January 2026 Holidays & Observances
28 holidays and observances fall in January 2026. Floating holidays show their actual weekday.
January 2026
All January observances
- Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day
- Jan 2 Friday Science Fiction Day
- Jan 4 Sunday World Braille Day
- Jan 5 Monday National Whipped Cream Day
- Jan 6 Tuesday Epiphany National Shortbread Day
- Jan 7 Wednesday Orthodox Christmas
- Jan 8 Thursday National English Toffee Day
- Jan 9 Friday Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
- Jan 13 Tuesday National Sticker Day
- Jan 14 Wednesday National Dress Your Pet Day
- Jan 15 Thursday National Hat Day
- Jan 19 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day National Popcorn Day
- Jan 20 Tuesday National Cheese Lovers Day Penguin Awareness Day
- Jan 21 Wednesday National Hugging Day
- Jan 24 Saturday International Day of Education National Compliment Day
- Jan 25 Sunday Burns Night National Opposite Day
- Jan 26 Monday Australia Day
- Jan 27 Tuesday International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Jan 28 Wednesday Data Privacy Day
- Jan 30 Friday National Croissant Day World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
- Jan 31 Saturday National Backward Day National Hot Chocolate Day