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Thanksgiving in Canada

The second Monday of October: a harvest dinner at the peak of autumn colour.

Thanksgiving (Canada): Shopping for pumpkins at Thanksgiving in Ottawa's Byward Market.
Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

When is Thanksgiving in Canada in 2026?

Thanksgiving in Canada 2026 is on Monday, 12 October 2026. Other years: 2027, Monday, 11 October 2027; 2028, Monday, 9 October 2028.

About Thanksgiving in Canada

Canadian Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday of October, falling earlier than its American counterpart, since the harvest in the north is earlier. The first recorded thanksgiving in Canada was in 1578, when the English explorer Martin Frobisher held a ceremony in Newfoundland to give thanks for safe passage. Today the day is a long weekend for families to gather. They share a large dinner with roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, root vegetables, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie, and many people take walks in the autumn countryside to see the leaves. Some communities hold harvest fairs and farmers' markets. Many Indigenous communities have their own harvest celebrations. In Quebec, the day is called Action de grâce.

Thanksgiving in Canada dates: 2026, 2027, 2028

YearThanksgiving in Canada date
2026Monday, 12 October 2026
2027Monday, 11 October 2027
2028Monday, 9 October 2028

What is eaten

  • roast turkey
  • pumpkin pie
  • butternut squash
  • cranberry sauce

Traditions of Thanksgiving in Canada

Harvest festivalThe wider tradition.

Also part of it, and being written: Pumpkin pie (The dessert of the table.), Martin Frobisher (The explorer of the 1578 thanksgiving.).

About this page

Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Thanksgiving (Canada)" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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