This is our day guide for Thursday December 31st 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 31st 2026
International: New Year's Eve
The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches
Azerbaijan: World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
The nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan organised the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran on 31 December 1989
East Timor: National Heroes' Day
A day to honour the first President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Nicolau Lobato, on the anniversary of his death in combat in 1978.Regional
Switzerland (regional): Restoration Day
Geneva only. Marks the restoration of the Geneva Republic after French occupation by Napoleon.December 30th 2026 | Go to Today | Holidays for 2027 are not available yet
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 365 of 2026 | |
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| Week 53 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1998 - A leap second was added, making 1998 one second longer than 1999 - a quirk that had to be accommodated by Radio-controlled Clocks across the globe. | |
| 1984 - Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses an arm in a car crash near Sheffield. | |
| 1943 - Henry John Deutschendorf, better known as singer/songwriter John Denver, is born in Roswell, New Mexico. | |
| 1879 - Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance premieres, in New York. |
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