Calendar 2026

2026 is a common year with 365 days. It begins on Thursday, 1 January 2026 and ends on Thursday, 31 December 2026. The year contains 53 ISO weeks — week 53 spans 28 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.

2026 is not a leap year. The next Gregorian leap year is 2028.

Public holidays in 2026 by country

United States

The federal holiday calendar for 2026 includes ten public holidays. Several fall on weekdays and create three-day weekends; others (Independence Day on a Saturday, Veterans Day on a Wednesday) are observed on the actual date with no Monday makeup.

• 1 Jan (Thu) — New Year's Day
• 19 Jan (Mon) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 16 Feb (Mon) — Presidents' Day
• 25 May (Mon) — Memorial Day
• 19 Jun (Fri) — Juneteenth
• 4 Jul (Sat) — Independence Day (observed Friday 3 July for federal employees)
• 7 Sep (Mon) — Labor Day
• 12 Oct (Mon) — Columbus Day
• 11 Nov (Wed) — Veterans Day
• 26 Nov (Thu) — Thanksgiving Day
• 25 Dec (Fri) — Christmas Day

United Kingdom

The UK observes eight bank holidays in England and Wales in 2026. Scotland and Northern Ireland have additional regional holidays.

• 1 Jan (Thu) — New Year's Day
• 3 Apr (Fri) — Good Friday
• 6 Apr (Mon) — Easter Monday
• 4 May (Mon) — Early May Bank Holiday
• 25 May (Mon) — Spring Bank Holiday
• 31 Aug (Mon) — Summer Bank Holiday
• 25 Dec (Fri) — Christmas Day
• 28 Dec (Mon) — Boxing Day (substitute, since 26 December falls on a Saturday)

Other major countries

National days fall on these dates in 2026:

• 26 Jan (Mon) — Australia Day
• 1 Jul (Wed) — Canada Day
• 14 Jul (Tue) — Bastille Day (France)
• 15 Aug (Sat) — Independence Day (India)
• 14 Aug (Fri) — Independence Day (Pakistan)
• 3 Oct (Sat) — German Unity Day
• 1 Oct (Thu) — National Day (China)

Astronomical events in 2026

• 20 Mar 2026 — Vernal (spring) equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, 14:46 UTC
• 21 Jun 2026 — Summer solstice, 08:24 UTC (longest day of Northern year)
• 23 Sep 2026 — Autumnal equinox, 00:05 UTC
• 21 Dec 2026 — Winter solstice, 20:50 UTC (shortest day of Northern year)
• 17 Feb 2026 — Total solar eclipse (annular over Antarctica)
• 12 Aug 2026 — Total solar eclipse visible from Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain

What's happening in 2026?

2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence (4 July 1776). The FIFA World Cup will be hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico, and Canada in June and July. The Winter Olympics return to Italy, hosted in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo from 6 to 22 February.