Friendsgiving Party Ideas with Hungry Howie’s

You love your family, sure, but Friendsgiving? That’s where the real fun happens. It’s Thanksgiving without the formality, without the “so when are you finally getting married?” questions. Hosting a Friendsgiving is basically an excuse to eat, laugh, and hang out with your favorite people, no turkey drama required. If you’re looking for easy and delicious Friendsgiving party ideas, Hungry Howie’s is here to help.

What is Friendsgiving?

Think of Friendsgiving as Thanksgiving’s without the stress. It’s the holiday reimagined by people who’d rather hang with their chosen family than spend hours sitting through family tension. Friendsgiving is about connection, laughter, and food that doesn’t require a carving knife or fine China.

Where Did Friendsgiving Originate?

No one can take full credit, but the early 2000s sitcom Friends definitely helped plant the seed. The idea of gathering your crew for a homemade (or not-so-homemade) meal took off from there. Today, Friendsgiving is a full-on cultural moment, an annual celebration for roommates, classmates, coworkers, and anyone who calls their friends family. Some even hold their Friendsgiving feast the weekend before heading home for the “official” one. 

How to Host a Friendsgiving That Everyone Will Love

Here’s the first secret to hosting a Friendsgiving: skip the stress. Forget formal invites and long guest lists. Send a quick group text, pick a date, and tell everyone to bring their appetites. You don’t need to own matching dinnerware or spend all day decorating like Monica Geller. 

All you need is good food, great company, and enough napkins for whoever insists on eating pizza with extra sauce.

Want to know how to host a Friendsgiving that your friends will remember? Keep it simple. Order in. Let Hungry Howie’s do the heavy lifting while you focus on the fun parts, like debating who gets control of the playlist.

Friendsgiving Food Ideas

Now, let’s talk about the good stuff: Friendsgiving food. The key here is shareable, crowd-pleasing comfort food that requires zero skills with a knife. Pizza’s the obvious MVP. It feeds everyone, fits any flavor mood, and shows up hot without you lifting a finger.

Start with a few pies from the Hungry Howie’s pizza menu. We suggest Pepperoni Duo for the purists, Meat Eaters for the big eaters, and maybe a Veggie because balance is a good thing. Add in some Howie Bread® for that “tear and share” moment everyone loves. Toss in a platter of wings—Buffalo, BBQ, or both—and round things out with desserts. A Howie Brookie™ beats pumpkin pie cleanup any day.

A Friendsgiving table doesn’t need a turkey centerpiece, it needs a pizza box stack and the smell of fresh, baked crust.

Friendsgiving Setup Ideas

When hosting a Friendsgiving, channel less Martha Stewart or Ralph Lauren and more “Monica and Rachel’s apartment after a long workday.” Keep it cozy, mismatched, and real (but do tidy up). A few fall candles, some plates, and yes, the pizza boxes can stay right on the table.

If you want to dress it up a little, go with autumn, warm colors, burnt orange napkins, gold accents, maybe a thrift-store table runner. And because no one wants to play chef and decorator, order a few party platters to fill the table fast and easy. 

Make Hungry Howie’s the Heart of Your Friendsgiving

At the end of the night, Friendsgiving isn’t about perfect decor or fancy menus. It’s about eating pizza straight from the box, talking over each other, and realizing you’ve somehow created your own little family. Hungry Howie’s makes it easy to do all that without spending hours in the kitchen.

So, when you’re ready to host the best Friendsgiving yet, skip the shopping list and order your favorites for pizza delivery or pizza carryout. 

Find your local Hungry Howie’s here, check out all the menu options, and let us bring the fun and flavor to your feast. We feel less prep, more pizza is what Friendsgiving’s all about.