Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of November, is the largest school break of the fall semester.
History
Thanksgiving was set as the fourth Thursday of November by Congress in 1941. The holiday anchors the longest closure of the fall semester for most schools — typically a full Wednesday-through-Sunday recess.
On academic calendars
Almost every K-12 and higher-education calendar on the August-July cycle marks the entire Thanksgiving week with at least three closure days (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday). Many close the full week.
Dates by year
Below is the full schedule for Thanksgiving Day from 2020 through 2035. The "observed" date matches the actual date in most years; it differs only when the statutory date lands on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case federal offices observe the holiday on the adjacent weekday per OPM rules.
| Year | Date | Day | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | November 26, 2020 | Thursday | — |
| 2021 | November 25, 2021 | Thursday | — |
| 2022 | November 24, 2022 | Thursday | — |
| 2023 | November 23, 2023 | Thursday | — |
| 2024 | November 28, 2024 | Thursday | — |
| 2025 | November 27, 2025 | Thursday | — |
| 2026 | November 26, 2026 | Thursday | — |
| 2027 | November 25, 2027 | Thursday | — |
| 2028 | November 23, 2028 | Thursday | — |
| 2029 | November 22, 2029 | Thursday | — |
| 2030 | November 28, 2030 | Thursday | — |
| 2031 | November 27, 2031 | Thursday | — |
| 2032 | November 25, 2032 | Thursday | — |
| 2033 | November 24, 2033 | Thursday | — |
| 2034 | November 23, 2034 | Thursday | — |
| 2035 | November 22, 2035 | Thursday | — |
Open the printable calendar
Each entry below opens the printable monthly grid where this holiday appears, with the day shaded in amber.
- November 2020 printable calendar
- November 2021 printable calendar
- November 2022 printable calendar
- November 2023 printable calendar
- November 2024 printable calendar
- November 2025 printable calendar
- November 2026 printable calendar
- November 2027 printable calendar
- November 2028 printable calendar
- November 2029 printable calendar
- November 2030 printable calendar
- November 2031 printable calendar
- November 2032 printable calendar
- November 2033 printable calendar
- November 2034 printable calendar
- November 2035 printable calendar