Christmas Day 2026 Quick Facts
- First listed date: Jan 5 (2026-01-05) in Armenia
- Countries listed: 206
- Also known as: Christmas, Navidad, Noel
Date Notes
Most countries observe Christmas Day on December 25, while some Orthodox calendars and local systems may add nearby holidays.
What It Means
The holiday is associated with church services, family gatherings, seasonal travel, and year-end school or workplace breaks.
Planning Impact
Closures are common, and travel demand can rise around the wider year-end period.
Christmas Day 2026 Dates by Country
| Date | Day | Country | Holiday Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 (2026-01-05) | Mon | Armenia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Jan 6 (2026-01-06) | Tue | Armenia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Jan 6 (2026-01-06) | Tue | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Christmas Eve (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 6 (2026-01-06) | Tue | Lebanon | Armenian Orthodox Christmas Day | Public |
| Jan 6 (2026-01-06) | Tue | Montenegro | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Belarus | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Egypt | Coptic Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Eritrea | Orthodox Christmas | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Ethiopia | Ethiopian Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Georgia | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Kosovo | Orthodox Christmas Day | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Kyrgyzstan | Christmas Day | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Moldova | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Montenegro | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | North Macedonia | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Palestine | Orthodox Christmas Day | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Russia | Orthodox Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Serbia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Jan 7 (2026-01-07) | Wed | Sudan | Coptic Christmas | Public |
| Jan 8 (2026-01-08) | Thu | Moldova | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Jan 8 (2026-01-08) | Thu | Montenegro | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Aland Islands | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Christmas Eve (Roman Catholic) | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Bulgaria | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Cyprus | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Czechia | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Denmark | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Estonia | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Faroe Islands | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Finland | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Greenland | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Guatemala | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Guinea-Bissau | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Iceland | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Latvia | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Liechtenstein | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Lithuania | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Montenegro | Catholic Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Puerto Rico | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | San Marino | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Slovakia | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | South Sudan | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Sweden | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 24 (2026-12-24) | Thu | Venezuela | Christmas Eve | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Aland Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Albania | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | American Samoa | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Andorra | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Angola | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Anguilla | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Antigua and Barbuda | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Argentina | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Aruba | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Australia | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Austria | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Bahamas | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Bangladesh | Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Barbados | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Belarus | Catholic Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Belgium | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Belize | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Benin | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Bermuda | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Bolivia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Christmas Day (Roman Catholic) | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Botswana | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Brazil | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | British Virgin Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Brunei | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Bulgaria | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Burkina Faso | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Burundi | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Cameroon | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Canada | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Cape Verde | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Caribbean Netherlands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Cayman Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Central African Republic | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Chad | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Chile | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Christmas Island | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Cocos Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Colombia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Congo | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Cook Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Costa Rica | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Croatia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Cuba | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Curacao | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Cyprus | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Czechia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Denmark | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Dominica | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Dominican Republic | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | DR Congo | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Ecuador | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | El Salvador | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Equatorial Guinea | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Estonia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Eswatini | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Ethiopia | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Falkland Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Faroe Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Fiji | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Finland | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | France | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | French Guiana | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | French Polynesia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Gabon | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Gambia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Germany | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Ghana | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Gibraltar | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Greece | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Greenland | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Grenada | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Guadeloupe | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Guam | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Guatemala | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Guernsey | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Guinea | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Guinea-Bissau | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Guyana | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Haiti | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Honduras | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Hong Kong | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Hungary | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Iceland | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | India | Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Indonesia | Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Iraq | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Ireland | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Isle of Man | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Italy | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Ivory Coast | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Jamaica | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Jersey | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Jordan | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Kenya | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Kiribati | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Kosovo | Catholic Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Latvia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Lebanon | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Lesotho | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Liberia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Liechtenstein | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Lithuania | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Luxembourg | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Madagascar | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Malawi | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Malaysia | Christmas Day | Religious |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Mali | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Malta | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Marshall Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Martinique | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Mauritius | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Mayotte | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Mexico | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Micronesia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Moldova | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Monaco | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Montenegro | Catholic Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Montserrat | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Mozambique | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Myanmar | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Namibia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Nauru | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Nepal | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Netherlands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | New Caledonia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | New Zealand | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Nicaragua | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Niger | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Nigeria | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Niue | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Norfolk Island | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Northern Mariana Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Norway | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Pakistan | Quaid-e-Azam's Birthday / Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Palau | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Palestine | Catholic Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Panama | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Papua New Guinea | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Paraguay | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Peru | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Philippines | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Pitcairn Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Poland | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Portugal | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Puerto Rico | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Réunion | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Romania | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Rwanda | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Saint Barthelemy | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Saint Lucia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Saint Martin | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Samoa | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | San Marino | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Sao Tome and Principe | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Senegal | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Seychelles | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Sierra Leone | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Singapore | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Sint Maarten | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Slovakia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Slovenia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Solomon Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | South Africa | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | South Korea | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | South Sudan | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Spain | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Sri Lanka | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Sudan | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Suriname | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Sweden | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Switzerland | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Syria | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Tanzania | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Timor-Leste | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Togo | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Tokelau | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Tonga | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Trinidad and Tobago | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Turks and Caicos Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Tuvalu | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Uganda | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Ukraine | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | United Kingdom | Christmas Day | Bank Holiday |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | United States | Christmas Day | Federal |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Uruguay | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | US Virgin Islands | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Vanuatu | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Vatican City | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Venezuela | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Wallis and Futuna | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Zambia | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 25 (2026-12-25) | Fri | Zimbabwe | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 26 (2026-12-26) | Sat | Brunei | Christmas Day (observed) | Public |
| Dec 26 (2026-12-26) | Sat | Bulgaria | Second day of Christmas | Public |
| Dec 26 (2026-12-26) | Sat | Germany | Second Day of Christmas | Public Holiday |
| Dec 26 (2026-12-26) | Sat | Latvia | Second day of Christmas | Public |
| Dec 26 (2026-12-26) | Sat | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Second day of Christmas | Public |
| Dec 26 (2026-12-26) | Sat | Tonga | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 27 (2026-12-27) | Sun | Falkland Islands | Christmas Holiday | Public |