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Thanksgiving · Avery® 5011 and 5302
Thanksgiving place cards with each guest's name
List your guests, pick a maple leaf, a pumpkin, an acorn or a wheat sheaf in rust, gold or another fall ink, choose 5011 place cards or 5302 tent cards, and download a PDF with each name on both sides of its card, ready to fold.
Tent cards for the buffet, too
- No upload. No account.
- Four fall designs
- Seats from your list
Do it here
Your Thanksgiving guests, seated.
Paste the cells with their header row, or type one name a line. First and last names join on one line, and a Seat or Table column prints under each name.
Sheet 1 of 1
Worked example
First and last names in, one name a card.
Two name columns become one line, the seat goes under it, and the cards come out in last-name order.
| Row | First Name | Last Name | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maya | Chen | 1 |
| 3 | Jordan | Ellis | 2 |
| 4 | Sam | Okafor | 3 |
| 7 | Bea | Lindqvist | 6 |
- Maya and Chen join on one line: Maya Chen.
- The seat prints under the name: Seat 1.
- In last-name order: Chen, Ellis, Lindqvist and Okafor.
Thanksgiving place cards in four steps.
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Seat your guests in a list
A spreadsheet with First Name, Last Name and a Seat or Table column works as it is. Or type one name a line.
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Pick a fall design and an ink
A maple leaf, a pumpkin, an acorn or a wheat sheaf, in black, rust, gold, cranberry or evergreen. See them on a card.
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Choose the card
5011 for six place cards a sheet, 5302 for four bigger tent cards. Print at 100% (Actual size).
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Fold and seat everyone
Fold each card along its score with the print outside, and stand one at each seat. The cards tear apart along the perforations.
Cards for the Thanksgiving table
Sizes from Avery's own template files. One side of the sheet prints, and the fold shows the name on both sides of the card.
| Sheet | Card size | Per sheet | Same layout | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery® 5011 | 1-7/16 × 3-3/4 in | 6 | 5012 · 16109 · 80017 +2 | Place cards for every seat, 6 to a sheet: a name, a seat and a small design. |
| Avery® 5302 | 2 × 3-1/2 in | 4 | 3328 · 5812 · 5913 +1 | Taller tent cards: a larger name, room for a second line, or a dish on the buffet. |
- Text only: names and short lines in Helvetica, Times or Courier, with a line-art design if you like. Photos, logos and script lettering can't be added.
- The top half prints upside down on purpose: fold along the scored line with the print outside, and both sides read upright. Nothing prints within 0.15 in of the fold.
- Gold or embossed borders: keep your lines inside the border, and print one sheet on plain paper to hold over a card sheet first.
- Nothing is uploaded: your list is read in your browser and the PDF is made there.
Drawn for the season
Four designs for the fall table.
A maple leaf, a pumpkin, an acorn or a wheat sheaf, in simple line art, beside each name on both sides of the card. The inks: black, rust, gold, cranberry or evergreen, each dark enough to read across the table.
Maple leaf · Rust Pumpkin · Gold Acorn · Rust Wheat sheaf · Gold
Not just names
Tent cards for the buffet, too.
Type one dish a line in the box above and pick 5302: each dish gets a tent card that reads from both sides of the table. For a second line, such as “Gluten-free”, add it in the full editor.
Three things that keep 5011 cards straight.
Feed the right side up
Printers differ: some print on the side facing up in the tray, others on the side facing down. Mark an X on a plain sheet, print once and look before you load the card sheets.
Test on plain paper
Hold a plain-paper print over a 5011 sheet against a window. If it sits off, calibrate once and save the correction for that printer.
Questions people ask
Are these Thanksgiving place cards free to print?
Yes, with no account and no watermark. You need card sheets with the 5011 or 5302 layout and your own printer; the PDF is made on this page.
Can I add a turkey or a family photo?
Not a photo or a picture of your own. The designs are the four drawn for this site, a maple leaf, a pumpkin, an acorn or a wheat sheaf; the eight winter ones are on the Christmas place cards page.
Which ink looks most like fall?
Rust, a deep orange-brown, and gold are the season's own; cranberry and evergreen suit the table too. Each is dark enough to read at a glance, and black always works.
Can I label the dishes on the buffet too?
Yes: type one dish a line and pick 5302. Each dish gets a tent card that reads from both sides. Buffet cards.
How do I seat guests by table or seat?
Add a Table or Seat column to your list. When every cell in it is a number, each card prints “Table 2” or “Seat 5” under the name. When some cells are words, such as “Kids' table”, every cell prints as it is: write “Table 4” in full beside them.
When is Thanksgiving this year?
Thursday, November 26, 2026. Print a test sheet on plain paper a few days before, then the cards, so a jam costs a sheet and not the evening.
Does my list leave this page?
No. It's read in your browser, the PDF is made there, and nothing is uploaded, stored or put in the page address.
A long table and a seating plan?
The editor takes the whole list: a card for each guest, the table or seat under the name, the back blank if you like, and the guests who can't come left out.