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Thanksgiving 2026 is 59 days away
There are 59 days until Thanksgiving on Thursday 26 November 2026, which is 8 weeks and 3 days. Counting from today, Monday 28 September 2026, that leaves 43 working days in England and Wales and 41 US federal working days once weekends and public holidays come off, and 16 weekend days.
Date
26 Nov 2026
Thursday
Calendar days
59
8 weeks and 3 days
UK working days
43
England and Wales
US working days
41
federal holidays off
Weekend days
16
8 Saturdays, 8 Sundays
UK bank holidays in the count: none.
US federal holidays in the count: Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026) and Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026).
Updated daily; counted from Monday 28 September 2026.
When Thanksgiving is
According to 5 U.S.C. 6103, US Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November, and it is a federal holiday. It always falls between 22 and 28 November.
Why the date moves
Thanksgiving is tied to a weekday, not a date, so the date moves each year within the week of 22 to 28 November. Canadian Thanksgiving is a different day, the second Monday in October.
Public holidays before Thanksgiving
Between today and Thursday 26 November 2026, the England and Wales count takes off no bank holidays, and the US count takes off Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026) and Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026). Holidays that fall at a weekend are already out of the count.
Thanksgiving dates for the next 5 years
Worked out from the rule above; days away are counted from today.
| Year | Thanksgiving | Black Friday | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday 26 November | 27 November | 59 days |
| 2027 | Thursday 25 November | 26 November | 423 days |
| 2028 | Thursday 23 November | 24 November | 787 days |
| 2029 | Thursday 22 November | 23 November | 1,151 days |
| 2030 | Thursday 28 November | 29 November | 1,522 days |
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Common questions
How many days until Thanksgiving?
There are 59 days until Thanksgiving 2026 on Thursday 26 November 2026, counted from today, Monday 28 September 2026. The count includes the day itself and every weekend day in between.
How many weeks until Thanksgiving?
It is 8 weeks and 3 days until Thursday 26 November 2026. That takes in 8 full weekends and 16 weekend days, counting today but not the day itself.
How many working days are there until Thanksgiving?
Counting today but not Thursday 26 November 2026, there are 43 working days in England and Wales and 41 in the US. The UK figure takes off no bank holidays and the US figure Columbus Day and Veterans Day.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving 2026?
Thanksgiving 2026 is on a Thursday, 26 November 2026. The one after is on a Thursday, 25 November 2027, 423 days from today.
When is Thanksgiving in the next few years?
Under 5 U.S.C. 6103, Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November: 26 November 2026, then 25 November 2027, 23 November 2028 and 22 November 2029. It is a federal holiday, so it comes out of the US working-day count.
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.
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: US federal legal public holidays
- OPM: Federal holidays and observed dates
- GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (England and Wales)
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