Which holidays are celebrated in the most countries in 2026?

In 2026 the holidays that are public holidays in the most countries are New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), Christmas Holiday (December 25, 2026), Good Friday (April 3, 2026), Easter Monday (April 6, 2026), National Independence Day (July 3, 2026), Labor Day (May 1, 2026).

How many public holidays does United States have in 2026?

United States has 12 public holidays in 2026.

📅 Holiday Calendar 2026

Every public holiday of 2026 in 250 countries and territories, with dates and weekdays. Pick a country for its full holiday calendar, or browse the year month by month.

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Major holidays in 2026

New Year's Day · public holiday in 216 countries Thursday, January 1, 2026
Christmas Holiday · public holiday in 197 countries Friday, December 25, 2026
Good Friday · public holiday in 132 countries Friday, April 3, 2026
Easter Monday · public holiday in 123 countries Monday, April 6, 2026
National Independence Day · public holiday in 117 countries Friday, July 3, 2026
Labor Day · public holiday in 113 countries Friday, May 1, 2026
Eid al-Fitr (estimated) · public holiday in 73 countries Friday, March 20, 2026
Eid al-Adha (estimated) · public holiday in 72 countries Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Boxing Day · public holiday in 54 countries Saturday, December 26, 2026
Ascension Day · public holiday in 53 countries Thursday, May 14, 2026
All Saints' Day · public holiday in 51 countries Sunday, November 1, 2026
Assumption Day · public holiday in 47 countries Saturday, August 15, 2026
Pentecost Monday · public holiday in 43 countries Monday, May 25, 2026
Easter Sunday · public holiday in 40 countries Sunday, April 5, 2026
Prophet's Birthday (estimated) · public holiday in 38 countries Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Constitution Day · public holiday in 32 countries Sunday, May 17, 2026

2026 calendar, month by month

The number on a day is how many countries have a public holiday that day. Choose a day or a month for the details.

January
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 (227)	2 (34)	3 (6)
4 (6)	5 (4)	6 (23)	7 (18)	8 (3)	9 (4)	10 (2)
11 (4)	12 (5)	13 (2)	14 (1)	15 (5)	16 (10)	17 (4)
18 (1)	19 (13)	20 (4)	21 (2)	22 (1)	23 (2)	24 (1)
25 (2)	26 (8)	27 (2)	28 (1)	29 (2)	30	31 (1)

February
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 (5)	2 (6)	3 (3)	4 (4)	5 (3)	6 (1)	7 (1)
8 (3)	9 (1)	10 (2)	11 (5)	12 (1)	13	14
15 (8)	16 (26)	17 (27)	18 (20)	19 (9)	20 (4)	21 (4)
22 (4)	23 (9)	24 (1)	25 (1)	26 (2)	27 (3)	28 (1)

March
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 (5)	2 (10)	3 (10)	4 (2)	5 (3)	6 (3)	7 (2)
8 (32)	9 (13)	10	11 (4)	12 (3)	13	14 (3)
15 (4)	16 (9)	17 (3)	18 (4)	19 (9)	20 (70)	21 (46)
22 (33)	23 (19)	24 (8)	25 (6)	26 (4)	27 (3)	28
29 (3)	30 (2)	31 (4)

April
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1 (4)	2 (22)	3 (127)	4 (18)
5 (48)	6 (127)	7 (6)	8 (1)	9 (4)	10 (11)	11 (4)
12 (15)	13 (14)	14 (10)	15 (5)	16 (4)	17 (4)	18 (2)
19 (5)	20 (5)	21 (3)	22 (1)	23 (2)	24 (2)	25 (14)
26 (4)	27 (16)	28 (5)	29 (1)	30 (3)

May
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
					1 (175)	2 (8)
3 (7)	4 (17)	5 (8)	6 (4)	7 (2)	8 (16)	9 (14)
10 (6)	11 (8)	12 (1)	13	14 (56)	15 (2)	16 (2)
17 (6)	18 (5)	19 (1)	20 (4)	21 (3)	22 (5)	23 (1)
24 (29)	25 (78)	26 (17)	27 (70)	28 (40)	29 (26)	30 (11)
31 (13)

June
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
	1 (20)	2 (2)	3 (3)	4 (19)	5 (4)	6 (3)
7 (4)	8 (6)	9 (3)	10 (3)	11	12 (5)	13 (1)
14 (2)	15 (9)	16 (24)	17 (6)	18 (3)	19 (14)	20 (5)
21 (7)	22 (6)	23 (3)	24 (8)	25 (11)	26 (5)	27 (2)
28 (2)	29 (9)	30 (2)

July
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1 (10)	2 (3)	3 (11)	4 (9)
5 (7)	6 (12)	7 (4)	8 (1)	9 (3)	10 (4)	11 (2)
12 (4)	13 (5)	14 (15)	15 (4)	16 (3)	17 (2)	18 (2)
19 (3)	20 (3)	21 (6)	22 (2)	23 (3)	24 (2)	25 (4)
26 (5)	27 (3)	28 (3)	29 (6)	30 (5)	31 (1)

August
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1 (13)
2 (3)	3 (17)	4 (5)	5 (5)	6 (5)	7 (4)	8 (1)
9 (4)	10 (6)	11 (4)	12 (2)	13 (4)	14 (5)	15 (61)
16 (4)	17 (8)	18	19 (2)	20 (3)	21 (4)	22
23 (1)	24 (1)	25 (43)	26 (9)	27 (2)	28 (3)	29 (1)
30 (7)	31 (12)

September
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1 (4)	2 (1)	3 (2)	4 (3)	5 (1)
6 (4)	7 (16)	8 (4)	9 (2)	10 (3)	11 (2)	12 (2)
13 (2)	14 (2)	15 (5)	16 (5)	17 (3)	18 (2)	19 (3)
20 (1)	21 (6)	22 (3)	23 (3)	24 (7)	25 (8)	26 (6)
27 (4)	28 (3)	29 (1)	30 (2)

October
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 (10)	2 (4)	3 (4)
4 (4)	5 (8)	6 (3)	7 (2)	8 (3)	9 (6)	10 (8)
11 (5)	12 (23)	13 (2)	14 (3)	15 (3)	16	17 (2)
18 (5)	19 (7)	20 (5)	21 (3)	22 (1)	23 (6)	24 (3)
25 (6)	26 (10)	27 (2)	28 (3)	29 (2)	30 (1)	31 (6)

November
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 (53)	2 (20)	3 (8)	4 (4)	5 (2)	6 (2)	7 (1)
8 (11)	9 (10)	10 (5)	11 (30)	12 (2)	13 (3)	14 (1)
15 (5)	16 (4)	17 (2)	18 (4)	19 (3)	20 (3)	21 (1)
22 (3)	23 (7)	24 (4)	25 (3)	26 (9)	27 (1)	28 (6)
29 (4)	30 (6)

December
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1 (6)	2 (2)	3 (1)	4 (3)	5 (1)
6 (3)	7 (4)	8 (27)	9 (4)	10 (1)	11 (2)	12 (2)
13 (3)	14 (1)	15	16 (4)	17 (2)	18 (3)	19 (1)
20 (4)	21 (2)	22 (1)	23 (2)	24 (16)	25 (201)	26 (101)
27 (4)	28 (35)	29 (3)	30 (2)	31 (12)

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Frequently asked questions

Which holidays are celebrated in the most countries in 2026?: In 2026 the holidays that are public holidays in the most countries are New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), Christmas Holiday (December 25, 2026), Good Friday (April 3, 2026), Easter Monday (April 6, 2026), National Independence Day (July 3, 2026), Labor Day (May 1, 2026).
How many public holidays does United States have in 2026?: United States has 12 public holidays in 2026.

Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.