Popeyes' Cajun-Style Turkey Is Back — Online Pre-Orders Close November 19, It Is Pickup Only, and Popeyes Names No Fixed Price

Popeyes' own turkey site carries two dates on its banner: "Ordering starts October 19. Pick up starts October 23." The FAQ page puts a bound on the other end of the ordering window, saying turkeys can be ordered on the app and website "starting Monday, October 19, 2026 until Thursday, November 19, 2026."

Those two dates answer different questions, and it is worth keeping them apart. November 19 is when new app and website pre-orders close — not when the turkey stops existing. Popeyes says orders placed before that date can still be picked up later, so a pre-order made on November 18 is still good for a pickup slot after the ordering window shuts.

What Popeyes has not published is a final day. There is no stated last date for in-restaurant purchase, and no date on which the item leaves the menu. Popeyes says only that "availability is limited and varies by restaurant," and that turkeys sell out quickly.

Coverage of the return has settled on a single figure. Sporked reported $59.99 for in-store pickup, and Pirates & Princesses noted that a published price of roughly $59.99 sits against what Popeyes itself says.

What Popeyes says on its own page is that there is no one price: "Prices vary by restaurant and purchase method." The only numbers the company attaches to the turkey are for the grocery channel, where it says prices are set by the store and are expected to range from $59.99 to $69.99.

So $59.99 is the bottom of a range Popeyes gives for a channel it does not control, and it is being reported as the price. This page does not carry a price field for the turkey, because the company has not stated one for restaurant pickup — which is how most readers will buy it.

The clearest change this year is in how the turkey can be got. Popeyes' turkey site states "Pickup only. No delivery or shipping," and adds that Popeyes "is not offering turkey delivery or shipping this year." The FAQ repeats it: "Popeyes is not offering Cajun-Style Turkey delivery or shipping in 2026."

That is a narrowing. Pirates & Princesses reported that in past years customers could have the turkey shipped to their door, and Sporked reported an online delivery price of $99.00 alongside the $54.99 in-store pickup price in 2024 and 2025. Neither route is on offer in 2026.

Popeyes lists three ways to buy instead: through the app or website for restaurant pickup, in person at a participating restaurant, or at select Kroger-family stores.