When is Thanksgiving 2025? Date, history, meaning, and how Americans celebrate

Thanksgiving 2025 will be celebrated on Thursday, November 27, commemorating the traditional fourth Thursday of November. The holiday observes gratitude, family, and the togetherness, often enjoyed with festive meals, football, and parades like the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade. Officially declared a national holiday in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, Thanksgivings origins date back to 1621, when English settlers and the Wampanoag people shared a harvest treat.