Thanksgiving Day – Canada

The next Thanksgiving Day is on Monday, October 12, 2026 – in 27 days.

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States (and the second Monday of October in Canada). Families gather for a large meal traditionally featuring turkey, and the day kicks off the holiday shopping season. In Canada it's a public holiday, so schools, government offices and most businesses close.

When is it? Thanksgiving Day falls on the 2nd Monday of October. Because the rule points at a weekday rather than a fixed date, it moves every year, which is exactly why the table below is worth a bookmark. Next time round is Monday, October 12, 2026, 27 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Thanksgiving Day on a Monday. In eleven of those it sits next to a weekend, turning it into a three-day break. Those are the years to book early. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Banks, government offices and schools close. Supermarkets and larger shops usually open on reduced hours, smaller independents often don't bother, and public transport tends to run a Sunday timetable. Post isn't collected or delivered. If you need something from a council, a bank or a doctor's surgery, the working day before it is the one to aim for, and it will be busier than usual for exactly that reason. In 2026 it falls in October, which also holds Halloween on the 31st. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Thanksgiving Day for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Thanksgiving Day is marked in United States as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Thanksgiving Day dates 2026–2036