How Many Days Until Halloween 2026?
There are 14 days until Halloween on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
14 days
until Saturday, October 31, 2026
When is Halloween 2026?
Halloween 2026 is on Saturday, October 31, 2026. It is held on October 31 every year, so only the weekday changes. Next year's is on Sunday, October 31, 2027. That puts trick-or-treating on a Saturday night, with no school the next morning.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | October 31, 2026 | Saturday |
| 2027 | October 31, 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | October 31, 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | October 31, 2029 | Wednesday |
| 2030 | October 31, 2030 | Thursday |
| 2031 | October 31, 2031 | Friday |
About Halloween
Halloween falls on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day. It grew out of Samhain, a Celtic festival in Ireland and Scotland that marked the end of the harvest, and Irish and Scottish immigrants brought the customs to the US in the 1800s.
It isn't a day off in the US, the UK or Canada. Schools, banks, offices and stores keep their normal hours, and lots of elementary schools hold a costume parade. After dark, kids in costumes go door to door. A porch light that's on, or a lit pumpkin, usually means the house has candy. In Ireland the first jack-o'-lanterns were carved from turnips.
Halloween 2026 key dates
| Date | Day | Days from today |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween | Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 14 days |
| All Saints' Day | Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 15 days |
| Clocks go back (US) | Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 15 days |
| Day of the Dead | Monday, November 2, 2026 | 16 days |
How many business days until Halloween?
Without weekends, Halloween is 10 weekdays away, Monday to Friday from tomorrow through Saturday, October 31. No US federal holiday falls on one of them, so the US business-day count is also 10. The UK, Canada and Australia come out the same, since none of their public holidays fall in between either.
| Holidays used | Business days | Holidays skipped |
|---|---|---|
| United States (federal holidays) | 10 | none |
| UK (England and Wales bank holidays) | 10 | none |
| Canada (federal statutory holidays) | 10 | none |
| Australia (national public holidays) | 10 | none |
Regional holidays (US states, Scotland, Canadian provinces, Australian states) are not included. Count with your own holidays.
Halloween countdown questions
How many days until Halloween including today?
15. Today, Saturday, October 17, is the first of them; the 14 at the top starts from tomorrow. In weeks that's 2 weeks, and from midnight tonight it's 336 hours. Children counting sleeps get 14; the last one is the night of Friday, October 30.
What day is Halloween 2026?
Saturday, October 31, 2026. In 2027 it's Sunday, October 31.
Is Halloween 2026 a holiday?
No, it isn't a US federal holiday, and it's a Saturday this year anyway.
What time does trick-or-treating start?
Once it gets dark, so about 6 p.m. in most of the US. Kids are mostly done by 8 or 9, and some towns post set hours on the city or county website.
When did trick-or-treating start in the US?
It spread in the 1930s, stopped for a few years when sugar was rationed in World War II, and became a big part of Halloween after the war.
When is Halloween next on a weekend?
Halloween 2027 falls on a Sunday (October 31, 2027), so that is the next weekend one.
Countdown milestones to Halloween
The Halloween countdown reaches 7 days on Saturday, October 24, 2026 and gets down to 1 day on Friday, October 30, 2026.
| Countdown | Date |
|---|---|
| 7 days to go | Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
| 1 day to go | Friday, October 30, 2026 |
Days until Halloween from other dates
Start the count later and the number shrinks. A week from today, on Sat, Oct 24, there will be 7 days to go until Halloween (Oct 31).
| Counting from | Days until Halloween | Weeks and days |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 13 days | 1 week, 6 days |
| Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 7 days | 1 week |
October 2026
Halloween 2026 facts
| Date | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Day of the week | Saturday |
| Day of the year | Day 304 of 365 |
| ISO week | Week 44 |
| Leap year | 2026 is not a leap year |
| Quarter | Q4 2026 |
| Written as | 10/31/2026 (US), 31/10/2026 (UK), 2026-10-31 (ISO) |
| Moon phase | Waning gibbous (UTC) |
| The one after | Sunday, October 31, 2027 |
| Last time | Friday, October 31, 2025, 351 days ago |
How this is calculated
Each midnight takes one off the number. Today is left out and the day itself is counted, so tomorrow shows as 1 day away. Clock changes for daylight saving make no difference.
In Excel or Google Sheets, type =DATE(2026,10,31)-TODAY() into a cell to get the same count; add 1 to include today.
Counted from Saturday, October 17, 2026 (US Eastern time). When you open the page, it counts again from the date on your device, so it matches your own day.
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