The 5 Busiest Pizza Delivery Days, Ranked

Published on August 29th, 2024
Updated on September 9th, 2026

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What Are the Top 5 Days for Pizza Sales?
Why Is Halloween the Busiest Pizza Day?
Regional Pizzas for Delivery Shipped Straight to Your Door

Halloween just dethroned Super Bowl Sunday as the biggest pizza day of the year — here’s the full 2026 ranking

We all know the feeling — it’s been a long day, you plop down on the couch, and then remember: dinner has to happen. That’s why the universe created pizza delivery. Some days are busier than others, though, and calling in on the wrong one means a long wait for your pie. Here’s exactly which days to plan around.

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What Are the Top 5 Days for Pizza Sales?

Based on order-volume data across the pizza industry, these are the five busiest pizza delivery days of the year, ranked:

Halloween (October 31)
Super Bowl Sunday (February 8, 2026)
The Day Before Thanksgiving (November 25, 2026)
New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2026)
New Year’s Day (January 1, 2027)

Why Is Halloween the Busiest Pizza Day?

Halloween overtook Super Bowl Sunday as the single biggest pizza day in the country, and it isn’t close. Everyone’s either heading out to trick-or-treat or handing out candy at the door, which makes a hot, ready-in-minutes pizza the easiest dinner in the house. Bonus: it’s the perfect savory counterpoint to the 18th fun-size candy bar you just ate.

Super Bowl Sunday still isn’t far behind — game-day crowds and appetizer fatigue make pizza the default second half of the meal. The rest of the top 5 follows a pattern: Thanksgiving eve (nobody wants to cook the night before a marathon cooking day), New Year’s Eve (a quick bite before the countdown), and New Year’s Day (comfort food for the groggy morning after).

Regional Pizzas for Delivery Shipped Straight to Your Door

You know who wants to make a separate dinner when they’ve spent all day preparing for a major holiday

Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish

Lou Malnati’s is iconic when it comes to Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Locals love it, and bring in out-of-towners to try it when they come for a visit. The pizza’s deeply embedded in Chicago history — the style dates back to the 1940s, and Lou’s first location opened in 1971. Not a deep-dish fan? They also make Chicago-style thin crust.

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Table 87 Thin Crust Slices

Nothing hits quite like a piping hot thin crust New York-style slice fresh from the oven. Table 87 brings those slices to your table, complete with a signature coal-fired crust and housemade mozzarella. The crust is charred, the toppings intentional, and the flavor unmistakably New York.

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Buddy’s Pizza Detroit-Style Squares

In 1946, World War II soldiers returning to Detroit brought back knowledge of a square-shaped Italian-style pizza. Buddy’s owner Gus Guerra took on the challenge of recreating it. Detroit-style pizza has a crispy caramelized edge and, back then, was made in rectangular steel trays borrowed from nearby auto shops.

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Don’t let the busiest days of the year keep you from a fresh pie. Order ahead, skip the local crowds, and get any of these regional favorites, Neapolitan, deep dish, or New Haven apizza, shipped directly to your door.

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