When Is Thanksgiving 2026? Free Thanksgiving Countdown

When is Thanksgiving 2026?

The fourth Thursday of November (US). Thanksgiving in the US falls on the fourth Thursday of November. Families gather for a large meal with turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, and it kicks off the holiday shopping season with Black Friday the next day.

In 2026, Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday. In 2025 it was on a Thursday, November 27. In 2027 it will be on a Thursday, November 25.

How the Thanksgiving date is worked out

It follows a weekday rule rather than a fixed date, so it always falls on the same day of the week and the date shifts within the month. From 2026 to 2100 it falls between November 22 and November 28. How we calculate every date.

How many days until Thanksgiving in weeks, weekdays and sleeps

The countdown counts calendar days from today to Thanksgiving, so on the day before it shows 1. The weeks box splits that into whole weeks and days, the weekdays box counts Monday to Friday (useful for work and school planning, though public holidays are not taken out), and sleeps are the nights left. The timer counts down to midnight at the start of Thanksgiving in your own time zone.

Thanksgiving dates for the next 7 years

Year	Date	Day of the week
2026	November 26, 2026	Thursday
2027	November 25, 2027	Thursday
2028	November 23, 2028	Thursday
2029	November 22, 2029	Thursday
2030	November 28, 2030	Thursday
2031	November 27, 2031	Thursday
2032	November 25, 2032	Thursday

Is Thanksgiving a federal holiday?

Yes. Thanksgiving is one of the 11 annual US federal holidays set in law (5 U.S.C. § 6103). Federal offices and the post office close, banks that follow the Federal Reserve calendar close, and most schools and many employers give the day off. Private employers decide for themselves. It always falls on a Thursday.

Planning tip

Plan your shopping around the weekday count: stores often close on Thursday, and the Wednesday before is one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Frequently asked questions

When is Thanksgiving 2026?

Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26, 2026. The rule: The fourth Thursday of November (US).

How many days until Thanksgiving?

The countdown at the top of this page shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until Thanksgiving 2026 (Thursday, November 26, 2026), worked out live in your own time zone.

How many weeks until Thanksgiving?

Divide the days in the countdown by seven: the "Weeks" box above shows the whole weeks and the days left over, so you can plan week by week.

Is Thanksgiving a federal holiday?

Why is Thanksgiving on a different date every year?

It is defined as the fourth Thursday of November, so it falls between November 22 and November 28. Canada celebrates its own Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.

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