Christmas Day 2026 is Friday, December 25.
Christmas Day 2026 falls on Friday, December 25, 2026. It is observed on the same day, so federal offices are closed that Friday.
- Date
- December 25
- Day
- Friday
- Observed
- Same day
- Long weekend
- Yes
About Christmas Day
A federal holiday and one of the most widely observed days of the year in the United States.
The date is fixed, so the weekday moves each year. A Saturday occurrence is observed on Friday 24 December and a Sunday occurrence on Monday 26 December — which is why some years show two adjacent marked days on the calendar.
How the date is set
Always 25 December. Because the date is fixed rather than pinned to a weekday, it lands on a different day each year. When it falls on a Saturday, federal offices close the Friday before; when it falls on a Sunday, they close the Monday after.
Christmas Day in other years
- Christmas Day 2027 — Saturday, December 25 (observed Friday)
- Christmas Day 2028 — Monday, December 25
- Christmas Day 2029 — Tuesday, December 25
- Christmas Day 2030 — Wednesday, December 25
See it on a calendar
Christmas Day is marked on the December 2026 calendar, which you can print or download as a PDF. For the full year, open the 2026 calendar, or see all 2026 federal holidays together.
Counting working days around it? The business day calculator excludes observed federal holidays automatically.