What holiday is on January 2?
Friday, January 2, 2026: New Year's Day, New Year, Day after New Year's Day and 19 more. It's a public holiday in 38 countries.
See January 2 on the world mapNew Year's Day
- 🇦🇱 Albania Public holiday
- 🇦🇴 Angola Public holiday, listed as New Year's Day (Ponte)
- 🇦🇲 Armenia Public holiday
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas Public holiday
- 🇧🇾 Belarus Public holiday
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina Public holiday
- 🇨🇰 Cook Islands Public holiday
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador Public holiday, listed as New Year's Day holiday
- 🇬🇪 Georgia Public holiday
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Public holiday
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro Public holiday
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda Public holiday
- 🇼🇸 Samoa Public holiday
- 🇷🇸 Serbia Public holiday
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia Public holiday
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam Public holiday, listed as New Year's Day Holiday
New Year
- 🇦🇴 Angola Public holiday, listed as Day off for New Year
- 🇧🇾 Belarus Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇧🇼 Botswana Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇭🇺 Hungary Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇲🇱 Mali Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius Public holiday, listed as New Year (Day 2)
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇷🇺 Russia Public holiday, listed as New Year holiday
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇹🇬 Togo Public holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
- 🇺🇸 United States Regional holiday, listed as New Year Holiday
Day after New Year's Day
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand Public holiday
- 🇷🇴 Romania Public holiday
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda Public holiday, listed as Day After New Year's Day
Berchtold Day
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Public holiday
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland Regional holiday
New Year's (Day 2)
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina Public holiday
- 🇬🇪 Georgia Public holiday
St. Berchtold's Day
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Public holiday
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland Public holiday
2 January
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Public holiday
2nd January
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Public holiday
Ancestry Day
- 🇭🇹 Haiti Public holiday
Carnival Day
- 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis Public holiday
Currency change day
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria Public holiday
Heroes' Day
- 🇭🇹 Haiti Public holiday
January 2 Bank Holiday
- 🇯🇵 Japan Public holiday
New Year Special Holiday
- 🇹🇭 Thailand Public holiday
New Year's Holiday
- 🇨🇳 China Public holiday
Public Sector Holiday
- 🇵🇪 Peru Public holiday
Reconquest Day
- 🇪🇸 Spain Observance
Second Day of Western New Year's Day
- 🇷🇸 Serbia Public holiday
Takai Commission Holiday
- 🇳🇺 Niue Public holiday
Tweede Nuwe Jaar
- 🇿🇦 South Africa Observance
Victory Day
- 🇨🇺 Cuba Public holiday
Victory of Fidel Castro
- 🇨🇺 Cuba Public holiday