Thinkabara🦃 How many days until Thanksgiving?
Thursday, November 26, 2026
🦃 About Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday on the fourth Thursday of November: a day for family dinners, gratitude, parades and football. Many schools close for the Thursday and Friday, and some for the whole week.
Waiting for Thanksgiving with kids
- Start a gratitude jar: everyone adds one note a day until Thanksgiving.
- Make handprint turkey place cards for the table.
- Learn the story of the 1621 harvest feast and the Wampanoag people.
- Plan a family recipe kids can help make.
- Watch the parade balloons being inflated, if you live near a city that has one.
🦃 Thanksgiving hub🥘 Potluck sign-up🖍️ Coloring pages
Upcoming dates
- Thursday, November 26, 2026
- Thursday, November 25, 2027
- Thursday, November 23, 2028
- Thursday, November 22, 2029
- Thursday, November 28, 2030
More countdowns
🎄 Christmas🎃 Halloween💌 Valentine’s Day🐣 Easter🎆 Fourth of July☀️ Summer Break🎒 Last Day of School🍎 First Day of School🎉 New Year’s Day🕎 Hanukkah💐 Mother’s Day👔 Father’s Day🏈 Super Bowl Sunday🎩 Presidents’ Day✊🏾 Martin Luther King Jr. Day☘️ St. Patrick’s Day🇺🇸 Memorial Day
Questions and answers
How many days are left until Thanksgiving?
The big number at the top of this page counts the days from today and updates on its own. Thanksgiving is next on Thursday, November 26, 2026.
When is Thanksgiving 2026?
Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26, 2026. Rule: Fourth Thursday in November.
What can kids do while waiting for Thanksgiving?
Start a gratitude jar: everyone adds one note a day until Thanksgiving. Make handprint turkey place cards for the table. Learn the story of the 1621 harvest feast and the Wampanoag people.