2025 KCRA Turkey Drive: How you can help families in need on Nov. 14
We’re holding a drop-off event at Cal Expo’s main gate loop on Friday, Nov. 14 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Updated: 12:00 PM PDT Oct 16, 2025
The Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services has partnered again with KCRA 3 to hold this year’s Turkey Drive at Cal Expo to help families in need.Other event partners for the 18th annual event are Atlas Disposal, Save Mart and Wells Fargo.This year’s drop-off event will be held at Cal Expo’s main gate loop on Friday, Nov. 14, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Can’t attend in person? People can also donate a turkey online for $20 here. Last year, a record number of 18,002 turkeys were donated. (See a look at last year’s event in the video below.) Another way to support the food bank is by signing up for Run to Feed the Hungry.Turkey donations by the numbersThe number of turkeys donated each year has soared since the event first kicked off with 2,766 donations.Here are turkey totals from previous years:2008 – 2,7662009 – 6,5922010 – 7,0532011 – 8,0232012 – 6,3092013 – 7,4582014 – 9,3342015 – 11,0832016 – 14,8372017 – 15,4492018 – 16,4892019 – 17,6342020 – 16,7032021 – 15,8132022 – 16,3772023 — 17,2022024 — 18,002See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services has partnered again with KCRA 3 to hold this year’s Turkey Drive at Cal Expo to help families in need.
Other event partners for the 18th annual event are Atlas Disposal, Save Mart and Wells Fargo.
This year’s drop-off event will be held at Cal Expo’s main gate loop on Friday, Nov. 14, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Can’t attend in person? People can also donate a turkey online for $20 here.
Last year, a record number of 18,002 turkeys were donated. (See a look at last year’s event in the video below.)
Another way to support the food bank is by signing up for Run to Feed the Hungry.
Turkey donations by the numbers
The number of turkeys donated each year has soared since the event first kicked off with 2,766 donations.
Here are turkey totals from previous years:
2008 – 2,7662009 – 6,5922010 – 7,0532011 – 8,0232012 – 6,3092013 – 7,4582014 – 9,3342015 – 11,0832016 – 14,8372017 – 15,4492018 – 16,4892019 – 17,6342020 – 16,7032021 – 15,8132022 – 16,3772023 — 17,2022024 — 18,002
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel