EventPro Magazine Fall 2014 Fall 2014 | Page 38

By the Numbers Event Stats & Fun Facts 10.3 the average number of guests for a Thanksgiving dinner in the Midwest $302 Average household spending on Thanksgiving weekend ALMOST THERE: 214 MILES AVERAGE THANKSGIVING LONG-DISTANCE TRIP LENGTH There’s no official reason for the turkey dinner tradition, turkeys just happened to be the most plentiful meat available 1621. 51 million Turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving Day 86% 65% plan to attend a gathering with family or friends on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day 38 of households send Holiday Cards 16% of people go Christmas caroling