December 2026 has 55 national days and observances on our calendar. Tap any date for the full list, or any day name for its history, facts, wishes and quotes.
Weekly observances Date Day National days & holidays December 1 Tuesday Giving Tuesday , National Christmas Lights Day , National Peppermint Bark Day , Romania National Day , World AIDS Day December 2 Wednesday UAE National Day December 3 Thursday International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 4 Friday Farmers' Day (Ghana) , Indian Navy Day , National Bartender Day , National Cookies Day December 5 Saturday Candle Day , International Ninja Day , International Volunteer Day , National Repeal Day , World Soil Day December 6 Sunday Finland Independence Day , National Miners Day , Saint Nicholas Day December 7 Monday National Cotton Candy Day , Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 8 Tuesday Bodhi Day , Feast of the Immaculate Conception , National Brownie Day December 9 Wednesday National Christmas Card Day , National Llama Day , National Pastry Day December 10 Thursday Human Rights Day , National Lager Day , Nobel Prize Day December 11 Friday International Mountain Day , National App Day December 12 Saturday Jamhuri Day (Kenya) , Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe , Gingerbread House Day December 13 Sunday National Violin Day , St. Lucia’s Day , Worldwide Candle Lighting Day December 14 Monday — December 15 Tuesday Bill of Rights Day December 16 Wednesday Victory Day (Bangladesh) , Bahrain National Day , Kazakhstan Independence Day December 17 Thursday Bhutan National Day , Wright Brothers Day December 18 Friday Qatar National Day , International Migrants Day , National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day , World Arabic Language Day December 19 Saturday — December 20 Sunday International Human Solidarity Day December 21 Monday Winter Solstice December 22 Tuesday — December 23 Wednesday Festivus December 24 Thursday Christmas Eve December 25 Friday Christmas Day December 26 Saturday Boxing Day December 27 Sunday — December 28 Monday — December 29 Tuesday — December 30 Wednesday — December 31 Thursday New Year’s Eve
Public Holidays in December 2026 Around the World Date Holiday Countries December 1 Restoration of Independence 🇵🇹 December 6 Constitution Day 🇪🇸 December 6 Independence Day 🇫🇮 December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary 🇵🇭 December 8 Immaculate Conception 🇵🇹 🇦🇹 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 December 8 Immaculate Conception Day 🇦🇷 December 12 Jamhuri Day 🇰🇪 December 16 Day of Reconciliation 🇿🇦 December 24 Christmas Eve 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇵🇭 🇩🇰 🇫🇮 🇵🇱 December 25 Christmas Day 🇵🇹 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 🇧🇷 🇰🇪 🇲🇽 🇬🇧 🇨🇭 🇩🇪 🇦🇷 🇨🇦 🇦🇹 🇫🇷 🇸🇪 🇰🇷 🇪🇸 🇦🇺 🇳🇴 🇵🇭 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 🇳🇿 🇸🇬 🇳🇱 🇫🇮 🇮🇪 🇧🇪 🇵🇱 🇿🇦 December 26 Boxing Day 🇰🇪 December 26 Day of Goodwill 🇿🇦 December 26 St. Stephen's Day 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇫🇮 🇮🇪 🇧🇪 🇵🇱 December 28 Boxing Day 🇳🇬 🇳🇿 December 28 St. Stephen's Day 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 December 30 Rizal Day 🇵🇭 December 31 Last Day of The Year 🇵🇭 December 31 New Year's Eve 🇸🇪 🇩🇰
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