Major Events Around the Globe
Global
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
World AIDS Day
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Thursday, December 3, 2026
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Friday, December 4, 2026
Feast of Saint Barbara (Christianity)
Saturday, December 5, 2026
International Volunteer Day
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Saint Nicholas Day (Christianity), Finland Independence Day
Monday, December 7, 2026
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (USA)
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception (Catholicism), Bodhi Day (Buddhism)
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
International Anti-Corruption Day
Thursday, December 10, 2026
Human Rights Day, Nobel Prize Award Ceremony
Friday, December 11, 2026
International Mountain Day
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Catholicism)
Sunday, December 13, 2026
Saint Lucia Day (Sweden, Scandinavia)
Monday, December 14, 2026
Monkey Day (Unofficial Celebration)
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Zamenhof Day (Esperanto Language Day)
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Victory Day in Bangladesh
Thursday, December 17, 2026
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Friday, December 18, 2026
International Migrants Day
Saturday, December 19, 2026
None widely observed globally
Sunday, December 20, 2026
International Human Solidarity Day
Monday, December 21, 2026
Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere), International Day of Hope
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
Dongzhi Festival (China, East Asia)
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
Festivus (Unofficial Secular Holiday)
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Christmas Eve
Friday, December 25, 2026
Christmas Day (Christianity & Secular Celebrations Worldwide)
Saturday, December 26, 2026
Boxing Day (Commonwealth Nations), First Day of Kwanzaa (African-American Celebration)
Sunday, December 27, 2026
Holy Family Day (Catholicism)
Monday, December 28, 2026
Childermas (Feast of the Holy Innocents, Catholicism)
Tuesday, December 29, 2026
Tick Tock Day (Unofficial Time Management Awareness)
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
None widely observed globally
Thursday, December 31, 2026
New Year’s Eve (Global Celebration)
Afghanistan
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Mujahideen Victory Day
Afghanistan
Sunday, December 6, 2026
National Army Day
Albania
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Independence Day
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Algeria
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Revolution Day
Andorra
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Angola
Thursday, December 10, 2026
International Human Rights Day
Argentina
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Armenia
Monday, December 7, 2026
Earthquake Remembrance Day
Austria
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Bahrain
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
National Day
Thursday, December 17, 2026
National Day Holiday
Bangladesh
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Victory Day
Belgium
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Saint Nicholas Day
Benin
Friday, December 11, 2026
Proclamation of Independence Day
Bhutan
Thursday, December 17, 2026
National Day
Burkina Faso
Friday, December 11, 2026
Proclamation of Independence Day
Cambodia
Thursday, December 10, 2026
International Human Rights Day
Central African Republic
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
National Day
Chad
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Freedom and Democracy Day
Chile
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Colombia
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Finland
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Independence Day
France
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Christmas Eve
Germany
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Christmas Eve
Iran
Monday, December 7, 2026
Student Day
Monday, December 21, 2026
Yalda Night
Italy
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Japan
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
Emperor's Birthday
Kazakhstan
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Independence Day
Kenya
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Jamhuri Day
Laos
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
National Day
Libya
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Independence Day
Malta
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Sunday, December 13, 2026
Republic Day
Mexico
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Morocco
Friday, December 11, 2026
Independence Manifesto Anniversary
Myanmar
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
National Day
Namibia
Thursday, December 10, 2026
International Human Rights Day
Netherlands
Saturday, December 5, 2026
Sinterklaasavond
Nicaragua
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Niger
Friday, December 18, 2026
Republic Day
North Korea
Sunday, December 27, 2026
Constitution Day
North Macedonia
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Saint Clement of Ohrid Day
Norway
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Christmas Eve
Pakistan
Friday, December 25, 2026
Quaid-e-Azam Day
Panama
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Mother's Day
Peru
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Philippines
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
Rizal Day
Poland
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Christmas Eve
Portugal
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Restoration of Independence Day
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Romania
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Great Union Day
Russia
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Constitution Day
Spain
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Constitution Day
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Immaculate Conception
Sweden
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Christmas Eve
Thailand
Saturday, December 5, 2026
King Bhumibol Memorial Day
Thursday, December 10, 2026
Constitution Day
Tunisia
Thursday, December 17, 2026
Revolution and Youth Day
Turkmenistan
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Neutrality Day
Uzbekistan
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Constitution Day
Vatican City
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Zimbabwe
Tuesday, December 22, 2026
Unity Day