November 2026 Calendar
Get ready for comfort food. Our November 2026 briefing includes a printable calendar of popular holidays and occasions, consumer insights, and marketing resources so you can sort out your plans.
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November 2026 Holidays & Observances
| National Adoption Month | #nationaladoptionmonth | |||
| National American Indian Heritage Month | #naheritage | |||
| Movember | #movember | |||
| 1 | Su | All Saint's Day - Western Christian | #allsaintsday | |
| National Author's Day | #nationalauthorsday | |||
| National Cook for Your Pets Day | #cookforyourpetsday | |||
| World Vegan Day | #worldveganday | |||
| Daylight Savings Ends | #daylightsavings | |||
| 2 | M | 🌎 | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists | #endimpunity |
| All Souls Day | #allsoulsday | |||
| 3 | Tu | National Sandwich Day | #nationalsandwichday | |
| Election Day | #electionday | |||
| 4 | W | National Candy Day | #nationalcandyday | |
| National Stress Awareness Day | #nationalstressawareness | |||
| 5 | Th | 🌎 | World Tsunami Awareness Day | #tsunamiawarenessday |
| 6 | F | 🌎 | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | #envconflictday |
| 7 | Sa | |||
| 8 | Su | National Cappuccino Day | #cappucinoday | |
| STEM / STEAM Day | #stemsteamday | |||
| Diwali - Hindu | #diwali #happydiwali | |||
| Bandi-Chhor Diwas - Sikh | #BandiChhor | |||
| 9 | M | 🌎 | International Week of Science and Peace (Nov. 9 - 15) | #peace #science |
| Kristallnacht | #kristallnacht | |||
| 10 | Tu | 🌎 | World Science Day for Peace and Development | #worldscienceday |
| Birth of the Bab - Baha'i | #birthofthebab | |||
| 11 | W | 🇺🇸 | Veterans Day | #veteransday |
| Birth of Baha'u'llah - Baha'i | #birthofthebahaullah | |||
| Gur-Gaddi Guru Granth Sahib - Sikh | #GurGaddiDiwas | |||
| 12 | Th | |||
| 13 | F | World Kindness Day | #wkd | |
| American Education Week (Nov. 13-17) | #americaneducationweek | |||
| 14 | Sa | 🌎 | World Diabetes Day | #wdd |
| 15 | Su | America Recycles Day | #berecycled | |
| Clean out Your Refrigerator Day | #cleanoutyourrefridgeratorday | |||
| 🌎 | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | #roadvictims | ||
| 16 | M | 🌎 | International Day for Tolerance | #toleranceday |
| 17 | Tu | International Students Day | #internationalstudentsday | |
| National Entrepreneurs Day | #entrepreneursday | |||
| 18 | W | World Antibiotic Awareness Week (Nov. 18 - 24) | #keepantibioticsworking | |
| 🌎 | World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence | #endchildsexabuseday | ||
| 19 | Th | 🌎 | World Philosophy Day | #philosophyday |
| 🌎 | World Toilet Day | #toiletday | ||
| International Men's Day | #internationalmensday | |||
| 20 | F | 🌎 | Africa Industrialization Day | #africaindustrializationday |
| 🌎 | World Children's Day | #childrensday | ||
| Transgender Day of Remembrance | #transgenderdayofremembrance | |||
| 21 | Sa | 🌎 | World Television Day | #televisionday |
| World Hello Day | #worldhelloday | |||
| 22 | Su | |||
| 23 | M | |||
| 24 | Tu | Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday - Sikh | #gurunanak | |
| 25 | W | 🌎 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women | #generationequality |
| 26 | Th | 🇺🇸 | Thanksgiving Day | #thanksgiving |
| National Cake Day | #nationalcakeday | |||
| Day Of The Covenant - Bahá’à | #covenant | |||
| 27 | F | Black Friday | #blackfriday | |
| National Day of Listening | #dayoflistening | |||
| Native American Heritage Day | #nativeamericanheritageday | |||
| 28 | Sa | Small Business Saturday | #shopsmall | |
| 29 | Su | 🌎 | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | #palestineday |
| Advent - Christian (Nov 29 - Dec 24) | #advent | |||
| National Day of Listening | #dayoflistening | |||
| 30 | M | 🌎 | Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare | #victimschemicalwar |
| Computer Security Day | #computersecurityday | |||
| Cyber Monday | #cybermonday | |||
| 🇺🇸 | United States Federal Holiday | |||
| 🌎 | United Nations Observance |
About November
November is the 11th month of the year and the last month of fall. All eyes will be on Election Day which is November 8th. Then preparations ramp up quickly for the winter holidays with the Thanksgiving weekend kicking off a rush of holiday shopping.
Top Consumer Spending Events
According to the National Retail Federation 39% of consumers start shopping for the winter holidays before November. The first big surge of spending comes in around Thanksgiving and then shopping continues through December.
View the planners below for insights and resources:
Winter Holidays
Q4 winter holidays are the #1 consumer spending event of the year //Overall, holiday sales represent about 20 percent of annual retail sales each year, but the figure can be higher for some retailers. Consumer Insights The National Retail Foundation (NRF) lists the...
Thanksgiving
The official start of the holiday shopping season //Thanksgiving is a Federal Holiday which began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the previous year. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November when families and friends gather for...
Hanukkah
One of the winter holidays that drives consumer spending in Q4 //Hanukkah or Chanukah is is a Jewish holiday that is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar. Hanukkah begins the evening of December 4th,...
Christmas
Main driver of Q4 consumer spending //Christmas Day is a Federal holiday and commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on December 25th with Christmas decorations, the exchange of Christmas cards, gift giving, Christmas music, Christmas trees, special...
Kwanzaa
One of the winter holidays that drives consumer spending in Q4 //Kwanzaa is a celebration of African American culture observed from December 26 to January 1, culminating in gift-giving and a traditional meal. On each of the seven nights of Kwanzaa, the family gathers...
November Symbology
Offer personalized birthday gifts by featuring November symbology.
- November’s birthstones are topaz and citrine.
- Its birth flower is the chrysanthemum.
- The zodiac signs for the month of November are Scorpio (scorpion) until November 21 and Sagittarius (archer) November 22 onwards.
Printable November 2026 Calendar with Holidays
Click to download and print a PDF of the November calendar with all holidays and occasions listed above.
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Regarding the Holidays and Occasions We Have Chosen
Our goal in creation of these calendars is to make marketing planning easier. So, in order to keep things simple we have chosen to focus on the top 12 consumer spending events as identified by the National Retail Federation; U.S. Federal Holidays; significant religious, ethnic, and cultural holidays that represent the diversity of the U.S. population as identified by ADL; and popular hashtag holidays that provide an opportunity for a natural business tie-in.
If you are interested in finding more occasions to commemorate here are a few resources:
- National Day Calendar tracks nearly 1500 national days, weeks, and months
- National Today has a search function to find days that align with your brand and category
Note that Bahá’Ã, Jewish, and Islamic holidays begin at sundown the previous day and end at sundown on the date listed.
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