Day Guide for Monday October 26th 2026 What are the holidays on October 26th 2026?

This is our day guide for Monday October 26th 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on October 26th 2026

Austria: National Day

Austria's National Day commemorates the Declaration of Neutrality enacted on 26th October 1955

Cook Islands: Gospel Day

Christianity was first brought to the islands in the 1820s by John Williams.

Grenada: Thanksgiving (in lieu)

Marks the anniversary of the Caribbean and American military intervention in 1983

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India (regional): Lakshmi Puja Holiday

The most important day to worship Goddess Lakshmi falls on the full moon day in lunar month Ashwin

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India (regional): Maharishi Valmiki Birthday

Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE

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India (regional): Accession Day

Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.

Ireland: October Bank Holiday

The October Bank Holiday is a public holiday in Ireland on the last Monday in October

Kazakhstan: Republic Day (in lieu)

Kazakhstan Republic Day marks the adoption of the declaration of state sovereignty in 1990.

Lao: End of Buddhist Lent Day

Boun Ok Phansa is a mark of the end of three month retreat during the rainy season of the monks

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Malaysia (regional): Sultan's Silver Jubilee

Selangor has declared a public holiday in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the reign of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut Holiday

The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent

New Zealand: Labour Day

This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labor movement

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Independence Day

On October 27th 1979, following a referendum, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence from the UK

Taiwan: Retrocession Day, Battle of Guningtou (in lieu)

As October 25th falls on a Sunday, the following day will be a public holiday.

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General Information for October 26th 2026
There are 14 public holidays today.
Day 299 of 2026
66 days left in 2026
Week 44 of the year
On this Day in History
1979 - Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May.
1956 - As an answer to the Hungarian Uprising, Soviet tanks are sent into Budapest.
1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona.
1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor atDidymoteicho.