What this calculator does
This online calculator finds the exact date of the next US Thanksgiving — the 4th Thursday of November — and shows how many days remain until it, one day before the Black Friday shopping weekend begins.
Worked example
Counting from September 3, 2026, the next Thanksgiving falls onThursday, November 26, 2026.
Common mistakes
- Confusing it with Canadian Thanksgiving. Canada observes its own Thanksgiving on the 2nd Monday of October, over a month earlier.
- Assuming it's always the last Thursday. It's specifically the 4th Thursday — in years with five Thursdays in November, those aren't the same date.