How Many Days Until Halloween?
A live countdown to Halloween, October 31, in your time zone, with weekends left to sort out costumes and parties.
- Live to the second
- Weekends left
- Next 5 years
- Fullscreen
Halloween countdown
Halloween is on October 31 every year: a Saturday in 2026 and a Sunday in 2027. This countdown shows how long is left in days, hours, minutes and seconds in your time zone, with the weekends and Fridays left before the night, and lists the weekday Halloween falls on for the next five years.
How to use the Halloween countdown
- Open the page: the countdown to October 31 starts at once.
- Check the weekends left to plan costumes, decorations and parties.
- Go fullscreen for a spooky countdown on the TV.
- See which weekday Halloween falls on in coming years.
Halloween dates
- Halloween 2026: Saturday, October 31.
- Halloween 2027: Sunday, October 31.
- Many communities hold trick-or-treating on October 31 regardless of the weekday.
- The next day, November 1, is All Saints’ Day.
Why use this countdown
- Live to the secondDays, hours, minutes and seconds, updated in real time in your own time zone.
- More than a numberSleeps, weeks, weekdays, weekends and Fridays left, plus progress since last year.
- Fullscreen for classrooms and TVsOne click turns the countdown into a big display for a classroom, office or party.
- No ads in the way, no sign-upLoads fast, works offline once open, and nothing about you is stored.
Common uses
- Costumes. Count the weekends left to make or buy them.
- Parties. Pick the weekend before or after October 31.
- Trick-or-treat. Know whether it is a school night.
- Classrooms. A fullscreen countdown for October.
Planning ahead? Print a 2027 calendar, check the 2027 holidays, organise a Secret Santa, or count working days with the business days calculator.
Example: two weeks to go
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, there are 14 days until Halloween: exactly 2 weeks, with one more weekend before it, and Halloween itself falls on a Saturday.
What to expect from the result
The countdown uses your device’s clock and time zone.
How Many Days Until Halloween? questions
How many days until Halloween?
The countdown at the top shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds until October 31 in your time zone.
What day is Halloween 2026?
Halloween 2026 is on Saturday, October 31.
Is Halloween always on October 31?
Yes, Halloween is always October 31, although some towns move trick-or-treating to a nearby day.
How many weekends until Halloween?
See the Weekends box, which counts the Saturdays left before October 31.
When does the Halloween countdown reset?
On November 1 it starts counting down to next year’s Halloween.