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There are three Friday the 13ths to look forward to in 2026
In 2026, three Friday the 13ths occur, including two consecutive dates and one just before Valentine's Day, with promotions like $13 tattoos and Krispy Kreme giveaways.
- On February 13, 2026, the first Friday the 13th of 2026 falls the day before Valentine's Day 2026, starting the year's Friday the 13th trilogy.
- Because 2026 started on a Thursday, February, March and November start on a Sunday and have Friday the 13ths in this common year.
- Folklorists show no evidence that Friday the 13th was considered unlucky before the 19th century; the earliest English reference is in Henry Sutherland Edwards' 1869 biography.
- Many people still alter their behavior on Friday the 13th, despite no evidence it causes harm, according to the History Channel.
- The calendar cycle shows the February-March-November Friday the 13th pattern last occurred in 2015 and will recur in 2037, tied to the Gregorian 400-year cycle.
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