New Year's Day 2026
New Year's Day is a national public holiday in 40 of the countries covered here in 2026, on 1 January 2026 in every one of them. Nowhere is the day off moved to another day this year.
| Country | Date | Weekday | Day off taken |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArgentinaAรฑo Nuevo | Thursday | Same day | |
| Australia | Thursday | Same day | |
| AustriaNeujahr | Thursday | Same day | |
| BelgiumNouvel An | Thursday | Same day | |
| BrazilAno Novo | Thursday | Same day | |
| Canada | Thursday | Same day | |
| ChileAรฑo Nuevo | Thursday | Same day | |
| Chinaๅ ๆฆ | Thursday | Same day | |
| ColombiaAรฑo Nuevo | Thursday | Same day | |
| DenmarkNytรฅr | Thursday | Same day | |
| FinlandUudenvuodenpรคivรค | Thursday | Same day | |
| FranceNouvel An | Thursday | Same day | |
| GermanyNeujahr | Thursday | Same day | |
| Greeceฮ ฯฯฯฮฟฯฯฮฟฮฝฮนฮฌ | Thursday | Same day | |
| IndonesiaHari tahun baru | Thursday | Same day | |
| Ireland | Thursday | Same day | |
| ItalyCapodanno | Thursday | Same day | |
| Japanๅ ๆฅ | Thursday | Same day | |
| KenyaMwaka mpya | Thursday | Same day | |
| MalaysiaHari Tahun Baru | Thursday | Same day | |
| MexicoAรฑo Nuevo | Thursday | Same day | |
| NetherlandsNieuwjaar | Thursday | Same day | |
| New Zealand | Thursday | Same day | |
| Nigeria | Thursday | Same day | |
| NorwayFรธrste nyttรฅrsdag | Thursday | Same day | |
| Philippines | Thursday | Same day | |
| PolandNowy Rok | Thursday | Same day | |
| PortugalAno Novo | Thursday | Same day | |
| Singapore | Thursday | Same day | |
| South Africa | Thursday | Same day | |
| South Korea์ ์ | Thursday | Same day | |
| SpainAรฑo Nuevo | Thursday | Same day | |
| SwedenNyรฅrsdagen | Thursday | Same day | |
| SwitzerlandNeujahr | Thursday | Same day | |
| Thailand | Thursday | Same day | |
| TurkeyYฤฑlbaลฤฑ | Thursday | Same day | |
| United Arab Emiratesุฑุฃุณ ุงูุณูุฉ ุงูู ููุงุฏูุฉ | Thursday | Same day | |
| United Kingdom | Thursday | Same day | |
| United States | Thursday | Same day | |
| VietnamTแบฟt Dฦฐฦกng lแปch | Thursday | Same day |
Why the date is what it is
Fixed date, can shift. The holiday has a fixed calendar date, but an observance rule can move the day off when it falls on a weekend or next to another holiday.
Frequently asked questions
When is New Year's Day in 2026?
1 January 2026. It is a national public holiday in all 40 countries covered here that observe it, on the same date in each.
Which countries have a public holiday for New Year's Day in 2026?
40 of the countries covered here: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam. This counts national public holidays only, so a country observing it in some regions only is not listed.
Why does the date of New Year's Day change?
Fixed date, can shift. The holiday has a fixed calendar date, but an observance rule can move the day off when it falls on a weekend or next to another holiday.
New Year's Day in other years
This page counts national public holidays only. A country that marks New Year's Day without granting a nationwide day off does not appear, and neither does one that observes it in some regions only. The full list per country is on each country page, and the same data is available as JSON.