Kennywood Thanksgiving week 2026
Kennywood is forecast moderately busy over Thanksgiving week, averaging 57%. Quietest on Sunday 22 November at 48%, busiest on Friday 27 November at 68%.
Quietest day of Thanksgiving week
The quietest day Kennywood is open during Thanksgiving week, forecast at 48% against a break average of 57%.
21 to 29 November 2026, with the weekends either side. Kennywood runs moderately busy across the break at 57% on a typical day, and is shut on 6 of the 9 days. 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
- Sat 21 Nov54%moderately busy, about 19 min queues · 3pm to 9pm
- Sun 22 Nov48%moderately busy, about 17 min queues · 3pm to 9pm
- Mon 23 NovClosed
- Tue 24 NovClosed
- Wed 25 NovClosed
- Thu 26 NovClosed
- Fri 27 Nov68%busy, about 28 min queues · 3pm to 9pm
- Sat 28 NovClosed
- Sun 29 NovClosed
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.
Frequently asked
How busy is Kennywood during Thanksgiving week 2026?
Moderately busy: a typical day of the break is forecast at 57% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.
What is the quietest day at Kennywood over Thanksgiving week?
Sunday 22 November, forecast at 48%. The next quietest are Sat 21 Nov at 54%, Fri 27 Nov at 68%.
What is the busiest day at Kennywood over Thanksgiving week?
Friday 27 November, forecast at 68%. 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 17 points busier than the weekends: the weekend days average 51% and the weekdays 68%.
Is Kennywood open every day of Thanksgiving week?
No. It is shut on 6 of the 9 days in the window; the day-by-day list above marks them.