When is New Year's Day in 2026?

It depends on the country. In 2026 it falls on January 1 and January 2. The table above shows the date for each country.

Which countries celebrate New Year's Day?

New Year's Day is marked in 204 countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria and Bahamas, and 192 more.

Is New Year's Day a public holiday?

Yes, it's a public holiday in Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba and Australia and 189 other countries. Elsewhere it may be an observance or a regional holiday, so check the table for each country.

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When is New Year's Day 2026?

New Year's Day falls on different dates around the world in 2026. The first is Thursday, January 1, 2026 and the last is Friday, January 2, 2026, across 204 countries.

New Year's Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.

Also listed as New Year's Day Holiday and New Year's Day (Ponte).

See January 1 on the world map

New Year's Day 2026 by country

Country	Date	Type
🇦🇽 Åland IslandsNyårsdagen	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇱 AlbaniaViti i Ri	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇩🇿 Algeria	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇩 AndorraAny nou	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇴 AngolaDia de Ano Novo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇮 Anguilla	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇷 ArgentinaAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇲 ArmeniaԱմանոր	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇼 ArubaNieuwjaarsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇺 Australia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇹 AustriaNeujahr	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇸 Bahamas	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇭 Bahrainرأس السنة الميلادية	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	January 1Thursday	Optional holiday
🇧🇧 Barbados	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇾 BelarusНовы год	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇪 BelgiumNieuwjaar	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇿 Belize	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇯 Benin	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇲 Bermuda	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇴 BoliviaAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇦 Bosnia & HerzegovinaNova Godina	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇼 Botswana	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇷 BrazilConfraternização Universal	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇬 BulgariaНова година	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇮 Burundi	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇭 Cambodiaទិវាបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំសកល	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇲 Cameroon	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇦 Canada	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇻 Cape VerdeAno Novo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇶 Caribbean NetherlandsNieuwjaarsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇩 Chad	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇱 ChileAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇳 China元旦	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇽 Christmas Island	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇴 ColombiaAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇲 Comoros	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇬 Congo - BrazzavilleJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇰 Cook Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇷 Costa RicaAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇭🇷 CroatiaNova Godina	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇼 CuraçaoNieuwjaarsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇾 CyprusΠρωτοχρονιά	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇿 CzechiaDen obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇩🇰 DenmarkNytårsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇩🇯 Djibouti	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇩🇲 Dominica	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicDía de Año Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇪🇨 EcuadorAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇻 El Salvador	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇪🇷 EritreaAmet ሓዲሽ ዓመት	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇪🇪 Estoniauusaasta	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇿 Eswatini	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇫🇰 Falkland Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇫🇴 Faroe IslandsNýggjársdagur	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇫🇮 FinlandUudenvuodenpäivä	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇫🇷 FranceJour de l'an	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇫 French GuianaJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇫 French PolynesiaJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇦 Gabon	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇲 Gambia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇪 Georgiaახალი წელი	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇩🇪 GermanyNeujahr	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇭 Ghana	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇮 Gibraltar	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇷 GreeceΠρωτοχρονιά	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇱 GreenlandUkiortaaq	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇩 Grenada	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇵 GuadeloupeJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇹 Guatemala	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇬 Guernsey	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇳 Guinea	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇾 Guyana	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇭🇹 HaitiJour de l'an	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇭🇳 Honduras	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China元旦新年	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇭🇺 HungaryÚjév	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇮🇸 IcelandNýársdagur	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇮🇳 India	January 1Thursday	Optional holiday
🇮🇩 IndonesiaTahun Baru Masehi	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇮🇶 Iraq	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇮🇪 IrelandLá Caille	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇮🇲 Isle of Man	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇮🇱 Israel	January 1Thursday	Optional holiday
🇮🇹 ItalyCapodanno	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇯🇲 Jamaica	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇯🇵 Japan元日	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇯🇪 Jersey	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇯🇴 Jordan	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇿 KazakhstanЖаңа жыл	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇪 Kenya	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇮 Kiribati	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇼 Kuwait	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇦 Laos	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇻 LatviaJaungada diena	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇸 Lesotho	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇷 Liberia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇮 LiechtensteinNeujahr	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇹 LithuaniaNaujieji metai	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇺 LuxembourgNeijoerschdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇬 Madagascar	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇼 Malawi	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇾 Malaysia	January 1Thursday	Regional holiday
🇲🇱 Mali	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇹 MaltaL-Ewwel tas-Sena	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇶 MartiniqueJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇷 Mauritania	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇽 MexicoAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇩 Moldova	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇨 MonacoLe jour de l’An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇳 MongoliaШинэ жил (Shine jil)	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇪 MontenegroNova godina	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇸 Montserrat	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇦 MoroccoRas l' âm	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇿 MozambiqueDia de Ano Novo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇦 Namibia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇷 Nauru	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇱 NetherlandsNieuwjaarsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇨 New Caledonia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇿 New Zealand	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇪 Niger	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇬 Nigeria	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇺 Niue	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇫 Norfolk Island	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇰 North MacedoniaНова Година, Nova Godina	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇳🇴 NorwayFørste nyttårsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇰 Pakistan	January 1Thursday	Optional holiday
🇵🇼 Palau	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇦 Panama	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇾 Paraguay	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇪 PeruAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇭 PhilippinesBagong Taon	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇱 PolandNowy Rok	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇹 PortugalAno Novo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇷 Puerto RicoDía de Año Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇶🇦 Qatar	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇷🇴 RomaniaAnul Nou	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇷🇺 RussiaНовый год	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇷🇼 Rwanda	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇼🇸 Samoa	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇲 San Marino	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇹 São Tomé & PríncipeAno Novo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇳 Senegal	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇷🇸 SerbiaNova Godina	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇨 Seychelles	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇬 Singapore	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇽 Sint MaartenNieuwjaarsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇮 Slovenianovo leto	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇴 Somalia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇿🇦 South Africa	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇷 South Korea새해	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇸 South Sudan	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇪🇸 SpainAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇧🇱 St. BarthélemyJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇭 St. Helena	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇱🇨 St. Lucia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇲🇫 St. MartinJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇵🇲 St. Pierre & MiquelonJour de l'An	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇷 Suriname	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇯 Svalbard & Jan MayenFørste nyttårsdag	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇪 SwedenNyårsdagen	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandNeujahr	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇸🇾 Syriaعيد رأس السنة الميلادية	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇿 TanzaniaMwaka mpya	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇭 Thailand	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇬 Togo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇰 Tokelau	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇴 Tonga	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇳 Tunisiaرأس السنة الميلادية	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇷 TürkiyeYılbaşı	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇹🇻 TuvaluTausaga Fou	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇺🇬 Uganda	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇺🇦 UkraineНовий Рік	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇺🇸 United States	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇺🇾 UruguayAño Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇻🇺 Vanuatu	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇻🇪 VenezuelaDía de Año Nuevo	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇻🇳 VietnamTết dương lịch	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇼🇫 Wallis & Futuna	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇿🇲 Zambia	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	January 1Thursday	Public holiday
🇦🇱 AlbaniaViti i Ri	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇦🇴 AngolaNew Year's Day (Ponte)Dia de Ano Novo (Ponte)	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇦🇲 ArmeniaԱմանոր	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇧🇸 Bahamas	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇧🇾 BelarusНовы год	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇧🇦 Bosnia & HerzegovinaNova Godina	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇨🇰 Cook Islands	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇪🇨 EcuadorNew Year's Day holiday	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇬🇪 Georgiaახალი წელი	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇰🇿 KazakhstanЖаңа жыл	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇲🇪 MontenegroNova godina	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇷🇼 Rwanda	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇼🇸 Samoa	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇷🇸 SerbiaNova Godina	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇸🇮 Slovenianovo leto	January 2Friday	Public holiday
🇻🇳 VietnamNew Year's Day Holiday	January 2Friday	Public holiday

Questions about New Year's Day

When is New Year's Day in 2026?: It depends on the country. In 2026 it falls on January 1 and January 2. The table above shows the date for each country.
Which countries celebrate New Year's Day?: New Year's Day is marked in 204 countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria and Bahamas, and 192 more.
Is New Year's Day a public holiday?: Yes, it's a public holiday in Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba and Australia and 189 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

Christmas Day January 5
Independence Day January 1
Father's Day January 4
Christmas Eve January 5
New Year January 1
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