Weekends until any date
Today is Thursday, November 5, 2026. The nearest date on the list is Bonfire Night, 0 weekends away, and Christmas Day is 7 weekends off. Every figure is walked out of the calendar rather than divided from an average.
How many weekends until each holiday?
| Date | Falls on | Weekends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonfire Night | Thursday, November 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26 | 3 | 21 |
| Black Friday | Friday, November 27 | 3 | 22 |
| Cyber Monday | Monday, November 30 | 4 | 25 |
| Winter Solstice | Monday, December 21 | 7 | 46 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24 | 7 | 49 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25 | 7 | 50 |
| Boxing Day | Saturday, December 26 | 8 | 51 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31 | 8 | 56 |
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1 | 8 | 57 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 18 | 11 | 74 |
| Australia Day | Tuesday, January 26 | 12 | 82 |
| Groundhog Day | Tuesday, February 2 | 13 | 89 |
| Mardi Gras | Tuesday, February 9 | 14 | 96 |
| Ash Wednesday | Wednesday, February 10 | 14 | 97 |
| Valentine's Day | Sunday, February 14 | 15 | 101 |
| Super Bowl | Sunday, February 14 | 15 | 101 |
| Presidents' Day | Monday, February 15 | 15 | 102 |
| Pi Day | Sunday, March 14 | 19 | 129 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | Sunday, March 14 | 19 | 129 |
| St Patrick's Day | Wednesday, March 17 | 19 | 132 |
| Spring Equinox | Saturday, March 20 | 20 | 135 |
| Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 21 | 20 | 136 |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 26 | 20 | 141 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, March 28 | 21 | 143 |
| April Fools' Day | Thursday, April 1 | 21 | 147 |
| Tax Day | Thursday, April 15 | 23 | 161 |
| Earth Day | Thursday, April 22 | 24 | 168 |
| Star Wars Day | Tuesday, May 4 | 26 | 180 |
| Cinco de Mayo | Wednesday, May 5 | 26 | 181 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 9 | 27 | 185 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31 | 30 | 207 |
| Flag Day | Monday, June 14 | 32 | 221 |
| Juneteenth | Saturday, June 19 | 33 | 226 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 20 | 33 | 227 |
| Summer Solstice | Monday, June 21 | 33 | 228 |
| Canada Day | Thursday, July 1 | 34 | 238 |
| Independence Day | Sunday, July 4 | 35 | 241 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6 | 44 | 305 |
| Back to School | Tuesday, September 7 | 44 | 306 |
| Patriot Day | Saturday, September 11 | 45 | 310 |
| Fall Equinox | Wednesday, September 22 | 46 | 321 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 11 | 49 | 340 |
| Halloween | Sunday, October 31 | 52 | 360 |
| Election Day | Tuesday, November 2 | 52 | 362 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends | Sunday, November 7 | 53 | 367 |
| Leap Day | Tuesday, February 29 | 69 | 481 |
How the weekends are counted
A weekend counts as remaining when its Saturday has not yet passed. Saturday anchors the count because a weekend already under way cannot be planned around, and using one weekday stops a weekend straddling the end of a span being counted twice. Each page also gives the plain tally of Saturdays and Sundays, which is a different number.
What is left of 2026
The same arithmetic applies to the year itself. 56 days remain in 2026, which is 8 whole weeks and 0 days, with 8 weekends and 40 working days still to come.
Questions
- How many weekends until Christmas Day?
- 7 weekends, with Christmas Day on December 25, 2026.
- What is the next holiday?
- Bonfire Night on November 5, 2026, 0 days away.
- How many weekends are left in 2026?
- 8 weekends, to 31 December 2026.