Free Thanksgiving Meals and Food Pantries in Wausau (2026)
This list includes Wausau-area public meal services and food pantries with details available from the organizations’ own pages. The Friends Thanksgiving Dinner page currently gives details for 2025, not a 2026 date, so its dates field is left empty.
At a glance
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| Where | Where | When | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Thanksgiving Dinner | Wausau | — | See website |
| The Salvation Army of Marathon County | Wausau | — | See website |
| Bridge Street Mission Outreach Center | Wausau | — | Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; lunch 12:30–1:30 p.m. |
| First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry | Wausau | — | Second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 1 p.m. |
| St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Food Pantry | Wausau | — | See website |
Every where, in detail
Friends Thanksgiving Dinner
406 Grant Street, Wausau, WI 54403
- Dine-in meal
- Delivery
- Hours
- Not published; check the website
- Price
- Free
First Presbyterian Church hosts the Friends Thanksgiving Dinner, with a dine-in meal and home delivery. The current dinner information page gives the 2025 event details but does not publish a 2026 date.
Details from firstpreswausau.org, checked Oct 28. Plans change; confirm before you go.
The Salvation Army of Marathon County
202 Callon Street, Wausau, WI 54401
- Food pantry
- In-person lunches
- Carry-out lunches
- Bread and produce distribution
- Hours
- Not published; check the website
- Price
- Free
The Salvation Army provides a food pantry for Marathon County residents and serves in-person and carry-out lunches. Pantry visitors must provide identification for household members and proof of Marathon County residency.
Details from salvationarmyusa.org, checked Oct 28. Plans change; confirm before you go.
Bridge Street Mission Outreach Center
325 N. 1st Ave., Wausau, WI 54401
- Hot meals
- Dine-in meal
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; lunch 12:30–1:30 p.m.
- Price
- Free
- Good for
- Individuals and families in need
Bridge Street Mission’s Outreach Center serves hot meals to individuals and families who need them. Lunch is served at the center on weekdays.
Details from bridgestreetmission.org, checked Oct 28. Plans change; confirm before you go.
First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry
406 Grant Street, Wausau, WI 54403
- Food pantry
- Hours
- Second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 1 p.m.
- Price
- Free
- Good for
- People seeking food assistance
First Presbyterian Church operates a food pantry and lists pantry distribution on its calendar. The calendar shows distribution at 1 p.m.; the church’s pantry page provides its address and contact information.
Details from firstpreswausau.org, checked Oct 28. Plans change; confirm before you go.
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Food Pantry
426 Washington Street, Wausau, WI 54403
- Food pantry
- Hours
- Not published; check the website
- Price
- Free
- Good for
- Marathon County residents
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ operates a food pantry and says it is open to the public. Visitors are asked to bring photo identification and proof of Marathon County residency; its current pantry page does not publish regular hours.
Details from stpauluccwausau.org, checked Oct 28. Plans change; confirm before you go.
More Thanksgiving in Wausau
Questions people ask
Are there free free Thanksgiving meals and food pantries near Wausau?
Friends Thanksgiving Dinner, The Salvation Army of Marathon County, Bridge Street Mission Outreach Center, First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry and St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Food Pantry list free admission. Some activities inside may still cost extra.
Every date, hour and price on this page comes from the church, charity or pantry's own website or social page, and we re-check the list every week until Thanksgiving. Run a church, charity or pantry in Wausau, WI that should be here? Tell us.