Holiday calendar

Public holidays around the world: December 2026

30 days in December 2026 have a national public holiday somewhere, across 218 countries and territories.

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DateISO weekHolidayWhere
Tuesday 1 December 20262026-W49National DayCentral African Republic, Romania
Freedom and Democracy DayChad
Liberation DayAlbania
Restoration of Independence DayPortugal
Wednesday 2 December 20262026-W49Lao National DayLaos
National DayUnited Arab Emirates
Thursday 3 December 20262026-W49National DayUnited Arab Emirates
Friday 4 December 20262026-W49Farmers' DayGhana
Gospel DayMarshall Islands
National DayMyanmar
Saturday 5 December 20262026-W49HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's BirthdayThailand
Sunday 6 December 20262026-W49Independence DayÅland Islands, Finland
Monday 7 December 20262026-W50Anniversary of the Coronation of HM King George Tupou ITonga
Bridge Public HolidayArgentina
HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Birthday (in lieu)Thailand
Memorial DayTimor-Leste
Tuesday 8 December 20262026-W50Immaculate ConceptionAndorra, Argentina, Austria, Chile, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, San Marino, Seychelles, Spain, Vatican City
Constitution DayNorthern Mariana Islands, Uzbekistan
Caacupe Virgin DayParaguay
Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste PatronessTimor-Leste
Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionMalta
Lady of Camarin DayGuam
Liberation DaySyria
Mother's DayPanama
National Youth DayAlbania
Saint Clement of Ohrid DayNorth Macedonia
Wednesday 9 December 20262026-W50Battle of Ayacucho DayPeru
Human Rights and Peace DayKiribati
Independence and Republic DayTanzania
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Snr. DayAntigua & Barbuda
Thursday 10 December 20262026-W50Constitution DayThailand
Friday 11 December 20262026-W50Proclamation of Independence DayBurkina Faso
Republic DayMadagascar
Saturday 12 December 20262026-W50International Neutrality DayTurkmenistan
Jamhuri DayKenya
Sunday 13 December 20262026-W50National DaySt Lucia
Republic DayMalta
Monday 14 December 20262026-W51National DaySt Lucia
Wednesday 16 December 20262026-W51Day of ReconciliationSouth Africa
Independence DayKazakhstan
National DayBahrain
Victory DayBangladesh
Thursday 17 December 20262026-W51National DayBahrain, Bhutan
Friday 18 December 20262026-W51National DayNiger
National Heroes and Heroines DayAnguilla
Qatar National DayQatar
Saturday 19 December 20262026-W51National Heroes and Heroines DayAnguilla
Sunday 20 December 20262026-W51Abolition of SlaveryRéunion
Macao S.A.R. Establishment DayMacau
National Mourning DayPanama
Monday 21 December 20262026-W52National Mourning DayPanama
São Tomé DaySão Tomé & Príncipe
Tuesday 22 December 20262026-W52Unity DayZimbabwe
Wednesday 23 December 20262026-W52Birthday of Imam AliIran
Unduvap Full Moon Poya DaySri Lanka
Thursday 24 December 20262026-W52Christmas EveÅland Islands, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, South Sudan, Vatican City, Venezuela
Day off (substituted)Hungary
Independence DayLibya
Friday 25 December 20262026-W52Christmas DayÅland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Montserrat, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Barthélemy, St Helena, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Martin, St Pierre & Miquelon, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, US Minor Outlying Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Wallis & Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Catholic Christmas DayBelarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Palestine
Family DayMozambique, Uruguay
ChristmasIndia
Christmas and Family DayAngola
Christmas Day (by new style)Moldova
Constitution DayTaiwan
Quaid-e-Azam DayPakistan
Saturday 26 December 20262026-W52Boxing DayAnguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Dominica, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, South Georgia, St Helena, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Syria, Tanzania, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Second Day of ChristmasÅland Islands, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Sweden
Saint Stephen's DayAndorra, Austria, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, San Marino, Vatican City
Christmas DayBrunei, Bulgaria, Romania
Day After ChristmasCyprus, Guyana
Family DayNamibia, Vanuatu
Christmas Second DayUS Virgin Islands
Day following ChristmasNauru
Day of GoodwillSouth Africa
Glorifying Mother of GodGreece
Independence and Unity DaySlovenia
National Day of ThanksgivingSolomon Islands
The first weekday after Christmas DayHong Kong
Sunday 27 December 20262026-W52Christmas HolidayFalkland Islands
Saint John the Evangelist's DayVatican City
Socialist Constitution DayNorth Korea
Monday 28 December 20262026-W53Boxing DayAnguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Kiribati, Malawi, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Georgia, St Helena, Turks & Caicos, Tuvalu, United Kingdom
Boxing Day (substitute day)Guernsey, Jersey
Boxing Day HolidayBotswana
Christmas DayBulgaria
Day After ChristmasGuyana
Day following ChristmasNauru
National Day of ThanksgivingSolomon Islands
Tuesday 29 December 20262026-W53Christmas HolidayFalkland Islands
National Day of Prayer and Christian HeritageZambia
National Freedom and Independence DayMongolia
Peace Day in CambodiaCambodia
Wednesday 30 December 20262026-W53Rizal DayPhilippines
Tamu LhochharNepal
Thursday 31 December 20262026-W53New Year's EveArmenia, Cuba, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Philippines, Thailand, Venezuela
Day off (substituted)Russia, Uzbekistan
Festival DayMontserrat
International Azerbaijanis Solidarity DayAzerbaijan
Last Day of the YearVatican City
National Heroes DayTimor-Leste

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