Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November.
In 2025, Thanksgiving Day will fall on Thursday, November 27.
The holiday originated as a day of giving thanks for the harvest and blessings of the past year. It is traditionally celebrated with family gatherings, feasts featuring turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie, as well as parades and football games.
Thanksgiving has been an annual tradition in the U.S. since President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise" in 1863.