December 2026 has 98 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.
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Weekly observances Date Day National days & holidays December 1 Tuesday Giving Tuesday , National Christmas Lights Day , National Peppermint Bark Day , Republic Day (Central African Republic) , Restoration of Independence Day (Portugal) , Romania National Day , Rosa Parks Day , Sovereignty Day (Iceland) , World AIDS Day December 2 Wednesday International Day for the Abolition of Slavery , Laos National Day , 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 , Thailand Father’s Day , World Soil Day December 6 Sunday Constitution Day (Spain) , Finland Independence Day , National Miners Day , Saint Nicholas Day December 7 Monday International Civil Aviation Day , National Cotton Candy Day , National Letter Writing Day , Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 8 Tuesday Bodhi Day , Feast of the Immaculate Conception , National Brownie Day December 9 Wednesday International Anti-Corruption Day , International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide , National Christmas Card Day , National Llama Day , National Pastry Day , Tanzania Independence Day December 10 Thursday Constitution Day (Thailand) , Human Rights Day , National Lager Day , Nobel Prize Day December 11 Friday International Mountain Day , National App Day , Proclamation of Independence Day (Burkina Faso) , UNICEF Day December 12 Saturday Jamhuri Day (Kenya) , Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe , Gingerbread House Day , International Day of Neutrality , Universal Health Coverage Day December 13 Sunday National Violin Day , Republic Day (Malta) , St. Lucia’s Day , Worldwide Candle Lighting Day December 14 Monday Green Monday , Martyred Intellectuals Day , Monkey Day December 15 Tuesday Bill of Rights Day , International Tea Day December 16 Wednesday Victory Day (Bangladesh) , Bahrain National Day , Day of Reconciliation (South Africa) , Kazakhstan Independence Day December 17 Thursday Bhutan National Day , Revolution and Youth Day (Tunisia) , Wright Brothers Day December 18 Friday Qatar National Day , International Migrants Day , National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day , Niger Republic Day , World Arabic Language Day December 19 Saturday — December 20 Sunday International Human Solidarity Day , Macao SAR Establishment Day December 21 Monday Crossword Puzzle Day , Winter Solstice , World Basketball Day , World Meditation Day , Yule December 22 Tuesday Unity Day (Zimbabwe) December 23 Wednesday Festivus December 24 Thursday Christmas Eve , Libya Independence Day December 25 Friday Christmas Day , Quaid-e-Azam Day December 26 Saturday Boxing Day , Independence and Unity Day (Slovenia) , St. Stephen’s Day December 27 Sunday International Day of Epidemic Preparedness , National Day of the Victorious Greater Poland Uprising December 28 Monday Holy Innocents’ Day December 29 Tuesday Mongolia Independence Day December 30 Wednesday Rizal Day December 31 Thursday New Year’s Eve , Hogmanay , World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
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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