Halloween, celebrated on October 31st each year, is one of the world's oldest holidays, with roots tracing back over 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts, who lived in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, believed that on the night before their new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. Today, Halloween is a beloved holiday in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and many other countries around the world. It is celebrated with costume parties, trick-or-treating, haunted houses, jack-o'-lanterns carved from pumpkins, and horror movie marathons. Children and adults alike dress up in costumes ranging from classic monsters like vampires and witches to pop culture characters. Halloween is also the second-largest commercial holiday in the United States, with consumers spending billions of dollars each year on costumes, candy, decorations, and greeting cards. Popular activities include visiting corn mazes, apple bobbing, and attending fall festivals.
Halloween 2027 falls on Sunday, 31 October 2027. Halloween, celebrated on October 31st each year, is one of the world's oldest holidays, with roots tracing back over 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
There are 351 days (50 weeks, or about 11 months 17 days) until Halloween. That is approximately 8,412 hours or 504,745 minutes from now. Use our date calculator to find the exact duration between any two dates.
There are 50 weeks until Halloween on Sunday, 31 October 2027. That falls in week 44 of the year. Use our live countdown timer above for a real-time count including hours, minutes, and seconds.