How Many Fridays Are Left in 2026?
After today, 2026 has 10 Fridays left. The next one is October 23, and the last of the year is December 25, Christmas Day itself. Nine come before Christmas. Next year, 2027, has 53, one more than usual, because it starts on a Friday.
Fridays until each holiday
| Holiday | Date | Fridays before it |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween | October 31, 2026 | 2 |
| Thanksgiving | November 26, 2026 | 5 |
| Christmas | December 25, 2026 (a Friday) | 9 |
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2027 (a Friday) | 10 |
| Valentine's Day | February 14, 2027 | 17 |
| Spring | March 20, 2027 | 22 |
| Easter | March 28, 2027 | 23 |
| Mother's Day | May 9, 2027 | 29 |
| Memorial Day | May 31, 2027 | 32 |
| Summer | June 21, 2027 | 35 |
| Fourth of July | July 4, 2027 | 37 |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2027 | 46 |
Counting starts tomorrow and ends the day before each holiday. Christmas and New Year's Day are Fridays this time, so add one if you want to count the day itself. The linked holidays have their own page with each date listed.
Counted on Saturday, October 17, 2026, US Eastern time.
Fridays by month
The table runs from tomorrow to the end of 2027. In 2027, five fall in January, April, July, October and December, and the other months have four.
| Month | Fridays | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2 | 23, 30 |
| November 2026 | 4 | 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| December 2026 | 4 | 4, 11, 18, 25 |
| January 2027 | 5 | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
| February 2027 | 4 | 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| March 2027 | 4 | 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| April 2027 | 5 | 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 |
| May 2027 | 4 | 7, 14, 21, 28 |
| June 2027 | 4 | 4, 11, 18, 25 |
| July 2027 | 5 | 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 |
| August 2027 | 4 | 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| September 2027 | 4 | 3, 10, 17, 24 |
| October 2027 | 5 | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
| November 2027 | 4 | 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| December 2027 | 5 | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 |
Payday Fridays
Paid every other Friday? Your paydays depend on which of the two weeks you are on. If your first check of 2026 came on January 2, 5 paydays are left in 2026: Oct 23, Nov 6, Nov 20, Dec 4 and Dec 18. In 2027 that schedule pays 27 times, with three checks in January, July and December.
On the other week, with the first payday on January 9, 5 paydays are left in 2026: Oct 30, Nov 13, Nov 27, Dec 11 and Dec 25. In 2027 that schedule pays 26 times, with three checks in April and October.
One of those Fridays is Christmas Day, Dec 25. When a payday falls on a federal holiday, most employers pay on the business day before. The 2027 pay calendar has every date for next year, and paydays until Christmas counts the checks before the holidays.
Friday the 13th turns up twice in the next 12 months: November 13, 2026 and August 13, 2027.
How to count Fridays by hand
Find the first Friday after today and the day before the holiday. Count the days from one to the other, divide by 7, ignore the remainder, then add 1.
Take Thanksgiving. The first Friday is Oct 23 and the day before Thanksgiving is Nov 25, 33 days later. 33 ÷ 7 = 4 remainder 5, and 4 + 1 = 5, the number in the table.
With a paper calendar you can just run a finger down the Friday column. Next year the answer can change, because a date moves one weekday later each year, or two after a February 29.
Other weekdays
Questions
How many Fridays are left in 2026?
10, starting tomorrow. The next is October 23 and the year's last Friday is December 25.
How many Fridays are in 2027?
53, because January 1, 2027 is a Friday. A year gets 53 of the weekday it starts on, and a leap year gets 53 of the weekday after that as well.
How many Fridays until Christmas?
9, from October 23 to December 18. Christmas Day 2026 is a Friday as well, so it is 10 if you count the day.
How many paydays are left in 2026 if I am paid every other Friday?
It is 5 either way. Both lists of dates are in the payday section.
Is the holiday itself counted?
No. Counting stops on the day before, so when the holiday is itself a Friday, as Christmas is this time, that day is left out.