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Thanksgiving and big game specials in Canada: how to find them in the Mosey app
Mosey · November 11, 2026 · 4 min read
In the Mosey app, a place can list a seasonal special for Thanksgiving or the big game, such as a pie, a side or a tray of wings, and you can find the places listing one from the season's page and from a Specials near you link under the season card on Home. The listing is information, not a checkout: the order and the payment are not taken in the app in most places, so you finish with the place.
Which seasons have specials in Canada?
Thanksgiving and the big game. Canadian Thanksgiving is on the second Monday of October, and Mosey treats the big game as the second Sunday of February. Other seasons in the Mosey calendar run votes and rankings but do not have a specials listing.
Mosey sets the dates of its seasons by rule, and a season's page appears in the app around its dates. The specials are listed while the season is on.
Mosey also runs a vote for each season, asking for the best place for that season's food and drinks, and the specials sit beside that vote on the season's page.
How does a place list a special?
In the business dashboard, under the Seasonal tab of the menu builder, a place adds a special for a season that is on. Each has a title of up to 80 characters and a description of up to 240, can be linked to a dish on the menu, and can carry an order-by day.
A place can list at most six active specials for a season and year. A withdrawn special is hidden, not deleted.
Is there a price on the listing?
No. A special carries a title, a description and an optional order-by day. There is no price field and no payment path in the listing, so any price is something to ask the place.
That is deliberate. A price on a listing that is not a checkout would be a number nobody had agreed to take payment for. If you want a quantity, ask for it too: a tray of wings could be any number of wings.
Ask what the price includes, such as a serving size or a pickup time.
Can I place the order in the app?
Only where the place can take card payments in the app in its province, has collection switched on and the order-by day has not passed. Where it cannot, the card shows the special and the place with a See the place button and a note that taking the order in the app is not open there yet.
So treat every listing as a way to find out what is on offer, and call or visit the place to arrange the order.
Where do I find the specials?
On the season page, where the places listing specials appear, nearest first if you have shared your location. And on Home, when a season with specials is on, a link under the season card says Specials near you.
The link only appears while a season that allows specials is on, and it names the season. If you do not see it, there is nothing on to find.
What should I ask before ordering a Thanksgiving special?
Ask the serving size, whether it comes hot or cold and how to reheat it, whether it contains any allergen you avoid, the pickup window and the deadline to order. Many places need orders days ahead, which is what the order-by day on the listing is for.
For the big game, ask whether wings or trays can be picked up before kickoff and how many they feed. A small pie and a large one can have the same name.
Why does a season I expect have no specials?
Only seasons that allow specials show the listing, and a place has to add one first. A place with no special listed is not necessarily without one, so if you have a favourite spot, ask it. Many places take Thanksgiving orders by phone or at the counter, whether or not a special is listed.
A season that is not on in your market, or has not been announced yet, returns nothing.
Does this work in the United States too?
The US has its own Thanksgiving, in November, and shares the big game. This page describes Canada: the October Thanksgiving, and the February game.
More guides to read next:
- Where to watch the game in Canada: hockey, the big game and sports bars
- Canada Day: eating out and how to plan
- Canadian Thanksgiving: eating out and how to plan
More in the Canadian food guides and the ranked lists of places.
Questions
Common questions
Which seasons have specials in Canada?
Thanksgiving and the big game.
When is Canadian Thanksgiving?
The second Monday of October. Mosey sets this by rule.
How many specials can a place list?
At most six active ones for a season and year.
Does the listing show a price?
No. It has a title, a description and an optional order-by day, and no price.
Can I place the order in the app?
Only where the place can take card payments in the app in its province and has collection on. Elsewhere the card sends you to the place.
What is the order-by day?
A day the place sets as the last day to order the special.
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