Halloween 2026
Trick or treat returns on Saturday 31 October 2026 — a rare Halloween that lands on a weekend.
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About Thanksgiving 2026
Thanksgiving in the United States is always the fourth Thursday in November, which in 2026 is 26 November. Because the date is set by a rule rather than fixed, it moves each year between 22 and 28 November.
The holiday dates to harvest celebrations in the seventeenth century and was fixed to the fourth Thursday by Congress in 1941. It is the busiest travel period of the American year: tens of millions of people move across the country in the days either side, and airports and highways are at their most congested on the Wednesday before.
Canadian Thanksgiving is a different holiday on a different date — the second Monday in October — so this countdown tracks the American one.
The timer runs to midnight UTC on 26 November 2026.
Tags
- Thanksgiving
- United States
- Fourth Thursday
- Turkey
- November
Frequently asked questions
Thanksgiving 2026 in the United States is Thursday 26 November 2026, the fourth Thursday of November.
It is defined by a rule rather than a fixed date. Congress set it as the fourth Thursday in November in 1941, so it lands anywhere from 22 to 28 November.
No. Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday in October, roughly six weeks earlier, and is a separate holiday with its own history.
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, which in 2026 is Friday 27 November.
Yes, it is a federal holiday in the United States. Government offices, banks and most businesses close, and many also close the following Friday.
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