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When is New Year 2026?
New Year falls on different dates around the world in 2026. The first is Thursday, January 1, 2026 and the last is Wednesday, January 14, 2026, across 45 countries.
New Year's Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Also listed as New Year Holiday, New Year (Day 2) and Day off for New Year.
See January 1 on the world mapNew Year 2026 by country
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | January 1Thursday |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | January 1Thursday |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | January 1Thursday |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | January 1Thursday |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | January 1Thursday |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | January 1Thursday |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | January 1Thursday |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | January 1Thursday |
| 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | January 1Thursday |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | January 1Thursday |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | January 1Thursday |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | January 1Thursday |
| 🇬🇱 Greenland | January 1Thursday |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | January 1Thursday |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | January 1Thursday |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | January 1Thursday |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | January 1Thursday |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | January 1Thursday |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | January 1Thursday |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | January 1Thursday |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | January 1Thursday |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | January 1Thursday |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | January 1Thursday |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | January 1Thursday |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | January 1Thursday |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | January 1Thursday |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | January 1Thursday |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | January 1Thursday |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | January 1Thursday |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | January 1Thursday |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | January 1Thursday |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | January 1Thursday |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | January 1Thursday |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | January 1Thursday |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | January 1Thursday |
| 🇦🇴 AngolaDay off for New Year | January 2Friday |
| 🇧🇾 BelarusNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇧🇼 BotswanaNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇧🇬 BulgariaNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇭🇺 HungaryNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇰🇿 KazakhstanNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇲🇱 MaliNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇲🇺 MauritiusNew Year (Day 2) | January 2Friday |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)New Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇷🇺 RussiaNew Year holidayНовогодние каникулы | January 2Friday |
| 🇸🇨 SeychellesNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇸🇮 SloveniaNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇹🇬 TogoNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇺🇸 United StatesNew Year Holiday | January 2Friday |
| 🇷🇺 RussiaNew Year holidayНовогодние каникулы | January 3Saturday |
| 🇷🇺 RussiaNew Year holidayНовогодние каникулы | January 4Sunday |
| 🇷🇺 RussiaNew Year holidayНовогодние каникулы | January 5Monday |
| 🇷🇺 RussiaNew Year holidayНовогодние каникулы | January 6Tuesday |
| 🇷🇺 RussiaNew Year Holiday | January 8Thursday |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | January 14Wednesday |
Questions about New Year
- When is New Year in 2026?
- It depends on the country. In 2026 it falls on January 1, January 2, January 3, January 4, January 5 and January 6 and other dates. The table above shows the date for each country.
- Which countries celebrate New Year?
- New Year is marked in 45 countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde and Côte d’Ivoire, and 33 more.
- Is New Year a public holiday?
- Yes, it's a public holiday in Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi and Cambodia and 32 other countries. Elsewhere it may be an observance or a regional holiday, so check the table for each country.
Other holidays around the same time
- New Year's Day January 1
- Christmas Day January 5
- Independence Day January 1
- Father's Day January 4
- Christmas Eve January 5
- Constitution Day January 7
- Epiphany January 5
- Victory Day January 2
- Republic Day January 1
- Children's Day January 6
- Liberation Day January 1
- Orthodox Christmas Day January 6