Quick Answer
Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The date never moves: Halloween is always October 31; only the weekday changes from year to year. This page at https://practicalwebtools.com/other/time/when-is/halloween-2026 also shows the weekday, the rule in one sentence, and a five-year table around 2026. Halloween is not a federal holiday, so no observed-date shift applies.
How It Works
Read the exact date and weekday for the year you searched
Check the one-sentence rule that explains why the date moves or holds still
Scan the five-year table for the two years before and after
Follow the federal-holidays year page or the days-until countdown for the next step
Key Facts
- Halloween 2026 is Saturday, October 31, 2026
- The rule: Halloween is fixed to October 31, so the date never moves — only the weekday changes from year to year.
- Not a federal holiday — the 11 statutory dates are listed on the Federal Holidays 2026 page
- Five-year window: 2024 through 2028 dates and weekdays in the table above
- Covers the query the days-until countdowns do not: a specific year’s date, not the wait from today
- A live countdown to the next Halloween runs on the days-until Halloween page
- Date computed from the holiday’s rule, not typed by hand
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Halloween in 2026?
Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31, 2026. That is the date set by the holiday’s rule for 2026.
Why does the date of Halloween change every year?
It does not — Halloween is fixed to October 31 every year. What changes is the weekday the date lands on, which is why calendars look different from year to year.
Is Halloween a federal holiday?
No. Halloween is not among the 11 federal holidays, so federal offices stay open; it is a widely kept observance whose date still moves by rule.
What is the difference between this page and the days-until countdown?
This page answers the reference question: the exact 2026 date for Halloween, the rule behind it, and the years around it. The days-until page for Halloween is a live countdown showing the days, hours, and minutes from right now to the next occurrence. Use the countdown for the wait; use this page for the calendar fact.
When is Halloween in other years?
Around 2026: 2024 on Thursday, October 31; 2025 on Friday, October 31; 2026 on Saturday, October 31; 2027 on Sunday, October 31; 2028 on Tuesday, October 31. Dates for every year from 2026 to 2030 have their own page in the when-is matrix.