November 2026
Holidays & Dates
Every key holiday and observance in November 2026, the moving dates for the years ahead, and a countdown page for each day of the month.
Last reviewed on October 4, 2026
Holidays &
Observances
November 2026 starts on a Sunday — the same day US and Canadian clocks fall back — and ends on Monday, November 30, which is also Cyber Monday. Fixed-date observances are listed with the weekday they fall on this year; holidays that move are marked with the year.
| Date | Holiday or observance | Where / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | All Saints' Day | Christian feast; public holiday in many Catholic countries |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Daylight saving time ends (2026) | US and Canada: clocks go back 1 hour at 2:00 a.m. — first Sunday of November |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) | Mexico, November 1–2 |
| Sun, Nov 1 | World Vegan Day | Annual awareness day |
| Mon, Nov 2 | All Souls' Day | Christian commemoration of the dead |
| Tue, Nov 3 | US Election Day (2026 midterms) | Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| Thu, Nov 5 | Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night | United Kingdom |
| Sun, Nov 8 | Diwali (2026) | Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of lights; date follows the lunisolar calendar |
| Mon, Nov 9 | Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) | Anniversary |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Veterans Day | US federal holiday |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Remembrance Day / Armistice Day | Commonwealth countries; public holiday in France and Belgium |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Polish Independence Day | Poland, public holiday |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Singles' Day | China; now one of the world's biggest online shopping days |
| Fri, Nov 13 | World Kindness Day | Annual awareness day |
| Sat, Nov 14 | World Diabetes Day | UN-recognized day |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Proclamation of the Republic | Brazil, national public holiday |
| Mon, Nov 16 | International Day for Tolerance | UN observance |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Revolution Day (observed, 2026) | Mexico — the holiday is observed on the third Monday of November |
| Thu, Nov 19 | International Men's Day & World Toilet Day | Awareness days |
| Fri, Nov 20 | Black Consciousness Day | Brazil, national public holiday since 2024 |
| Fri, Nov 20 | World Children's Day | UN observance |
| Fri, Nov 20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance | Annual observance |
| Sat, Nov 21 | World Television Day | UN observance |
| Mon, Nov 23 | Labor Thanksgiving Day | Japan, public holiday |
| Wed, Nov 25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | UN observance |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Thanksgiving Day (2026) | US federal holiday — fourth Thursday of November |
| Fri, Nov 27 | Black Friday (2026) | Day after US Thanksgiving; also Native American Heritage Day |
| Sat, Nov 28 | Small Business Saturday (2026) | Saturday after US Thanksgiving |
| Sun, Nov 29 | First Sunday of Advent (2026) | Western Christian calendar — the fourth Sunday before Christmas |
| Mon, Nov 30 | Cyber Monday (2026) | Monday after US Thanksgiving |
| Mon, Nov 30 | St Andrew's Day | Scotland's national day |
Month-long observances in November include Native American Heritage Month in the US and Movember, the men's-health fundraiser. Religious dates that follow lunar or lunisolar calendars (such as Diwali) shift from year to year.
Moving Dates,
2026–2032
These US dates are defined by weekday rules, so they move every year. * Odd years have state and local elections only; federal general elections are held in even years.
| Year | DST ends (1st Sun) | Election Day | Mexico Revolution Day (3rd Mon) | Thanksgiving (4th Thu) | Black Friday | Cyber Monday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nov 1 | Nov 3 | Nov 16 | Nov 26 | Nov 27 | Nov 30 |
| 2027 | Nov 7 | Nov 2 * | Nov 15 | Nov 25 | Nov 26 | Nov 29 |
| 2028 | Nov 5 | Nov 7 | Nov 20 | Nov 23 | Nov 24 | Nov 27 |
| 2029 | Nov 4 | Nov 6 * | Nov 19 | Nov 22 | Nov 23 | Nov 26 |
| 2030 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | Nov 18 | Nov 28 | Nov 29 | Dec 2 |
| 2031 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 * | Nov 17 | Nov 27 | Nov 28 | Dec 1 |
| 2032 | Nov 7 | Nov 2 | Nov 15 | Nov 25 | Nov 26 | Nov 29 |
Live timers for all of these are on the full countdown suite and the Thanksgiving & Black Friday countdown.
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
What holidays are in November 2026?
In the US: Election Day (Tuesday, November 3), Veterans Day (Wednesday, November 11) and Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 26) — Veterans Day and Thanksgiving are federal holidays. Internationally, November 2026 also includes All Saints' Day (Nov 1), Diwali (Nov 8), Remembrance Day (Nov 11), Brazil's Republic Day (Nov 15) and Black Consciousness Day (Nov 20), and St Andrew's Day (Nov 30).
When does daylight saving time end in 2026?
In the United States and Canada, daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. local time, when clocks go back one hour. In the European Union and the UK it ends earlier, on the last Sunday of October (October 25, 2026).
What day of the week is November 1, 2026?
November 1, 2026 is a Sunday, so November 2026 has five Sundays and five Mondays and ends on Monday, November 30.
How many days until November?
Use the live countdown on the home page: it counts down to November 1 in your own time zone and rolls over to next year automatically.