BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Some of Americans’ most cherished holiday memories are made around the dinner table, and Walmart is aiming to make those gatherings more affordable this season. The retailer is bringing back its popular Holiday Meal Basket with more items than ever before, available through Dec. 24, 2026, and offering fast delivery options to help families spend less time planning and more time celebrating.
According to 2026 Holiday Trend Report , 60% of shoppers say holiday expenses influence their shopping outlook, while 70% say lower prices would make holiday shopping easier. To address those concerns, Walmart’s Holiday Meal Basket is priced at $35 and contains everything needed to serve a traditional holiday meal for up to 10 people, or about $3.50 per person.
The basket includes 26 national and Walmart-brand products used to prepare holiday staples such as turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole and pumpkin pie. This year’s offering features 18% more items than last year’s basket and costs 12% less than purchasing the same items a year ago, making it the lowest-priced one-click Holiday Meal Basket Walmart has offered to date.
"The Holiday Meal Basket has become one of our favorite traditions at Walmart. It brings our purpose to life in such a meaningful way by helping families make the holidays special without stretching their budgets," said David Guggina, president and CEO, Walmart U.S. "This year, our Holiday Meal Basket brings even more food to the table for just $35, while making it easier for customers to plan, shop, and celebrate in ways that work for them.”
More Food, More Savings, More to Celebrate
Walmart’s Holiday Meal Basket has helped millions of customers enjoy holiday favorites at an affordable price, saving customers more than $350 million since 2022.
This year's basket goes even further, offering the best value in the program's history with 17 unique products and 26 total items. The expanded basket items reflect changing customer preferences and more side dishes with the addition of sweet potatoes, mini marshmallows, corn muffin mix and more.
The basket includes the items customers need to prepare many of the season's most-loved dishes:
- The centerpiece: Butterball turkey, priced at just 97 cents per pound - the same price as last year.
- Classic sides: Stove Top stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole made with trusted brands like Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, and warm dinner rolls.
- More holiday favorites: Sweet potato casserole with Jet Puffed mini marshmallows and corn casserole made with “JIFFY” corn muffin mix.
- A sweet finish: Pumpkin pie with whipped topping.
Holiday Meals Made Simple
Beyond the items in the basket, Walmart is alleviating stress by making it easier than ever to plan, shop, and get Holiday items to the table.
The Holiday Meal Basket is available in stores or purchase the entire assortment online with just one click at Walmart.com/HolidaySavingsBasket. Customers will also be able to ask Sparky, Walmart’s AI shopping agent, to add the basket to their online cart. Walmart offers convenient options including curbside pickup, new Express Pickup, and a range of delivery speeds — from one hour or less to scheduled delivery — to fit every family’s holiday needs.3 Walmart is also offering free Express Delivery on the meal basket through November 30, 2026.4 Whether buying the whole assortment in this year’s Holiday Meal Basket or individual items, there are no purchase quantity limitations.5
Walmart is also bringing even more holiday inspiration together in one place. At Walmart.com/holidayfood, customers can discover the meal basket alongside recipes created specifically around its ingredients, meal inspiration and ideas to make the most of their holiday gatherings. Walmart's Recipe Hub also makes it easy to find recipes for everything from classic sides to dietary preferences and creative ways to use leftovers, with the ability to shop ingredients directly.
Walmart's Holiday Meal Basket is available now through December 24, 2026, in stores and online at Walmart.com/HolidaySavingsBasket.
