Thanksgiving 2026
📅 Thursday, November 26, 2026
📝 About Thanksgiving 2026
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, centered on feasts, family gatherings, and expressions of gratitude. The holiday's popular origin story involves a 1621 harvest meal shared between Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people, though it was not declared an annual federal holiday until President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it in 1863. A traditional Thanksgiving dinner features roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie, with an estimated 46 million turkeys consumed across the country each year. Canada celebrates its own Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October, and the day also kicks off the holiday shopping season in the U.S., followed immediately by Black Friday.
📋 Quick Facts
- Date
- Thursday, November 26, 2026
- Day of the Week
- Thursday
- Days Remaining
- 207
- Category
- Holidays
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
There are 207 days until Thanksgiving 2026 on Thursday, November 26, 2026.
Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26, 2026.
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, centered on feasts, family gatherings, and expressions of gratitude. The holiday's popular origin story involves a 1621 harvest meal shared between Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag people, though it was not declared an annual federal holiday until President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it in 1863. A traditional Thanksgiving dinner features roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie, with an estimated 46 million turkeys consumed across the country each year. Canada celebrates its own Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October, and the day also kicks off the holiday shopping season in the U.S., followed immediately by Black Friday.
Thanksgiving 2026 falls on a Thursday.