Live countdown
Days until Halloween
There are 42 days until Halloween on Saturday, 31 October 2026. The live counter below updates every second in your browser.
Halloween lands on October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day. Costumes, candy and carved pumpkins — mostly big in North America and increasingly elsewhere.
- 01The word Halloween comes from 'All Hallows' Eve'.
- 02Jack-o'-lanterns originally used turnips before pumpkins took over in America.
- 03It's the second-biggest commercial holiday in the US after Christmas.
Common questions
How many days until Halloween?
42 days as of today. Halloween falls on Saturday, 31 October 2026. The live counter above updates every second and rolls to the next occurrence automatically after the date passes.
What day of the week does Halloween fall on?
Halloween is on a Saturday this year (Saturday, 31 October 2026).
Which timezone does the countdown use?
Your local timezone, detected automatically from your browser. The counter ticks down to your local midnight, so a viewer in Sydney and a viewer in Los Angeles see slightly different remaining seconds at the same moment — which is what most people actually want.