Arby’s Thanksgiving Sandwiches Are Back, and the Gobbler Comes With Stuffing and Cranberry
Thanksgiving dinner usually involves a shopping list, an oven schedule and at least one debate about the stuffing. Arby’s is offering a much shorter route to those seasonal flavors: a trip through the drive-thru. The chain brought back its Deep Fried Turkey Gobbler and Deep Fried Turkey Club on October 26, with both sandwiches available for a limited time at participating restaurants nationwide. The turkey is already sliced, the toppings are assembled, and nobody has to volunteer to wash the roasting pan.
The two returning sandwiches share a quarter-pound of thick-sliced, deep-fried turkey, but they take noticeably different approaches from there.The Gobbler leans directly into Thanksgiving, adding stuffing and cranberry spread, while the Club pairs its turkey with bacon, cheddar and vegetables. These are individual sandwiches, not whole deep-fried turkeys or family-sized holiday meals. For anyone curious about the comeback, the practical questions are straightforward: what is inside, how much does it cost, and how long will it stick around?
The Gobbler Puts the Thanksgiving Extras Right on the Sandwich
The Deep Fried Turkey Gobbler is the more holiday-focused option. Alongside its quarter-pound of turkey, it includes Swiss cheese, stuffing, cranberry spread, mayonnaise and crispy onions on a toasted sub roll. Arby’s official menu identifies the bread as a toasted Artisan sub roll. That combination brings several familiar Thanksgiving flavors into the same handheld order, with the stuffing doing more than sitting politely on the side. It is part of the sandwich, tucked in with the turkey and the rest of the toppings.
The cranberry spread is another defining ingredient rather than a separate dipping sauce. Together with the stuffing,it gives the Gobbler a different identity from an everyday turkey-and-cheese sandwich. Swiss and mayonnaise round out the listed ingredients, while crispy onions add another element to the build. The menu description does not include gravy, mashed potatoes or a separate side of cranberry sauce, so “Thanksgiving on a bun” is a useful shorthand, not a promise that an entire holiday dinner comes with the order.
Arby’s is explicitly positioning the return as a convenient seasonal ritual. “The return of Arby’s Thanksgiving sandwiches has become a beloved tradition, bringing guests the cozy, comforting seasonal flavors they know and love without any of the stress of cooking or cleanup,” the company said in a news release quoted by MLive. That is the brand’s pitch, not an independent verdict on taste, but it explains the appeal the lineup is aiming for: holiday-inspired flavors without the preparation that normally comes before them.
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The Turkey Club Takes a Different Route and Both Have Starting Prices
If stuffing and cranberry are not what you want in a sandwich, the Deep Fried Turkey Club offers a different set of toppings. It combines the same quarter-pound portion of thick-sliced, deep-fried turkey with crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce and mayonnaise on a toasted sub bun. The distinction is worth noting before ordering: the Club does not simply remove one ingredient from the Gobbler. It swaps the holiday-style accompaniments for a bacon-and-cheddar combination with lettuce and tomato.
The lineup also has a longer history than this week’s announcement might suggest. USA TODAY reports that the Deep Fried Turkey Club debuted in 2017 and returned in 2020, citing Arby’s parent company, Inspire Brands. The Deep Fried Turkey Gobbler arrived in 2024. That chronology makes this a seasonal return rather than the introduction of two entirely new sandwiches. The Club has been part of Arby’s turkey story for considerably longer, while the Gobbler is the more recent addition to the holiday rotation.
For 2026, prices supplied by Arby’s to USA TODAY start at $7.39 for the Deep Fried Turkey Gobbler and $6.99 for the Deep Fried Turkey Club. The corresponding meals start at $11.59 and $11.29, respectively. Those are starting prices, not a guarantee of what every restaurant will charge. USA TODAY notes that prices vary across the country, so the listed figures are best treated as a reference point before checking the total at the location where you plan to order.
There’s No Announced End Date, So Check Before Making the Trip
The sandwiches are available at participating restaurants, through the drive-thru, and online and in the Arby’s app. Customers can order either sandwich on its own or as part of a meal. That gives the comeback several routes to the lunch table, but the participation language matters: a nationwide promotion does not guarantee every restaurant will have both sandwiches available when someone arrives. The company’s announcement also says the return lasts only while supplies last.
As for the deadline, there is no confirmed final day to put on the calendar. When USA TODAY contacted Arby’s on October 28 to ask how long the sandwiches would remain available, the company saidit could not provide a date. That leaves an important distinction between a holiday promotion and a guaranteed Thanksgiving-week purchase. The return began October 26, but the published information doesn’t establish that either sandwich will remain available through Thanksgiving or any specific date afterward.
The choice, then, comes down to what kind of turkey sandwich sounds right: the Gobbler’s stuffing, cranberry and Swiss, or the Club’s bacon, cheddar, lettuce and tomato. Both bring back Arby’s deep-fried turkey without requiring a home fryer, and both are limited-time offerings. Check the participating location’s menu and price before heading out, especially if one specific sandwich is the reason for the trip. The holiday flavors are back; the only thing not on the menu is a promise about how long they will stay.
