How many days until Thanksgiving?
There are 13 days until Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026.
Counted from November 13, 2026. Your own calendar is used as soon as the page finishes loading.
Dates
Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November. Here is where it falls over the next six years.
How the date is set
US federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) fixes Thanksgiving Day as the fourth Thursday in November, so it always falls between November 22 and 28.
How the countdown works
The page reads today’s date from your own device, so the count is right in every time zone and changes at your midnight, not the server’s. Today is not counted and Thanksgiving day is, which is how people count “sleeps”. The weekday count is Monday to Friday before Thanksgiving, without skipping other holidays.
About Thanksgiving
How many days until Thanksgiving? Counting from November 13, 2026, there are 13 days until Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26, 2026. That is 1 week and 6 days. The number at the top of this page is recalculated in your browser from your own date, so it is right on any day you read it.
What date is Thanksgiving this year? Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 26, 2026 this year. US federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) fixes Thanksgiving Day as the fourth Thursday in November, so it always falls between November 22 and 28.
Why does Thanksgiving fall on a different date every year? Because it is set by weekday, not by date. Congress fixed it as the fourth Thursday in November in 1941, so it moves between November 22 and November 28 and is always on a Thursday.
How many days from Thanksgiving to Christmas? This year there are 29 days from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The gap is between 27 and 33 days, depending on where the fourth Thursday lands.
Is the Friday after Thanksgiving a federal holiday? No. Only Thanksgiving Day itself is a federal holiday. Many employers and schools give the Friday off as well, and it is the day known as Black Friday.
Is today counted in the countdown? No. Today is day zero and Thanksgiving day is the last day counted, so on the day before Thanksgiving the countdown shows 1 day.