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🎃 Saturday, October 31, 2026
90 days until Halloween
About Halloween
Halloween is celebrated every year on October 31st, the night before All Saints' Day (also called All Hallows' Day) on the Christian calendar, which is where the name derives from: 'All Hallows' Eve'. Its roots trace back further to the Celtic festival of Samhain, an ancient Gaelic tradition marking the end of harvest season and the start of the darker half of the year, when it was believed the boundary between the living world and the spirit world grew thin. Over centuries the festival evolved and traveled, eventually becoming the modern holiday best known today for costumes, trick-or-treating, carved pumpkins, and horror-themed entertainment. Because it falls on a fixed calendar date rather than shifting with the moon or a particular weekday, Halloween always lands on October 31st, making it simple to track down to the day every year.
Quick facts
- The tradition of carving pumpkins comes from an older Irish practice of carving turnips and potatoes.
- Halloween is the second-highest-grossing commercial holiday in the United States after Christmas.
- Trick-or-treating as we know it in North America became widespread in the 1930s-1950s.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Halloween always on October 31st?
- Yes, Halloween is always celebrated on October 31st regardless of what day of the week it falls on.
- Which countries celebrate Halloween?
- It's most widely celebrated in the US, UK, Ireland, and Canada, though the holiday has spread commercially to many other countries in recent decades.
Upcoming Halloween dates
- Sat, Oct 31, 2026 (next)
- Sun, Oct 31, 2027
- Tue, Oct 31, 2028
- Wed, Oct 31, 2029
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