2025 - 2026 Major Holidays Calendar
About the Major Daily Holidays
There are many daily calendar 2026 holidays and special days, with one or more to celebrate every day of the year. Here is the major 2026 calendar with holidays and events by month that you will certainly want to include on your personal calendar, and the monthly calendar for your organization or group. Some of them are obvious selections. We’ve added a few others for a variety of reasons. Make sure to mark all of the 2026 daily holidays on your calendar, and celebrate everyone, big or small.
Major 2025 Daily Calendar with Holidays by Month
2025 October Holidays
- 1 International Day for the Elderly
- 1 Yom Kippur – The date varies.
- 3 World Smile Day first Friday of the month
- 5 Oktoberfest ends in Germany – The date varies.
- 13 Columbus Day observed on the second Monday
- 13 Indigenous People Day – the second Monday of month
- 12 Thanksgiving Day in Canada, 2nd Monday
- 16 Boss’s Day – Weekday closest to October 16
- 18 Sweetest Day 3rd Saturday
- 24 United Nations Day
- 25 Make a Difference Day 4th Saturday
- 31 Halloween
- Daily October holidays and special days
2025 November Holidays
- 1 All Saint’s Day
- 1-2 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
- 3 All Soul’s Day – Most years on the 2nd.
- 2 Daylight Savings time ends gain 1 hour of sleep – date varies
- 4 U.S. General Election Day – Please exercise your right to vote.
- 11 Veteran’s Day
- 13 Caregiver Appreciation Day
- 13 Sadie Hawkins Day
- 14 Great American Smokeout – the third Thursday in November
- 20 Universal Children’s Day
- 27 Thanksgiving Day – the fourth Thursday in November
- 28 Black Friday – day after Thanksgiving
- 29 Small Business Saturday – the Saturday after Thanksgiving
- 30 Advent begins – The date varies.
- Daily November holidays and special days
2025 December Holidays
- 1 Cyber Monday – the Monday after Thanksgiving
- 7 Pearl Harbor Day
- 12 Poinsettia Day
- 14 Chanukah begins – It lasts 8 days. The date varies.
- 21 Winter Solstice – It’s the shortest day of the year. The date varies.
- 23 Festivus – for the rest of us!
- 25 Christmas
- 26 Boxing Day – date can vary
- 26 Kwanzaa
- 27 National Fruitcake Day
- 31 New Year’s Eve
- Daily December holidays and special days
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January 2026 Holidays
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 4 Trivia Day
- 6 Feast of the Epiphany – Three Kings Day – The date varies in the U.S. Outside the U.S., it’s always on the 6th.
- 5 National Bird Day
- 10 Houseplant Appreciation Day
- 17 Chinese New Year’s it’s the Year 4724!
- 19 Martin Luther King’s Birthday – celebrated third Monday
- 25 Opposite Day
- 26 Australia Day
- Daily January holidays and special days5
February 2026 Holidays
- 8 Groundhog’s Day
- 3 Feed the Birds Day
- 9 Super Bowl Sunday, Superbowl 60
- 12 Lincoln’s Birthday
- 14 Valentine’s Day
- 15 Singles Awareness Day – Are you single or in between relations? Then, this day is for you!
- 17 Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) – the date varies
- 17 President’s Day – The third Monday of the month.
- 18 Ash Wednesday – the date varies
- 18 Ramadan begins – The date varies.
- 22 Washington’s Birthday
- 29 Leap Day – NOT until 2028. Every four years
- 6 – 22 Winter Olympics – Dates of opening and closing ceremonies.
- Daily February holidays and special days
March 2026 Holidays
- 2 Purim begins at sundown
- 7 Ides of March
- 8 International Women’s Day
- 8 Daylight Savings begins at 2:00 a.m. – The date varies.
- 15 Oscar Night 2026 – The date varies.
- 17 St. Patrick’s Day
- 20 International Earth Day – also called Sun-Earth Day
- 20 Spring (Vernal) Equinox – The date varies.
- 25 Feast of the Annunciation
- 29 Palm Sunday – The date varies.
- Daily March holidays and special days
April 2026 Holidays
- 1 April Fool’s Day
- 1 International Tatting Day
- 1 Passover begins at sundown, and lasts 8 days. The date varies.
- 3 Good Friday – the date varies
- 3 National Walk to Work Day – The first Friday in April.
- 5 Easter Sunday – The date varies.
- 15 Income taxes due (most years it is due on the 15th)
- 20 Patriot’s Day The third Monday in April.
- 22 Earth Day (U.S.)
- 22 Administrative Professionals Day, formerly “Secretaries Day” – The date varies.
- 23 Take Your Daughter to Work Day – The 4th Thursday of the month.
- 24 Arbor Day – It’s the last Friday in April.
- Daily April holidays and special days
May 2026 Holidays
- 1 May Day
- 2Kentucky Derby Day. Mint Juleps anyone!? – The date varies.
- 4 Star Wars Day
- 5 Cinco de Mayo
- 5 National Teacher’s Day – The Tuesday of the first full week of May.
- 8 VE Day, WW II
- 10 Mother’s Day – second Sunday
- 10 Lilac Sunday – second Sunday in May
- 16 Armed Forces Day – the third Saturday
- 18 Victoria Day (Canada) – the date varies
- 25 Memorial Day – last Monday in May
- Daily May holidays and special days
June 2026 Holidays
- 6 D Day, WWII
- 14 Flag Day
- 19 Juneteenth Day
- 21 Father’s Day – the third Sunday
- 21 Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year! date varies
- Daily June holidays and special days
July 2026 Holidays
- 1 Canada Day (Dominion Day) – observed the following day, if July 1 falls on a Sunday
- 4 Independence Day
- 5 National Bikini Day
- 15 National Hot Dog Day – third Wednesday of the month
- 22 Hammock Day …relax and enjoy!
- 26 Summer Olympics – Not this year. Not again until 2028.
- Daily July holidays and special days
Future Events:
Summer Olympics – Not until 2028
August 2026 Holidays
September 2026 Holidays
- 2 VJ Day, WWII
- 7 Labor Day – first Monday
- 11 911 Remembrance
- 11 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
- 14 Grandparents Day – the first Sunday after Labor Day.
- 17 Constitution Day
- 19 Oktoberfest begins in Germany – The date varies.
- 20 Yom Kippur – The date varies.
- 21 International Peace Day (UN)
- 22 Autumnal Equinox – date varies
- 25 Native American Day – The fourth Friday of the month.
- Daily September Holidays and special days
October 2026 Daily Holidays
- 1 International Day for the Elderly
- 2 World Smile Day first Friday of the month
- 4 Oktoberfest ends in Germany – The date varies.
- 12 Columbus Day observed on the second Monday
- 12 Indigenous People Day – the second Monday of month
- 12 Thanksgiving Day in Canada, 2nd Monday
- 16 Boss’s Day – Weekday closest to October 16
- 17 Sweetest Day 3rd Saturday
- 24 United Nations Day
- 24 Make a Difference Day 4th Saturday
- 31 Halloween
- Daily October holidays and special days
November 2026 Holidays
- 1 All Saint’s Day
- 1-2 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
- 1 All Soul’s Day – Most years on the 2nd.
- 1 Daylight Savings time ends – Gain 1 hour of sleep – date varies
- 3 U.S. General Election Day – Please exercise your right to vote.
- 11 Veteran’s Day
- 13 Caregiver Appreciation Day
- 13 Sadie Hawkins Day
- 19 Great American Smokeout – The third Thursday in November.
- 20 Universal Children’s Day
- 26 Thanksgiving Day – the fourth Thursday in November
- 27 Black Friday – day after Thanksgiving
- 28 Small Business Saturday – the Saturday after Thanksgiving
- 29 Advent begins – The date varies.
- 30 Cyber Monday – the Monday after Thanksgiving
- Daily November holidays and special days
December 2026 Daily Holidays
- 7 Pearl Harbor Day
- 4 Chanukah begins – It lasts 8 days. The date varies.
- 12 Poinsettia Day
- 21 Winter Solstice – It’s the shortest day of the year. The date varies.
- 23 Festivus – for the rest of us!
- 25 Christmas
- 26 Kwanzaa
- 27 National Fruitcake Day
- 28 Boxing Day – date can vary
- 31 New Year’s Eve
- Daily December holidays and special days
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Did You Know? There are literally thousands of daily holidays, special events, and observances. There’s more than one for every day of the year. Many of them are new. More holidays are being created regularly. At Holiday Insights, we take great efforts to thoroughly research and document the details of each one, as completely and accurately as possible.
Note: If you are using the events and dates on our site for your calendar or other publishing purposes, we recommend you double-check with other sources. Each year, we find several holidays with conflicting dates.