Thanksgiving AI videos starring you (or your pet)

The two Thanksgiving AI videos: the dance and the dinner

One copies a real clip that's going round TikTok right now; the other is our own Thanksgiving template. Both work for one person or for a pet.

1. Thanksgiving Dance ≈370K views · 1 person · 15s The TikTok one. One take in a living room, the phone low on the floor: arm swings, a clap at the chest, hands on top of the head, hands-on-hips side bends, then you dance right up to the lens. It copies @ssipp74's dance of 6 Nov 2026 to the "Is that Thanksgiving I hear" sound that @djsaucedup posted the day before (about 376,600 views and 52,200 likes on the sound's post when read on 11 Nov 2026). 15 seconds, with the post's own sound. Pick Your pet and your dog or cat does the dance on its back legs. See yourself in it
2. Thanksgiving Dinner 1 person · 10s The family-chat one. You at the head of a crowded table behind a golden roast turkey. The guests raise their glasses, and before the toast is over you rip off the drumstick and take a big bite while the whole table laughs. 10 seconds, with clinking glasses and laughter. Pick Your pet and the dog gets the seat of honour and the drumstick. The guests are made-up grown-ups; only your face comes from your photo. See yourself in it

The Thanksgiving TikTok trend, as an AI video

This year's Thanksgiving TikTok trend is a dance, and you can do it as an AI video without filming anything. The sound is "Is that Thanksgiving I hear", a remix posted by @djsaucedup on 5 Nov 2026 and tagged #newsound and #dancetrend. People dance to it in a loose, bouncy style they tag #bend; the take our version copies is @ssipp74's, posted on 6 Nov 2026 (7,673 views when read on 10 Nov, so it's the moves people copy rather than the post itself).

The words are older than the dance. The food list comes from gospel singer Shirley Caesar's 1988 song "Hold My Mule", and a remix of it went viral in November 2016 as the #UNameItChallenge. It has come back most Novembers since; in 2026 it came back as the Thanksgiving Bend. Your video keeps the post's sound, so it's ready to post as it is. There's more on the song, the moves and the dates on the Thanksgiving Dance page.

More for the family gathering: a home video, the hearts, an autumn dance for two

Not Thanksgiving trends, but they suit a long weekend with family: one for the old camcorder feeling, one for the family group chat and one for two people in an autumn garden.

1. 80s Home Video 1–2 people · 10s The old family tape. A wobbly camcorder in a wood-panelled 1987 living room catches you in 80s clothes; you spot it, laugh, wave it off and then ham it up, in soft VHS colour. The one to put on the TV after dinner. First date, 1986 puts two of you on the tape. See yourself in it
2. Mom Dad Sister Brother 1 person · 10s The family-chat joke. You flick a little red heart to Mom, Dad and Sister, run out of hearts for Brother, shrug, and give him the big one from your own chest. One photo of you; type the family's names on as captions when you send it. See yourself in it
3. Last Dance 1–2 people · 15s For two, in the leaves. The two of you lean into the camera head to head on a grey autumn day, then step back across a leafy backyard lawn, join hands and spin round each other to "The Last Dance". It copies @mochadied's backyard reel of 24 Oct 2026. One photo each; or do it alone in either outfit. See yourself in it

How to make a Thanksgiving AI video

About 10–20 minutes from photo to video, and you only wait for the last part.

1. Choose dance or dinner

   Open Thanksgiving Dance or Thanksgiving Dinner and pick Just you or Your pet.

2. Add one photo

   Your face to the camera, in good light, with nothing covering it. For the dance you can keep the clothes in your photo or wear the dancer's outfit. For a dog or cat, a photo with its face and ears clear.

3. Check the free preview

   In under a minute you get a still of you in the scene: in the living room for the dance, behind the turkey for the dinner. If it's not quite right, type the change under it.

4. Make the video and send it

   Press Make my video: 100 credits ($6.99), charged when it's delivered. We email you the link; save it to your phone and post it on the day, or drop it in the family group chat.

When is Thanksgiving 2026, and when to make yours

Thanksgiving 2026 is Thursday 26 November, the fourth Thursday of November, as US federal law sets it. Make your video in the week before, so it's ready to post on Thursday morning or to send while the turkey's in the oven.

Dance sounds move fast. The "Is that Thanksgiving I hear" remix went up on 5 Nov 2026, so by the holiday it'll be three weeks old; post the dance version early in Thanksgiving week rather than the weekend after. The dinner video doesn't depend on a sound, so it works right up to Thursday. For what comes next, our Christmas AI videos are already up.

Thanksgiving with your family, your partner or your dog

Family: both Thanksgiving videos star one person, so pick who gets the starring role: the uncle who takes over the living room after dinner, the cousin who still knows the 2016 moves, the host of this year's Friendsgiving. Everyone you put in a video has to be an adult who has said yes.

Pets: both have a pet version. In the dance your dog or cat stands up on its back legs and swings its paws at the camera; at the dinner it sits up at the head of the table and takes the drumstick in its mouth. More are on the pets page.

Two people: for a video together, try Last Dance (You two) or the First date, 1986 version of 80s Home Video, one photo each at the same price.