S/O differences between CDN/US Thankgivings - what time

I'm in Iowa. We serve dinner at 2:00.

I'm in Canada and we always eat at about 6:30 or 7 pm ...

We are in KY. We eat three different times on Thanksgiving. We have breakfast with the in-laws at 10am. Lunch at my Aunt's at noon, then dinner with my family at 4.

Colorado, typically sometime between 1 and 4

I've never eaten thanksgiving meal after 5pm. When I make it for my family it's around 2-3. We're going to SIL's house this year and dinner will be at 2pm.

6 pm. In California.

We're eating at 4:00.

Ugh, this is a huge issue in my family this year.

We have always ate at 1:00ish. I do all the cooking at my house, nobody brings anything. I am fine with that. I like to do it at 1:00 so my father doesn't have to travel in the dark. All of a sudden this is no longer okay with my brother. He wants to move it to 5:00ish. I told him I would only do it on one condition...dad still agrees to come. He told me he worked it all out with dad, so I reluctantly agreed and bought a huge turkey.

Dad told me on Saturday that he is not coming. I have two relatives outside my immediate household family. My dad and my brother. Without my dad I don't see the point. I want my meal at my time. I'm whining and grumpy about it. My brothers girlfriend has a huge family in another state. I see no sense in them rushing over here to eat a second meal with my dh and 2 kids when they could just stay there and not have to rush and travel.

Same with us.

Always had Thanksgiving dinner in the early afternoon, like 1-2 pm and then leftovers for supper, but this year I am probably serving at 4.

I've never thought there was a standard time to have a Thanksgiving meal in Canada or the U.S. Ours is usually between 1-2 p.m.

For my family, it's usually that time. I couldn't tell you about other people in the U.S. I figured it varied by families and what worked best for them. Anywhere from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

I can't even remember with my husband's family. They live 5 hours away and it's been difficult to travel the last few years.

Growing up we alternated years at the grandparents. My country grandparents ate Thanksgiving between noon and 1pm. Which was perfect for a good long horse ride after dinner. The town grandparents ate around 3pm. When my Mom took over the hosting we would eat around 2pm so the G-parents could travel home safely before it got dark. Now since all the grandparents passed we eat at 5pm.

My family we always ate at dinner time (i.e., 5:00 or 6:00 - earlier than usual, but not in the afternoon). Although appetizers would come out early while we watched football.

Starting when dh was in high school his family went to their country club for Thanksgiving. The schedule at the club was to serve Thanksgiving between noon and 3 so that the staff could return home and celebrate with their own families. After years of that it became tradition for them, and now even when I cook it is more of a luncheon, which then allows certain family members to head to the other side of their family for a second dinner.