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Bonfire Night 2026 is 37 days away
There are 37 days until Bonfire Night on Thursday 5 November 2026, which is 5 weeks and 2 days. Counting from today, Tuesday 29 September 2026, that leaves 27 working days in England and Wales and 26 US federal working days once weekends and public holidays come off, and 10 weekend days.
Date
5 Nov 2026
Thursday
Calendar days
37
5 weeks and 2 days
UK working days
27
England and Wales
US working days
26
federal holidays off
Weekend days
10
5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays
UK bank holidays in the count: none.
US federal holidays in the count: Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026).
Updated daily; counted from Tuesday 29 September 2026.
When Bonfire Night is
Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night, is on 5 November every year in the UK. It is not a bank holiday, and many public displays are held on the nearest Friday or Saturday instead.
Why the date moves
The date is fixed; the weekday moves on by one each year, or two after a leap day.
Public holidays before Bonfire Night
Between today and Thursday 5 November 2026, the England and Wales count takes off no bank holidays, and the US count takes off Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026). Holidays that fall at a weekend are already out of the count.
Bonfire Night dates for the next 5 years
Worked out from the rule above; days away are counted from today.
| Year | Date | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday 5 November | 37 days |
| 2027 | Friday 5 November | 402 days |
| 2028 | Sunday 5 November | 768 days |
| 2029 | Monday 5 November | 1,133 days |
| 2030 | Tuesday 5 November | 1,498 days |
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Common questions
How many days until Bonfire Night?
There are 37 days until Bonfire Night 2026 on Thursday 5 November 2026, counted from today, Tuesday 29 September 2026. The count includes the day itself and every weekend day in between.
How many weeks until Bonfire Night?
It is 5 weeks and 2 days until Thursday 5 November 2026. That takes in 5 full weekends and 10 weekend days, counting today but not the day itself.
How many working days are there until Bonfire Night?
Counting today but not Thursday 5 November 2026, there are 27 working days in England and Wales and 26 in the US. The UK figure takes off no bank holidays and the US figure Columbus Day.
What day of the week is Bonfire Night 2026?
Bonfire Night 2026 is on a Thursday, 5 November 2026. The one after is on a Friday, 5 November 2027, 402 days from today.
Is Bonfire Night a bank holiday?
No. Bonfire Night, 5 November, is not a bank holiday anywhere in the UK. In 2026 it falls on a Thursday, and the next three are on a Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028 and Monday in 2029.
Sources and assumptions
- Calendar days: the target date minus today. Working days: Monday to Friday from today up to the day before the target date, the way the Days Between Dates calculator counts them.
- UK working days take off England and Wales bank holidays from the GOV.UK feed, including substitute days. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different bank holidays.
- US working days take off federal holidays on the day they are observed under 5 U.S.C. 6103. States and employers can add their own holidays.
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