-in turkey planner tells you what size to buy and the day to move it to the fridge.

What's inside

• Dashboard: budget, spent, left, guests confirmed, days to Thanksgiving, and a budget vs spent table and chart for each event
• 6 events ready to rename (Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, Holiday Party, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve)
• Turkey planner: size to buy, fridge-thawing days (USDA: about 24 hours per 4 to 5 lb) and the move-to-fridge date
• Guest List (60), Menu Planner (60 dishes), Prep Timeline (80 tasks), Grocery List (150 items), Party Costs (60)
• Calendar Pack: 14 reminders (.ics) for Google, Apple or Outlook calendar + plain-text holiday menus PDF

You receive (instant download, one zip): Excel file (.xlsx), a PDF with your one-click Google Sheets copy link, and the Holiday Meal Calendar Pack.

Personal use. Questions? Email hello@planfulpanda.com. Not affiliated with Skylight / Glimpse LLC, Google, Apple or Microsoft.

Designed by PlanfulPanda with AI-assisted tools; every formula and layout is hand-checked.