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Kennywood Thanksgiving week 2026

21 to 29 November 20269 open days forecastUnited States

Kennywood is forecast moderately busy over Thanksgiving week, averaging 62%. Quietest on Sunday 29 November at 39%, busiest on Thursday 26 November at 73%.

Quietest day of Thanksgiving week

Sunday 29 November

The quietest day Kennywood is open during Thanksgiving week, forecast at 39% against a break average of 62%.

39%crowds
Next bestSun 22 Nov 45%Sat 21 Nov 51%Tue 24 Nov 67%

21 to 29 November 2026, with the weekends either side. Kennywood runs moderately busy across the break at 62% on a typical day. The figure is the forecast queue level against the park's own busiest days: 100% is its peak, under 30% is a quiet day.

Thanksgiving is Thursday 26 November 2026. Most schools close for the whole week or from Wednesday.

Kennywood day by day, Thanksgiving week

  1. Sat 21 Nov51%moderately busy, about 16 min queues
  2. Sun 22 Nov45%moderately busy, about 15 min queues
  3. Mon 23 Nov68%busy, about 27 min queues
  4. Tue 24 Nov67%busy, about 25 min queues
  5. Wed 25 Nov72%busy, about 28 min queues
  6. Thu 26 Nov73%busy, about 28 min queues
  7. Fri 27 Nov69%busy, about 27 min queues
  8. Sat 28 Nov70%busy, about 27 min queues
  9. Sun 29 Nov39%moderately busy, about 10 min queues
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

Kennywood has not published its hours for these dates yet, so every day is shown; check the park's site before you go. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.

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Frequently asked

How busy is Kennywood during Thanksgiving week 2026?

Moderately busy: a typical day of the break is forecast at 62% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.

What is the quietest day at Kennywood over Thanksgiving week?

Sunday 29 November, forecast at 39%. The next quietest are Sun 22 Nov at 45%, Sat 21 Nov at 51%, Tue 24 Nov at 67%.

What is the busiest day at Kennywood over Thanksgiving week?

Thursday 26 November, forecast at 73%. Arrive for opening and ride the headline coasters first, or pick another day of the break.

Are the weekends busier than the weekdays of Thanksgiving week at Kennywood?

The weekdays of the break run about 19 points busier than the weekends: the weekend days average 51% and the weekdays 70%.