How many days until Thanksgiving 2026?
Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26, 2026. See the exact countdown in days, hours, minutes and seconds, in your own time zone.
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Thanksgiving 2026 at a glance
- Date
- Thursday, November 26, 2026
- Rule
- Fourth Thursday of November (United States)
- Day of the year
- Day 330 of 365
- Days left in the year after it
- 35
- Category
- US
About Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in the United States traces back to harvest feasts held by the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people in 1621. Days of thanksgiving were proclaimed locally for centuries, and President Lincoln made it a national holiday in 1863.
In 1941 Congress fixed the date at the fourth Thursday of November, which is why it can fall anywhere from the 22nd to the 28th.
In 2026 it falls on a Thursday. This countdown runs to the first moment of November 26 in the time zone you choose, so the figure matches the calendar day on your wall.
How Thanksgiving is celebrated
- A family dinner with roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie
- The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York
- Watching American football
- Travelling home, the busiest travel period of the year in the US
- Black Friday shopping the following day
Around the world
Canada celebrates on the second Monday of October. Other places hold related harvest festivals, such as Germany's Erntedankfest, Liberia's Thanksgiving on the first Thursday of November and Grenada's Thanksgiving Day on October 25.
When Thanksgiving 2026 begins around the world
Thanksgiving starts at midnight local time, so it arrives in each city at a different moment. Times below are the start of November 26 converted to UTC.
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Common questions
How many days until Thanksgiving 2026?
Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26, 2026. The live counter above shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds left, counted to midnight at the start of the day in your time zone.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving in 2026?
Thanksgiving 2026 falls on a Thursday.
How many working days are left until Thanksgiving?
The Working days figure counts Monday to Friday between tomorrow and the day before the holiday. Public holidays in your country are not subtracted.
Why does the date of Thanksgiving change?
It is defined as the fourth Thursday of November rather than a fixed date, so it falls between November 22 and 28.
When is Thanksgiving in 2026–2030?
2026: Thursday, November 26; 2027: Thursday, November 25; 2028: Thursday, November 23; 2029: Thursday, November 22; 2030: Thursday, November 28.
Which time zone does the countdown use?
Your device's time zone by default. Use the time zone menu to count down to midnight anywhere else, for example when a friend is celebrating in a different country.