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How many days until Thanksgiving?

A live countdown to Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026, with the weeks, sleeps and working days left, and what is open on Thanksgiving and the day after.

Counts to midnight in your device's time zone. Working days skip weekends and federal holidays.

The day after Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26, 2026. It is a federal holiday, set by law on the fourth Thursday in November. The day after, Friday, November 27, is not a federal holiday: banks and post offices are open and the stock market closes at 1:00 p.m. ET.

When is Thanksgiving? Dates for the next five years

YearThanksgiving DayDay after
2026Thursday, November 26, 2026November 27
2027Thursday, November 25, 2027November 26
2028Thursday, November 23, 2028November 24
2029Thursday, November 22, 2029November 23
2030Thursday, November 28, 2030November 29
“Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.”— 5 U.S.C. 6103, Holidays

Because it is tied to a weekday, Thanksgiving moves between November 22 and November 28. It always falls on a Thursday, so it never needs a substitute day off the way Christmas or New Year's Day sometimes do.

What is open on Thanksgiving and the day after

DayFederal officesBanksStock marketPost offices
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 26, 2026		ClosedClosedClosedClosed
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, November 27, 2026		OpenOpenCloses 1:00 p.m. ETOpen

The day after Thanksgiving is a normal working day under federal law, so whether you have it off depends on your employer. The stock market's 1:00 p.m. early close comes from the NYSE schedule, which lists it for 2026, 2027, 2028.

Working on Thanksgiving: pay

“The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require payment for time not worked, such as vacations or holidays (federal or otherwise).”— U.S. Department of Labor, Holiday Pay

So paid time off for Thanksgiving, and extra pay for working it, are set by your employer's policy or contract, not by federal law. Hours you work on Thanksgiving still count toward the 40-hour week for overtime. See how to calculate holiday pay, or work out a holiday week with the overtime calculator.

Questions, answered

Thanksgiving: common questions.

Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26, 2026. Federal law sets it on the fourth Thursday in November, so the date changes every year; it always falls between November 22 and November 28.
The countdown at the top of this page shows it live, to the second, counting to midnight in your own time zone. It also shows the weeks, the "sleeps" and the working days left.
No. Only Thanksgiving Day is a legal public holiday. On Friday, November 27, 2026, federal offices, banks and post offices are open, and the stock market closes early at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Yes, for a shortened session: the NYSE closes at 1:00 p.m. ET on the day after Thanksgiving (1:15 p.m. for eligible options). It is closed all day on Thanksgiving itself.
Federal law does not require it. The U.S. Department of Labor says the Fair Labor Standards Act does not require payment for time not worked, such as holidays, and holiday premium pay is a matter of agreement between employer and employee. Hours worked on Thanksgiving count toward weekly overtime like any other hours.
The countdown box shows it: weekdays from tomorrow up to the day before Thanksgiving, minus federal holidays such as Veterans Day. Thanksgiving week itself has four working days for most employers on a Monday-to-Friday schedule, because only the Thursday is a holiday.
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