As most of West Seattle has gotten to know, every year the folks at the Admiral Pub (Billy Conwell and Alex Garcia) provide a complimentary Friendsgiving spread to give back to our community, and to give those without traditional family to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with, a warm, inviting space. It is wildly popular with our neighbors and an important tradition.

The Admiral Pub’s doors open at 2pm on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27th, 2025, and the annual Friendsgiving Feast starts around 6 pm-ish. The menu consists of Turkey, Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, and more standard Thanksgiving dinner fare. Dinner is offered free to all, but donations (all which go directly to the cooks who volunteer, prep and cook the food over 3 days), is very welcome.

Well, if that wasn’t already a tremendous free way to commune on Thanksgiving, this year it gets even better, as Reis & Cates (the jazz duet made up of West Seattleites Rachael Reis and Jay Cates), will be performing a free Friendsgiving Concert. Music begins at 9pm. Joined by other local, music-friends, and promising a “big Jay Cates reveal” at the event, Thanksgiving is going to give West Seattle even more to be grateful for.

All are welcome to join. See you there!