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Worldwide Public Holidays January 2026

This page, which is updated nightly, contains the list of worldwide public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays for January 2026, from the qppstudio worldwide public holidays database. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free apps for Android and iPhone.

The list of worldwide public holidays for this month is:


Thursday, January 1, 2026

  • Albania
  • (Dita e Vitit të Ri)
  • Aruba
  • (Aña Nobo)
  • Brazil
  • (Confraternização Universal)
  • Brunei
  • (Awal Tahun Masihi)
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • (Nova godina)
  • Cuba
  • (Día de la Liberación)
  • Egypt
  • banks
  • banks
  • Fiji
  • Guam
  • Haiti
  • (National Day)
  • India
  • regional
  • (MN)
  • regional
  • Iraq
  • (Sovereignty Day)
  • Kosovo
  • (Viti i Ri)
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • (Jaungads)
  • Macau
  • (Fraternidade Universal)
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (except JHR KDH KTN TRG)
  • regional
  • Maldives
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Mali
  • Moldova
  • (Anul Nou)
  • Morocco
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Niue
  • Pakistan
  • banks
  • banks
  • Panama
  • (Año Nuevo)
  • Peru
  • Qatar
  • banks
  • banks
  • Romania
  • (Anul nou)
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • (Año Nuevo)
  • Sudan
  • (National Day)
  • Suriname
  • (Nieuwjaarsdag)
  • Sweden
  • (Nyårsdagen)
  • Taiwan
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • government
  • government
  • Yemen
  • banks
  • banks

Friday, January 2, 2026

  • Angola
  • Bhutan
  • (Nyilo)
  • Bulgaria
  • (Euro Adoption)
  • Canada
  • regional banks
  • (QC)
  • regional banks
  • China
  • (workday moved to Sun. Jan. 4)
  • Cuba
  • (Día de la Victoria)
  • El Salvador
  • government
  • government
  • Guam
  • government
  • government
  • Haiti
  • (Jour des Aïeux)
  • Honduras
  • government
  • government
  • Hungary
  • (workday moved to Sat. Jan. 10)
  • India
  • regional
  • (KL)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (MZ)
  • regional
  • Japan
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Kiribati
  • government
  • government
  • Latvia
  • (workday moved to Sat. Jan. 17)
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • government
  • government
  • Nicaragua
  • government
  • government
  • Niue
  • Peru
  • government
  • government
  • Philippines
  • government
  • government
  • Romania
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • government
  • government
  • Vietnam
  • (workday moved to Sat. Jan. 10)

Saturday, January 3, 2026

  • India
  • regional
  • (UP)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (CG*)
  • regional
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • banks
  • banks
  • Nicaragua
  • government
  • government
  • Tonga
  • government
  • government

Sunday, January 4, 2026

  • Nicaragua
  • government
  • government
  • Tonga
  • government
  • government

Monday, January 5, 2026

  • Georgia
  • government
  • government
  • India
  • regional
  • (CH JK* PB)
  • regional
  • Nicaragua
  • government
  • government
  • Samoa
  • government
  • government

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

  • Armenia
  • (Surb Tsnund)
  • Croatia
  • (Sveta tri kralja)
  • Georgia
  • government
  • government
  • Iraq
  • (1921) (except Kurdistan)
  • Lebanon
  • Samoa
  • government
  • government
  • Spain
  • (Reyes Magos)
  • Sweden
  • (Trettondagen)
  • Uruguay
  • banks government
  • (Día de los Niños)
  • banks government

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

  • Cambodia
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • (Coptic Christmas)
  • Kosovo
  • (Krishtlindjet Ortodokse)
  • Moldova
  • (Craciunul pe stil vechi)
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Samoa
  • government
  • government
  • Serbia
  • (Bozic)
  • Sudan

Thursday, January 8, 2026

  • Moldova
  • Samoa
  • government
  • government

Friday, January 9, 2026

  • Bénin
  • (Traditional Religions Day)
  • Ghana
  • India
  • regional
  • (MN*)
  • regional
  • Panama
  • (Día de los Mártires)
  • Philippines
  • municipal regional
  • (Procession of the Black Nazarene) (Manila)
  • municipal regional
  • Samoa
  • government
  • government

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Sunday, January 11, 2026

  • India
  • regional
  • (MZ)
  • regional
  • Morocco
  • (1944)
  • Nepal
  • (Unity Day)

Monday, January 12, 2026

  • Algeria
  • (Amazigh New Year)
  • Bahamas
  • (day in lieu)
  • India
  • regional
  • (WB)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (JH*)
  • regional
  • Japan
  • Venezuela
  • banks
  • (Dia de Reyes)
  • banks

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

  • India
  • regional
  • (JH* JK*)
  • regional

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

  • Abkhazia
  • (Day of world creation)
  • India
  • regional
  • (TR*)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (AP* TS*)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (AR AS DH* GJ JH* LD OR SK)
  • regional
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (Sultan's Birthday) (NSN)
  • regional
  • Morocco
  • (Amazigh New Year)

Thursday, January 15, 2026

  • Congo (DRC)
  • government
  • (might become a commemorative date only)
  • government
  • India
  • regional
  • (AP PY* TN)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (KA TS)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (AS*)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional other
  • (Municipal General Elections) (MH*)
  • regional other
  • Nepal
  • Oman
  • Uganda
  • (presidential and parliamentary elections) (tentative)

Friday, January 16, 2026

  • Congo (DRC)
  • (Laurent Kabila) (might become a commemorative date only)
  • Djibouti
  • (The Prophet's Ascension)
  • India
  • regional
  • (PY* TN)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (AP* PY*)
  • regional
  • Indonesia
  • (Isra' Mi'raj Nabi Muhammad SAW)
  • Kuwait
  • (Isra and Miraj)
  • Mayotte
  • (The Prophet's Ascension)
  • Somalia
  • regional
  • (Somaliland)
  • regional

Saturday, January 17, 2026

  • Brunei
  • (Memperingati Isra' dan Mi'raj)
  • Congo (DRC)
  • (Patrice Lumumba) (might become a commemorative date only)
  • India
  • regional
  • (TN)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (JK*)
  • regional
  • Iran
  • (Mabaath)
  • Iraq
  • banks
  • (the Prophet's Ascension)
  • banks

Sunday, January 18, 2026

  • Kuwait
  • government
  • government
  • Malaysia
  • regional
  • (TRG)
  • regional
  • Oman
  • (The Prophet's Ascension)

Monday, January 19, 2026

  • Bhutan
  • Georgia
  • (Natlisgeba)
  • Guam
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • India
  • regional
  • (SK)
  • regional
  • Nepal
  • (Tamang New Year)
  • New Zealand
  • regional
  • (WGN)
  • regional
  • Puerto Rico
  • banks government
  • banks government
  • Venezuela
  • banks
  • banks

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

  • Cape Verde
  • (Aniversário da morte de Amílcar Cabral)
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

  • Philippines
  • regional
  • (BARMM)
  • regional

Thursday, January 22, 2026

  • Bolivia
  • India
  • regional
  • (WB*)
  • regional

Friday, January 23, 2026

  • India
  • regional
  • (BR* HR* OR TR WB)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (AS* JH* OR TR WB)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (JK*)
  • regional
  • Nepal
  • schools
  • schools

Saturday, January 24, 2026

  • Romania
  • (Ziua Micii Uniri)

Sunday, January 25, 2026

  • Angola
  • regional
  • regional
  • Aruba
  • (Dia di Betico)
  • Egypt
  • India
  • regional
  • (RJ)
  • regional
  • India
  • regional
  • (HP*)
  • regional

Monday, January 26, 2026

  • India
  • (National Day)
  • New Zealand
  • regional
  • (AUK)
  • regional

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

  • India
  • regional
  • (AS*)
  • regional

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Friday, January 30, 2026

  • Nepal
  • (Martyrs' Day)

Saturday, January 31, 2026

  • India
  • regional
  • (AS*)
  • regional
  • Nauru
  • (Return from Truk Anniversary)
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