New Year's Day 2026 Quick Facts
- First listed date: Jan 1 (2026-01-01) in Aland Islands
- Countries listed: 220
- Also known as: New Year, New Year's Holiday
Date Notes
New Year's Day falls on January 1; substitute or observed days may apply when it falls on a weekend.
What It Means
The holiday often sits inside a broader year-end break for schools, offices, banks, and travel.
Planning Impact
Many services operate on holiday schedules, and some countries add extra year-end or observed holidays.
New Year's Day 2026 Dates by Country
| Date | Day | Country | Holiday Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Aland Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Albania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Algeria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | American Samoa | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Andorra | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Angola | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Anguilla | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Antigua and Barbuda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Argentina | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Armenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Aruba | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Australia | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Austria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Azerbaijan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Bahrain | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Barbados | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Belarus | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Belgium | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Belize | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Benin | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Bermuda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Bolivia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Bosnia and Herzegovina | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Botswana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Brazil | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | British Virgin Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Brunei | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Bulgaria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Burkina Faso | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Burundi | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Cambodia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Cameroon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Canada | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Cape Verde | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Caribbean Netherlands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Cayman Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Central African Republic | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Chad | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Chile | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | China | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Christmas Island | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Cocos Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Colombia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Comoros | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Congo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Cook Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Costa Rica | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Croatia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Curacao | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Cyprus | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Czechia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Denmark | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Djibouti | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Dominica | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Dominican Republic | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | DR Congo | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Ecuador | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Egypt | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Equatorial Guinea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Eritrea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Estonia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Eswatini | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Falkland Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Faroe Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Fiji | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Finland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | France | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | French Guiana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | French Polynesia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Gabon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Gambia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Georgia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Germany | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Ghana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Gibraltar | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Greece | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Greenland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Grenada | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Guadeloupe | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Guam | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Guatemala | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Guernsey | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Guinea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Guinea-Bissau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Guyana | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Haiti | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Honduras | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Hong Kong | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Hungary | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Iceland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Indonesia | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Iraq | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Ireland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Isle of Man | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Italy | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Ivory Coast | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Jamaica | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Japan | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Jersey | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Jordan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Kazakhstan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Kenya | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Kiribati | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Kosovo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Kuwait | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Kyrgyzstan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Laos | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Latvia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Lebanon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Lesotho | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Liberia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Liechtenstein | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Lithuania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Luxembourg | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Macau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Madagascar | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Malawi | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Malaysia | New Year's Day | Federal |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Maldives | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Mali | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Malta | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Marshall Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Martinique | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Mauritania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Mauritius | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Mayotte | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Mexico | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Micronesia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Moldova | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Monaco | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Mongolia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Montenegro | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Montserrat | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Morocco | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Mozambique | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Namibia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Nauru | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Netherlands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | New Caledonia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | New Zealand | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Nicaragua | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Niger | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Nigeria | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Niue | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Norfolk Island | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | North Korea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | North Macedonia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Northern Mariana Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Norway | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Palau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Palestine | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Panama | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Papua New Guinea | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Paraguay | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Peru | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Philippines | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Pitcairn Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Poland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Portugal | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Puerto Rico | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Réunion | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Romania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Russia | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Rwanda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Saint Barthelemy | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Saint Kitts and Nevis | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Saint Lucia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Saint Martin | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Samoa | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | San Marino | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Sao Tome and Principe | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Senegal | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Serbia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Seychelles | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Sierra Leone | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Singapore | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Sint Maarten | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Slovenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Solomon Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Somalia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | South Africa | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | South Korea | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | South Sudan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Spain | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Suriname | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Sweden | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Switzerland | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Syria | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Tajikistan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Tanzania | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Thailand | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Timor-Leste | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Togo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Tokelau | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Tonga | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Trinidad and Tobago | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Tunisia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Turkey | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Turkmenistan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Turks and Caicos Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Tuvalu | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | UAE | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Uganda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Ukraine | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | United Kingdom | New Year's Day | Bank Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | United States | New Year's Day | Federal |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Uruguay | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | US Virgin Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Uzbekistan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Vanuatu | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Venezuela | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Vietnam | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Wallis and Futuna | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Zambia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 1 (2026-01-01) | Thu | Zimbabwe | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Albania | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Angola | New Year's Day (Ponte) | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Armenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Azerbaijan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Bahamas | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Belarus | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Bosnia and Herzegovina | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Cook Islands | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Georgia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Kazakhstan | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Kosovo | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Mauritius | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Montenegro | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | New Zealand | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Romania | Day after New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Rwanda | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Samoa | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Serbia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Seychelles | New Year Holiday | Public |
| Jan 2 (2026-01-02) | Fri | Slovenia | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 3 (2026-01-03) | Sat | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 4 (2026-01-04) | Sun | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 5 (2026-01-05) | Mon | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 5 (2026-01-05) | Mon | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 6 (2026-01-06) | Tue | Kyrgyzstan | New Year Holidays | Public |
| Jan 6 (2026-01-06) | Tue | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Jan 8 (2026-01-08) | Thu | Russia | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Feb 17 (2026-02-17) | Tue | Macau | Chinese New Year's Day | Public |
| Feb 18 (2026-02-18) | Wed | South Korea | Lunar New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Feb 19 (2026-02-19) | Thu | South Korea | Lunar New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Apr 14 (2026-04-14) | Tue | Laos | Lao New Year's Day | Public |
| Apr 15 (2026-04-15) | Wed | Laos | Lao New Year's Day | Public |
| Apr 16 (2026-04-16) | Thu | Laos | Lao New Year's Day | Public |