Thanksgiving Countdown
There are 118 days until Thanksgiving — Thursday, 26 November 2026.
About this countdown
Thanksgiving in the United States falls on the fourth Thursday of November, which means the date changes every year — this page calculates it automatically, so the countdown above is always pointed at the correct day. Warm autumn colors and drifting leaves included.
The extra counters show weekends and work days left before the holiday — useful for planning travel, defrosting schedules, and how many more Mondays stand between you and the long weekend.
About Thanksgiving
- Date
- 4th Thursday of November (US)
- Type
- National holiday (United States)
- Observed
- United States; Canada celebrates in October
- Traditions
- Turkey dinner, gratitude, parades, football, family travel
American Thanksgiving traces its story to the 1621 harvest feast shared by the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people, though days of thanksgiving were a broader colonial tradition. It became a fixed national holiday when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving in 1863, during the Civil War.
The date itself has moved. Lincoln set the last Thursday of November; in 1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt shifted it a week earlier to lengthen the holiday shopping season — a controversial move nicknamed “Franksgiving” — and in 1941 Congress settled the matter permanently on the fourth Thursday, which is why the date changes every year and why this page computes it automatically.
Thanksgiving: Facts Worth Knowing
- Thanksgiving Eve and the Sunday after Thanksgiving are consistently among the busiest travel days of the entire year in the United States.
- The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924, and its giant character balloons debuted in 1927.
- The presidential turkey pardon became an annual White House tradition under George H. W. Bush in 1989.
- Canada celebrates its own Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October — more than a month earlier.
- Because the holiday floats between November 22 and November 28, the length of the Christmas shopping season changes every year with it.
- The table below shows the exact Thanksgiving date for the next ten years — useful for planning travel years ahead.
Upcoming Dates: When Is Thanksgiving Next?
Computed automatically for the next ten years — always current, never out of date.
| Year | Date | Day of week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | November 26 | Thursday |
| 2027 | November 25 | Thursday |
| 2028 | November 23 | Thursday |
| 2029 | November 22 | Thursday |
| 2030 | November 28 | Thursday |
| 2031 | November 27 | Thursday |
| 2032 | November 25 | Thursday |
| 2033 | November 24 | Thursday |
| 2034 | November 23 | Thursday |
| 2035 | November 22 | Thursday |
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Frequently asked questions
What date is Thanksgiving this year?
Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. This page computes the exact date automatically each year — the date the countdown is pointing to is shown right under the title.
How many days until Thanksgiving?
The live counter above shows the precise days, hours, minutes and seconds remaining, calculated in your local time zone.
Does this countdown update to next year automatically?
Yes — the moment Thanksgiving passes, the countdown rolls over to the following year's fourth Thursday of November on its own.
Can I make a countdown to my family's Thanksgiving dinner time?
Yes — use the Make Your Own page to set the exact dinner hour, name it after your family, and share the link with everyone traveling in.
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