How long until Halloween?
October 31 is a Saturday this year: Saturday, October 31, 2026. Above the clock you get the number of calendar days left; the clock runs to midnight at the start of the 31st on your device. For younger children, the sleeps count under it turns the wait into nights: the night of October 30 is the last one before Halloween.
Plan backwards from the 31st
A countdown helps most when you work back from the day. With the clock on screen, decide what has to happen by when:
- Costumes: anything ordered online needs delivery time, and homemade costumes need a weekend or two. Check the weeks figure.
- Pumpkins: carve in the last few days so the jack-o’-lantern still looks fresh on the night. Make your own design with the pumpkin stencil maker and print it the evening before.
- A party or a class event: if it falls on a weekday, change the date or time to the party itself and send guests the link, so everyone watches one shared clock on their own phones.
Trick-or-treat time
Midnight isn’t when most families celebrate. Enter the hour trick-or-treating starts where you live, then press Full screen to put it on the TV while the costumes go on. Adding a time keeps the page tied to Halloween, so next year it moves on by itself.
Got the party sorted? Spin the wheel spinner to pick who goes first at games.