October 1940
No. Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
40 29 30 1 2 3 4 5
41 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
42 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
43 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
44 27 28 29 30 31 1 2
  • In 1940 year Halloween fell on
    fifth Thursday of October

Halloween dates in the following years:

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Oct. 2025
31
Oct. 2026
31
Oct. 2027
31
Oct. 2028
31
Oct. 2029
31
The dates the holiday is observed are marked with a dotted line (applies to federal holidays). Date calculations are based on your computer's time.

Halloween 1940

Thursday, October 31 Halloween symbols Photo by Skitter Photo

Halloween, also called All Hallows’ Eve, is a yearly holiday observed on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints). All Hallows' Eve is a Christianised feast influenced by western European harvest festivals, and pagan festivals of the dead, particularly the festival of Samhain among the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland.

Halloween is observed primarily in regions of the Western world. Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into lanterns, lighting bonfires, playing pranks.