November 2026 · 5 min read

Today in San Antonio, Saturday Nov 7, 2026: Turkey Collection 10 AM–2 PM, Veterans Day Parade at Noon & Free Food

Today, Saturday, November 7, 2026 is the biggest food-and-community day of the month so far in San Antonio. The first Food4SA Turkey Collection runs 10:00 AM–2:00 PM at H-E-B College Park, 7330 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249, and the Veterans Day Parade steps off at 12:00 noon downtown. If you need food, 10 places serve on Saturdays — and tomorrow, Sunday, that drops to just 4, so today is the day to go. Here is today, in order.

Today: the Turkey Collection is happening now (10 AM–2 PM)

Food4SA is the San Antonio Food Bank's annual November campaign (Nov 1–30), and the Turkey Collection days are its public drop-off days: bring a frozen turkey — bought on the spot at H-E-B or from home — or nonperishable food, and it goes toward a San Antonio family's holiday table.

• When: today, Saturday, November 7, 2026, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM. It is a four-hour window — do not leave it to the last half hour.
• Where: H-E-B College Park, 7330 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249.
• One honest note: this is a drop-off for givers, not a pickup line — there is no turkey to collect today. The turkeys collected become the holiday distributions on our holiday meals page. Background: the Nov 7 Turkey Collection guide and yesterday's weekend guide.
• Can't make today? The collection repeats Saturday, November 14 at H-E-B Leon Springs (24165 I-10, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78257) and Sunday, November 22 at all area H-E-B Plus! stores.

Today at noon: the Veterans Day Parade downtown

San Antonio's Veterans Day Parade steps off today, Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 12:00 noon from Milam Park, 500 W. Commerce St., rolls down historic Houston Street, and ends at Veterans Memorial Plaza (per the City of San Antonio's downtown events list). It is free to watch — just find a spot on the sidewalk. The parade is presented by USAA and organized by the United States Military Veterans Parade Association. Full route, tips and downtown food stops: Veterans Day Parade guide (Sat, Nov 7).

Downtown food before and after the parade: Christian Assistance Ministry — Sack Lunches, 110 McCullough Ave, 9:00–11:00 AM today (210-223-4099) — go before the parade; and Faith Kitchen at Haven for Hope, 1 Haven for Hope Way, lunch 11:30 AM–12:30 PM and dinner 5:00–6:00 PM (210-220-2100).

Need food today? Saturday, Nov 7 — 10 places serve on Saturdays

Start early — two Saturday stops are morning-only:

Christ Episcopal Church — Sidewalk Saturday — 510 Belknap Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212
Saturdays 8:30–10:30 AM at the Outreach Pavilion — Saturday is its only day, and it wraps up by mid-morning.

Baptist Temple Church Food Distribution Center — 901 E Drexel Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210
Free groceries Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM (call to confirm — hours vary by listing). Today is its last day this week.

Also today: SOS Food Bank (256 West Merriweather Street, New Braunfels, TX 78130) does a Saturday bread pickup 9:00–11:00 AM; Faith Kitchen serves three meals every day — breakfast 7:00–8:00 AM, lunch 11:30 AM–12:30 PM, dinner 5:00–6:00 PM; CAM sack lunches run 9:00–11:00 AM; Communities Under the Bridge serves a hot dinner 6:00–7:00 PM every evening at 724 Chestnut St (210-569-4026); Taking It to the Streets serves a Saturday-night dinner at the same 724 Chestnut St spot — dinner at 6:00 PM, rain or shine, wrapping up around 8:30 PM; and the San Antonio Rescue Mission serves a hot evening meal about 7:30–8:00 PM nightly (210-222-9736). The full list is on our free food on Saturday page and the Saturday map. Search all places by ZIP on Find Food.

Tomorrow, Sunday Nov 8: only 4 places serve — plan today

Sunday is the thinnest day of the week: our directory lists 4 verified places open on Sundays — Faith Kitchen (three daily meals), Communities Under the Bridge (dinner 6:00–7:00 PM), the San Antonio Rescue Mission (evening meal about 7:30 PM), and the United Way 2-1-1 helpline (24/7). If you need groceries, today is better than tomorrow. Full list: free food on Sunday.

Four days out: Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov 11

Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11 — four days from today. The biggest grocery help that day, Feed the Force: 1,000 free Family Grocery Boxes for veterans and military families connected to Joint Base San Antonio (Frost Bank Center, Nov 11, 1:00–4:00 PM), is registration-only with no walk-up line — this weekend is the time to register. Details: register now for a free Veterans Day grocery box.

Need food right now?

The Open Right Now page checks today's hours for you, and the four-question food quiz points you to the places that fit your situation. Prefer a person? Call 2-1-1 any time — free, confidential, 24/7.

Helpful links & phone numbers

• Find Food — search verified places by ZIP and see what is open today.
• San Antonio Food Bank — 210-431-8326 · safoodbank.org
• Faith Kitchen at Haven for Hope — 210-220-2100
• Christian Assistance Ministry (sack lunches) — 210-223-4099
• Communities Under the Bridge — 210-569-4026 (text only per its listing)
• Call 2-1-1 — free, confidential help finding food by phone, 24/7

Sources: Food4SA Turkey Collection dates, times and places (Nov 7 College Park, Nov 14 Leon Springs, Nov 22 all area H-E-B Plus!) are from the San Antonio Food Bank (Nov. 2, 2026); the Food4SA campaign (Nov 1–30) is from the Food Bank's official site (safoodbank.org). Parade time, start, route and end point are from our Veterans Day Parade guide, checked October 31, 2026 against the organizer (United States Military Veterans Parade Association, usmvpa.com) and the City of San Antonio downtown events list. The Nov. 11 Feed the Force distribution (1,000 boxes, advance registration required, Joint Base San Antonio eligibility) is from the event partners' announcements — Spurs Sports & Entertainment, USAA and Mercy Chefs (late October 2026). Saturday (10 places) and Sunday (4 places) serving days, hours, and phone numbers are from the San Antonio Free Meals verified directory, read live on the site's Saturday and Sunday pages on November 7, 2026. Hours change — call before you go. Checked November 7, 2026.