🦃How Many Days Until Thanksgiving?

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Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States

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When exactly is Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. The live counter above shows exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds remain until the next one, worked out in your own time zone.

Thanksgiving in the United States falls on the fourth Thursday of November — a day of turkey dinners, family reunions, parades and gratitude, tracing back to the 1621 harvest feast shared by Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people.

It kicks off the year-end holiday season: the following day is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Canada celebrates its own Thanksgiving earlier, on the second Monday of October.

Upcoming dates

Year	Date	Day of week
2026	November 26, 2026	Thursday
2027	November 25, 2027	Thursday
2028	November 23, 2028	Thursday
2029	November 22, 2029	Thursday

Frequently asked questions

When is Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.

Why does the date of Thanksgiving change every year?

Because it is tied to a weekday rule, not a fixed date: the fourth Thursday of November. That places it anywhere between November 22 and November 28 depending on the year.

How we calculate this

The countdown runs live in your browser and updates every second against your device clock, so it is always correct for your own timezone. The target is the next occurrence of Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States). Dates for fixed holidays follow the civil calendar; dates for moveable events are taken from the official published dates listed on this page.