Seasonal and shopping dates
Seasonal countdowns.
Live countdowns to the dates people plan around each year: the big sale days, the clocks changing, Pancake Day, school half terms and the days around Christmas. They are listed with the soonest first, and each page has the dates for the next few years.
Shopping sale dates
These are the calendar dates or holiday anchors. Retailers choose their own sale windows, which can start earlier.
- Black Friday countdown
- Cyber Monday countdown
- Singles' Day countdown
- Presidents' Day sales countdown
- Memorial Day sales countdown
- 4th of July sales countdown
- Labor Day sales countdown
- Boxing Day countdown
Amazon announces Prime Day dates each year. We show confirmed dates only, not an estimate.
Prime Day date informationClock changes
Find the next spring or autumn clock change for the UK and Europe or the US and Canada.
All seasonal countdowns
- Black Friday countdown
- Cyber Monday countdown
- Clocks go back countdown
- Clocks go forward countdown
- Singles' Day countdown
- Presidents' Day sales countdown
- Memorial Day sales countdown
- 4th of July sales countdown
- Labor Day sales countdown
- Pancake Day countdown
- Half term dates
- Christmas Eve countdown
- Boxing Day countdown
- New Year's Eve countdown
Frequently asked questions
How are the dates worked out?
Each date follows a rule, such as the fourth Thursday of November for US Thanksgiving, the last Sunday of October for the UK clock change, or 47 days before Easter for Pancake Day. The dates for 2026 to 2030 are listed on each page.
Are half term dates the same for every school?
No. The half term page shows typical weeks only. Your school or council sets its own dates, so check with them or track your own on the school holidays page.
Also useful: holiday countdowns, season dates, the release tracker and the free shift planner.