New Year's Day 2026 is Thursday, January 1.
New Year's Day 2026 falls on Thursday, January 1, 2026. It is observed on the same day, so federal offices are closed that Thursday.
- Date
- January 1
- Day
- Thursday
- Observed
- Same day
- Long weekend
- No
About New Year's Day
The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and a federal holiday in the United States.
Because the date is fixed, the weekday moves each year. When 1 January falls on a Saturday, federal offices observe the holiday on the preceding Friday — which means the observed day lands in the previous December, and shows up on the previous year’s calendar rather than this one.
How the date is set
Always 1 January. 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.
New Year's Day in other years
- New Year's Day 2027 — Friday, January 1
- New Year's Day 2028 — Saturday, January 1 (observed Friday)
- New Year's Day 2029 — Monday, January 1
- New Year's Day 2030 — Tuesday, January 1
See it on a calendar
New Year's Day is marked on the January 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.