Day Guide for Monday December 28th 2026 What are the holidays on December 28th 2026?

This is our day guide for Monday December 28th 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 December 28th 2026

International: Boxing Day

The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Regional

Australia (regional): Proclamation Day

Celebrates the establishment of government in South Australia as a British province on 28 December 1836

Eswatini: Incwala Day

This festival celebrates the beginning of the harvest season and dates are based on ancestral astrology

Regional

India (regional): Parkash Gurpurab Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.

Observances on December 28th 2026

USA: Holy Innocents Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Holy Innocents Day

USA: National Card Playing Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Card Playing Day

USA: National Chocolate Candy Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Chocolate Candy Day

USA: Pledge of Allegiance Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Pledge of Allegiance Day

Spain: The Day of the Innocents

On December 28th, Spaniards play pranks and jokes on each other, just like April Fool's Day.

International: International Cinema Day

The Lumière brothers projected short films for paying customers on Dec 28th 1895 in Paris, France.

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General Information for December 28th 2026
There are 4 public holidays today.
Day 362 of 2026
3 days left in 2026
Week 53 of the year
On this Day in History
1976 - Joseph McDade makes a breakthrough in discovering the cause of Legionnaires' Disease.
1950 - The Peak District becomes the UK's first national park.
1879 - The Tay Bridge collapses, killing 75 train passengers - it would be rebuilt in 1890 as the Forth Rail Bridge.